Global Pharmaceutical Contract Research and Manufacturing (CRAM) Market 2023-2027

Global Pharmaceutical Contract Research and Manufacturing (CRAM) Market 2023-2027

Technavio has been monitoring the pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing (CRAM) market and is forecast to grow by $ 121.35 bn during 2022-2027, accelerating at a CAGR of 10.32% during the forecast period. Our report on the pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing (CRAM) market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by the availability of cost-efficient resources in emerging markets, the growing need to focus on core competencies, and strong research funding.

Technavio's pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing (CRAM) market is segmented as below:

By Service

  • CMO
  • CRO
By End-user
  • Big pharmaceuticals
  • Small and medium-sized pharmaceuticals
  • Generic pharmaceuticals
By Geographical Landscape
  • North America
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Rest of World (ROW)
This study identifies the increasing number of us FDA-approved manufacturing facilities as one of the prime reasons driving the pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing (CRAM) market growth during the next few years. Also, the increasing number of patent expiration of drugs and the advent of big data will lead to sizable demand in the market.

Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters. Our report on the pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing (CRAM) market covers the following areas:
  • Pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing (CRAM) market sizing
  • Pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing (CRAM) market forecast
  • Pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing (CRAM) market industry analysis
Technavio's robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing (CRAM) market vendors that include Almac Group Ltd., Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Catalent Inc., Charles River Laboratories International Inc., Cmic Holdings Co. Ltd., Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd., ICON plc, IQVIA Holdings Inc., Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, Lonza Group Ltd., Lupin Ltd., Recipharm AB, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Syneos Health Inc., Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., PCI Pharma Services, Parexel International Corp., OPTIMAPHARM d.o.o., and Novotech Australia Pty Ltd. Also, the pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing (CRAM) market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. Technavio's market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast accurate market growth.


  • Executive Summary
    • Market overview
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Global Market Characteristics
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Market by Geography
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Service
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by End-user
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Parent market
      • Table Market Characteristics
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
      • Table Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
    • Market segment analysis
      • Table Market segments
    • Market size 2022
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Global pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing (CRAM) market 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size - Data Table on Global pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing (CRAM) market 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • Service Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size - Service Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • End-user Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size - End-user Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • Geography Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size - Geography Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • Country Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size - Country Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
      • Table Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2022 and 2027
    • Bargaining power of buyers
      • Table Chart on Bargaining power of buyers - Impact of key factors 2022 and 2027
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
      • Table Bargaining power of suppliers - Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of new entrants
      • Table Threat of new entrants - Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of substitutes
      • Table Threat of substitutes - Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of rivalry
      • Table Threat of rivalry - Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Market condition
      • Table Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2022 and 2027
  • Market Segmentation by Service
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Service - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Service - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by Service
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Service
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Service
    • CMO - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on CMO - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on CMO - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on CMO - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on CMO - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • CRO - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on CRO - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on CRO - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on CRO - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on CRO - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Service
      • Table Market opportunity by Service ($ billion)
  • Market Segmentation by End-user
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on End-user - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on End-user - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by End-user
      • Table Chart on Comparison by End-user
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by End-user
    • Big pharmaceuticals - Market size and forecast 2022- 2027
      • Table Chart on Big pharmaceuticals - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Big pharmaceuticals - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Big pharmaceuticals - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Big pharmaceuticals - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Small and medium-sized pharmaceuticals - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Small and medium-sized pharmaceuticals - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Small and medium-sized pharmaceuticals - Market size and forecast 2022- 2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Small and medium-sized pharmaceuticals - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Small and medium-sized pharmaceuticals - Year-over-year growth 2022- 2027 (%)
    • Generic pharmaceuticals - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Generic pharmaceuticals - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Generic pharmaceuticals - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Generic pharmaceuticals - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Generic pharmaceuticals - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by End-user
      • Table Market opportunity by End-user ($ billion)
  • Customer Landscape
    • Customer landscape overview
      • Table Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Chart on Market share by geography 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography 2022-2027 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Chart on Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Asia - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Asia - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Asia - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Asia - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Asia - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Rest of World (ROW) - Market size and forecast 2022- 2027
      • Table Chart on Rest of World (ROW) - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Rest of World (ROW) - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Rest of World (ROW) - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Rest of World (ROW) - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • India - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on India - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on India - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on India - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on India - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
    • Market drivers
      • Availability of cost-efficient resources in emerging markets
      • Growing need to focus on core competencies
      • Strong research funding
    • Market challenges
      • Stereotypical nature of CMOs
      • Market concentration of CROs
      • Capacity utilization and constraints
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
      • Table Impact of drivers and challenges in 2022 and 2027
    • Market trends
      • Increasing number of US FDA-approved manufacturing facilities
      • Increasing number of patent expiration of drugs
      • Advent of big data
  • Vendor Landscape
    • Overview
    • Vendor landscape
      • Table Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
    • Landscape disruption
      • Table Overview on factors of disruption
    • Industry risks
      • Table Impact of key risks on business
  • Vendor Analysis
    • Vendors covered
      • Table Vendors covered
    • Market positioning of vendors
      • Table Matrix on vendor position and classification
    • Almac Group Ltd.
      • Table Almac Group Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Almac Group Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Almac Group Ltd. - Key offerings
    • Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
      • Table Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH - Overview
      • Table Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH - Business segments
      • Table Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH - Key news
      • Table Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH - Key offerings
      • Table Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH - Segment focus
    • Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
      • Table Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. - Key offerings
    • Catalent Inc.
      • Table Catalent Inc. - Overview
      • Table Catalent Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Catalent Inc. - Key news
      • Table Catalent Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Catalent Inc. - Segment focus
    • Charles River Laboratories International Inc.
      • Table Charles River Laboratories International Inc. - Overview
      • Table Charles River Laboratories International Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Charles River Laboratories International Inc. - Key news
      • Table Charles River Laboratories International Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Charles River Laboratories International Inc. - Segment focus
    • Cmic Holdings Co. Ltd.
      • Table Cmic Holdings Co. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Cmic Holdings Co. Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table Cmic Holdings Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table Cmic Holdings Co. Ltd. - Segment focus
    • Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd.
      • Table Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd. - Segment focus
    • ICON plc
      • Table ICON plc - Overview
      • Table ICON plc - Product / Service
      • Table ICON plc - Key offerings
    • IQVIA Holdings Inc.
      • Table IQVIA Holdings Inc. - Overview
      • Table IQVIA Holdings Inc. - Business segments
      • Table IQVIA Holdings Inc. - Key news
      • Table IQVIA Holdings Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table IQVIA Holdings Inc. - Segment focus
    • Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings
      • Table Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings - Overview
      • Table Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings - Business segments
      • Table Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings - Key news
      • Table Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings - Key offerings
      • Table Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings - Segment focus
    • Lonza Group Ltd.
      • Table Lonza Group Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Lonza Group Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table Lonza Group Ltd. - Key news
      • Table Lonza Group Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table Lonza Group Ltd. - Segment focus
    • Lupin Ltd.
      • Table Lupin Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Lupin Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Lupin Ltd. - Key news
      • Table Lupin Ltd. - Key offerings
    • Recipharm AB
      • Table Recipharm AB - Overview
      • Table Recipharm AB - Business segments
      • Table Recipharm AB - Key offerings
      • Table Recipharm AB - Segment focus
    • Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
      • Table Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. - Key news
      • Table Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. - Segment focus
    • Syneos Health Inc.
      • Table Syneos Health Inc. - Overview
      • Table Syneos Health Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Syneos Health Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Syneos Health Inc. - Segment focus
  • Appendix
    • Scope of the report
      • Market definition
      • Objectives
      • Notes and caveats
    • Inclusions and exclusions checklist
      • Table Inclusions checklist
      • Table Exclusions checklist
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
      • Table Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
      • Table Research methodology
      • Table Validation techniques employed for market sizing
      • Table Information sources
    • List of abbreviations
      • Table List of abbreviations

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