Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing and Research Services Market Market Analysis

  • Report ID: 6455
  • Published Date: Sep 18, 2025
  • Report Format: PDF, PPT

Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing and Research Services Market Segmentation:

Service Segment Analysis

Manufacturing segment is set to account for pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and research services market share of around 66.9% by 2035. One of the key factors propelling the segment's expansion in the market is the growing need for biosimilars and vaccines. The profitable growth rate is explained by a rise in the number of businesses choosing to outsource the production of pharmaceutical finished products, clinical trial materials, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).

This is expected to lead to higher pharmaceutical spending and, consequently, a larger budget for drug development outsourcing. Given their extensive service offering to the pharmaceutical industry, contract manufacturers are thought of as a temporary fix for production capacity issues. creation of dose and formulation, regulatory support, analytical assay creation, release and stability testing, and safety assessment services are all included in manufacturing outsourcing.

End user Segment Analysis

Based on the end user, the big pharma segment in pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and research services market is likely to hold a significant share during the forecast period. The large proportion of this end user group may be attributed to factors including the growing demand for end-to-end services by large pharmaceutical companies, increasing pressure on prices due to channel problems and rising prices, and the increasing need to optimize execution costs as the patents on blockbuster medications expire.

Our in-depth analysis of the global market includes the following segments:

Service

  • Manufacturing
  • Research

End user

  • Big Pharma
  • Small Pharma
  • Generic Pharma
  • Contract Research Organizations 

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

In the year 2026, the industry size of pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and research services is estimated at USD 269.06 billion.

The global pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and research services market size crossed USD 250.57 billion in 2025 and is likely to expand at a CAGR of over 8.2%, surpassing USD 551.06 billion revenue by 2035.

Asia Pacific pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and research services market will account for 42.90% share by 2035, driven by increased outsourcing and growing production capacity in the region.

Key players in the market include AbbVie, Recipharm AB, Baxter BioPharma, Dalton Pharma Services, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Piramal Pharma Solutions, Jubilant Pharmova Limited, Samsung Biologics.
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