Chromatography Resins
Market, Supplier, Risk and
Competitive Intelligence

Industry Outlook & Drivers

Chromatography is a separation technique which involves a mobile phase (which drives the sample) and the stationary phase (which supports the purification). Chromatography resins constitute the stationary phase in the purification process.

• Chromatography resin’s applications in pharma include separation of biomolecules like monoclonal antibodies, protein, antibody fragments and vaccines
• Suppliers offer chromatography resins as standard or custom resins and also as prepacked columns. These resins can be used at varying scales from laboratory to pilot to large scale manufacturing

Demand for chromatographic resins has been increasing with growth in drug discovery by major pharmaceutical companies. Pharmaceutical applications contribute to nearly 30 percent of the end-use market

• Top five players in the market accounted for nearly 70 percent of the global chromatographic resins market in 2018. GE Healthcare/Cytiva is the market leader with 30-40 percent market share
• Chromatographic resins are majorly driven by the need for more monoclonal antibodies in the market and highly specific purification techniques

Demand Market Outlook 

Demand for chromatography resins has been increasing since the evolution of biologic drugs. It is seen to increase even more after the onset of COVID-19 and the development of vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.

• North America has been supporting the manufacture of several biologic drugs and hence the demand is high in the region
• Europe is home to most of the biologic manufacturing facilities and hence the demand is expected to be high, especially due to COVID-19 drug development
• India and China have been driving the demand for chromatography resins in Asia. Major biologic drug and vaccine manufacturers are located in these regions

Impact of COVID-19 on Chromatography Resins 

• Many pharma companies have been experiencing increase in price and lead time during the past few months
• Suppliers are seen to be actively involved in expansions, addition of man power, addition of capacity, etc. to make sure they supply the critical raw material needed for COVID-19 and other drug manufacturing

Market Overview

Demand for chromatographic resins has been increasing with growth in drug discovery by major pharmaceutical companies. Pharmaceutical applications contribute to nearly 30 percent of the end-use market.

• The chromatography resins market expected to witness more growth due to a rise in the number of contract manufacturing organizations
• Asian markets like China and India are seeing continuous growth in pharmaceuticals. This is expected to have a positive effect on the chromatography resins market
• All major resin manufacturers have been involved in research and developmental activities to produce new and improved resin beads