The global drug of abuse testing (DOA) testing market was valued at USD 5.0 billion in 2017, and is estimated to reach USD 9.5 billion by 2024. The driving factor for the growth of the market includes the advancement in technology for the development and production of DOA products with high specificity and sensitivity against complex new designer drugs. The reduction in testing time with newly developed products also drives the growth of the market. Additionally, government initiatives to increase awareness towards drug abuse, and also the global rise in production and trade of drugs are expected to render growth of the market.
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Based on the sample type, the DOA testing market is segmented into urine, saliva, hair, and others. The most common form of sample used for drug of abuse testing is urine, due to the presence of parent drug or metabolites that can help detect the presence of many illicit drugs. This led to the high demand of urine as sample type for DOA testing with a co of contribution of more than 50% in the market in 2017.
Asia-Pacific DOA testing industry is expected to witness a significant growth at a high CAGR of 10.4% during the forecast period. The growth is driven by the rising production, as well as consumption of illicit drugs. In addition, the rise in organisational compliance for testing of drug of abuse at workplace will also drive the growth of the regional market.
The increase in trade of these drugs has also led the fast growth of the region. According to the UNODC World Drug Report of 2016, the total value of illicit opiates trafficked on the Balkan route to Europe, is estimated to amount to an average of USD 28 billion per annum. The report also states that on a global level, South-West Asia is marked by high levels of opiate use, with 2-2.5 million people in Afghanistan alone are estimated to use drugs.
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The key players of the DOA testing industry are Siemens AG, Danaher Corporation, Merck KGaA, Express Diagnostics Int'l, Inc., Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, bioMérieux S.A., Quest Diagnostics Inc., Waters Corporation, Abbott Laboratories, Alere Inc., Psychemedics Corporation, Randox Laboratories Ltd., Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. and ThermoFisher Scientific Inc, and Sonic Healthcare Ltd.
The DOA testing players are undergoing collaborations and acquisition of other players to gain larger market share. In January 2017, Sonic Healthcare Limited signed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Medical Laboratory Bremen, with operations in two medical laboratories in the North West of Germany, focussed on specialty testing. The company’s acquisition was closed with a purchase price of €63 million, with the strategic commitment to grow in laboratory medicine.
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