The global clinical trial management system market was valued at $844 million in 2013 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14% from 2014 to 2019, to reach an estimated value of $1,848.5 million in 2019, according to a new market report published by Persistence Market Research, a U.S.-based full-service market intelligence firm.
Globally, the CTMS market is witnessing significant growth due to increasing R&D investment in pharmaceutical, life science and clinical research industries. It empowers organizations and research centers to enhance productivity and effectiveness of clinical trials by advancing and managing clinical trials. Integration of CTMS with hospital information system (HIS) provides more accurate and time saving documentation also is driving growth for the CTMS market.
Additionally, increasing prevalence of diseases is supporting clinical trials in different regions, and increased clinical research outsourcing is playing a major role in the growth of the CTMS market. Increasing regulatory requirements in many countries has resulted in increased complexity for clinical trial protocols. Presence of various end users such as pharmaceuticals, CRO and healthcare providers has increased the acceptance of CTMS. The global CTMS market was estimated to be $844 million in 2013. It is likely to grow at a CAGR of 14% during 2013 to 2019 to reach $1,848.5 million in 2019.
North America is a traditional clinical trial region. Due to regulatory and legal considerations and the clinical trial market has shifted from North America to developing countries such as India and China. Clinical trials in the U.S. have been funded and sponsored by National Institute of Health (NIH), other government agencies, academic groups, voluntary health organizations and industry.
In Europe, countries in Central and Eastern Europe provide abundant chance to life science companies for clinical development. Due to governmental support and funding for biomedical sciences, Germany has become a preferred location for clinical trials.
However, Asia is the fastest growing region in the clinical trial management system market. Improved industry regulatory laws and patent expiration laws in various countries including Japan, China and India, have led to the expansion of the clinical trials market in Asia. Asia has lower cost of conducting clinical trials compared to Europe or the U.S.
Some of the major players in the CTMS market are Oracle, Bio-Optronics, MedNet Solutions, Parexel International, Medidata Solutions and BioClinica.
