Market Synopsis of Global Medical Writing Market
Increasing demand for regulatory paperwork in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry is expected to drive the growth of the medical writing market. Pharmaceutical medical writing has grown significantly in India in last few years. Medical writing includes preparing regulatory paperwork and publication of documents related to health, diseases, and healthcare products. It requires medical knowledge and understanding of drug development and regulatory guidelines. Medical writing plays a vital role in the success of a clinical research project. An increase in healthcare spending is expected to drive the growth of the global medical writing market.
Strategic mergers & acquisitions are also projected to boost market growth with companies looking to strengthen their market positions and expand their product portfolios. For instance, in May 2019, ICON acquired MediNova, an integrated network of clinical research sites across Europe, Middle East & Africa. The acquisition helped ICON strengthen its position exponentially in the medical writing market.
The Global Medical Writing Market Size is expected to cross USD 3.25 Billion by 2025 at a CAGR of 10.1 %.
An increase in research and development (R&D) investment and the expiration of patents are directly linked to the growth of the market.
Segmentation
The global medical writing market has been segmented based on type, application, and end user.
The market, based on type, has been divided into clinical writing, regulatory writing, scientific writing, disease- and drug-related writing, and others. The clinical writing segment is likely to be the largest during the review period due to increasing investment made by pharmaceutical industries, and other government bodies are investing in clinical trials globally. The regulatory writing segment is predicted to be the fastest-growing. Regulatory writing includes different clinical documents which include treatment of various disorders and contains descriptions of clinical trials.
The global medical writing market has been segregated, based on application, into medical journalism, medical education, and medico marketing. The medical journalism segment is expected to hold the majority share of the market. It is one of the most significant segments due to the growing need for multiple reliable sources of medical information and update on current treatment methodologies in the drug industry. The medical education segment is expected to be the fastest-growing due to the increasing use of various medical notebooks and online research articles to analyze multiple chronic disorders.
The end user segments of the market are pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies and contract research organizations (CROS). The pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies segment is expected to hold the largest share of the market as the use of medical writing is highest in pharmaceutical companies.
Regional Analysis
The market has been divided, by region, into the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East & Africa. The Americas is expected to be the largest market owing to the increasing prevalence of medical writing and rising per capita healthcare expenditure. The medical writing market in the Americas has further been branched into North America and Latin America, with the North American market divided into the US and Canada. The European medical writing market has been categorized as Western Europe and Eastern Europe. The Western European market has further been classified as Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, and the rest of Western Europe. The medical writing market in Asia-Pacific has been segmented into Japan, China, India, South Korea, Australia, and the rest of Asia-Pacific. Due to the increasing patient pool of medical writing and rising awareness about the treatment methods, the market in Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing. The medical writing market in the Middle East & Africa has been divided into the Middle East and Africa.
Key players for Global Medical Writing market
Some of the key players in the Global medical writing market are Cactus Communications (UK), Covance Inc (US), SIRO CLINPHARM (India), IQVIA (US), OMICS International (India), Freyr Solutions (US), SYNCHROGENIX (US), INCLIN, INC (US), and Clinexa Life Sciences Pvt (Australia), and Parexel International Corporation (US). Top of Form
