Why is the Demand for IVD on the Rise?

MedTech Outlook | Tuesday, January 26, 2021

The IVD market demand is increasing because it has become easier to detect disease with technology.

FREMONT, CA: The way people interpret and manage illness is evolving with recent technical advanced elements and automation. Simultaneously, it is becoming less costly and simpler to use instruments and equipment. Researchers are entering an era where they can diagnose disease and predict its vulnerability with greater precision (and at an initial phase) and predetermine a person's reaction to the drugs, according to the US National Library of Medicine. Diagnostics are at the core of this transition.

Personalized Care

Rapid development has facilitated customized treatment and home-based care in the form of diabetes patients' blood glucose monitoring devices, cholesterol testing, hemoglobin monitors, pregnancy detection kits, urine analyzers, home hormone testing, and more.

A Forbes article estimated that existing IVD companies and manufacturers would invest (in the near future) in digital platforms to make their business models patient-centered with consumer-friendly devices, integrated remote connectivity to access data in real-time to simplify sample collection procedures. It is combined with the growing demand for technologically sophisticated diagnostic instruments and increased targeted consumers' disposable income.

Rapid Disease Identification

The tests that identify and diagnose them before symptoms occur are becoming even more sophisticated in combination with the rapid increase in chronic and infectious diseases.

Rapid testing of respiratory viruses is a well-established market that can minimize the use of antibiotics unnecessarily or advise antivirals' prescription.

Perhaps more remarkable is the current creation of test technologies that will allow continuous monitoring of body chemistry and collecting previously unavailable data.

Although the number of possibilities appears endless, some of the critical advantages of RDI consists of the earliest possible discovery of cancer-causing mutations and infections, potential therapies for chronic conditions, and the detection of early symptoms of fatigue or stress, which could be utilized in high-risk behaviors to prevent accidents.

The market for in-vitro diagnostics is hugely competitive and fragmented, with a challenging market shaped by many large and small players.

There are still issues affecting the IVD industry due to the very nature of development and innovation, despite the rapid growth in technological developments and drug delivery strategies.

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