Protein Electrophoresis Market Report 2026

The protein electrophoresis market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $3.14 billion in 2025 to $3.35 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of clinical diagnostic laboratories, increasing prevalence of protein-related disorders, growth in academic proteomics research, wider use of electrophoresis in molecular biology, availability of standardized electrophoresis reagents.

The protein electrophoresis market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $4.27 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for personalized medicine diagnostics, rising integration of electrophoresis with digital imaging systems, expansion of hospital-based diagnostic testing, growing use in therapeutic monitoring, increasing investments in proteomics research. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of automated electrophoresis systems, rising use of high-resolution gel technologies, growing demand for clinical protein diagnostics, expansion of multiplex protein analysis applications, enhanced focus on reproducibility and accuracy.

The increasing prevalence of cancer is expected to drive the growth of the protein electrophoresis market in the coming years. The rise in cancer cases is influenced by factors such as aging populations, lifestyle changes, environmental exposures, and advancements in diagnostic methods. Protein electrophoresis supports cancer patients by identifying abnormal proteins in the blood, assisting in the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of certain cancers. For example, in April 2024, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a France-based intergovernmental agency, and the American Cancer Society (ACS), a US-based non-profit organization focused on cancer prevention and awareness, reported approximately 20 million new cancer cases globally in 2022. The report also projected a 77% increase, with cases expected to reach 35 million annually by 2050. Lung cancer was the most frequently diagnosed, representing 12.4% of cases, followed by breast cancer at 11.6% and colorectal cancer at 9.6%. Lung cancer was also the leading cause of cancer-related deaths, accounting for 1.8 million fatalities (18.7%), followed by colorectal cancer at 9.3% and liver cancer at 7.8%. Consequently, the growing prevalence of cancer is anticipated to propel the protein electrophoresis market.

Major companies operating in the protein electrophoresis market are concentrating on developing advanced products, such as vertical electrophoresis systems, to strengthen their competitive position in the market. A vertical electrophoresis system is laboratory equipment used to separate biomolecules, including proteins and nucleic acids, based on their size, charge, or other characteristics through gel electrophoresis. For example, in November 2023, TransGen Biotech Co. Ltd., a France-based manufacturer of molecular and cellular biology reagents, introduced the TSE-P Mini Vertical Electrophoresis System. This system is designed to enable efficient protein separation and transfer, allowing researchers to examine protein composition, diversity, and interactions within samples. The vertical electrophoresis unit facilitates the separation of proteins or nucleic acids according to their size and charge. The system supports both precast and hand-cast gels and accommodates various gel thicknesses and well sizes. The transfer component allows for the effective transfer of separated proteins or nucleic acids from the gel onto a membrane, such as nitrocellulose, for subsequent analysis or detection.

In July 2025, LICORbio, a US-based provider of life-science imaging and analytical solutions, acquired SERVA Electrophoresis for an undisclosed sum. With this acquisition, LICORbio aims to expand its electrophoresis portfolio and deliver end-to-end workflows for protein, DNA, and RNA analysis by incorporating SERVA’s reagents, consumables, and electrophoresis instruments. SERVA Electrophoresis, a Germany-based company, offers electrophoresis reagents, gels, buffers, and workflow equipment for protein and nucleic acid analysis.

Major companies operating in the protein electrophoresis market are Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Agilent Technologies Inc., Merck KGaA, Danaher Corporation, Beckman Coulter Inc., Sebia Group, Helena Laboratories Corporation, Shimadzu Corporation, PerkinElmer Inc., Cleaver Scientific Ltd., C.B.S. Scientific Company, Analytik Jena, Serva Electrophoresis GmbH, Takara Bio Inc., Lonza Group Ltd, Promega Corporation, Abcam plc, GE Healthcare, Hoefer Inc.

North America was the largest region in the protein electrophoresis market in 2025. The regions covered in the protein electrophoresis market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the protein electrophoresis market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Tariffs are impacting the protein electrophoresis market by increasing costs of imported electrophoresis instruments, power supplies, imaging systems, specialty gels, and reagents required for clinical and research applications. Hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, and research institutes in North America and Europe are most affected due to dependence on imported laboratory equipment, while Asia-Pacific faces pricing pressure on reagent manufacturing. These tariffs are raising procurement costs and extending replacement cycles for laboratory systems. However, they are also encouraging local reagent production, regional instrument assembly, and broader adoption of cost-optimized electrophoresis platforms.

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Protein electrophoresis is a laboratory method used to separate proteins according to their size, charge, and other characteristics by applying an electric field to a gel or another medium. It is useful for analyzing protein mixtures, identifying protein bands, and evaluating protein purity. This technique plays a significant role in research, diagnostics, and therapeutic monitoring.

The primary forms of protein electrophoresis include serum protein electrophoresis, immunostationary electrophoresis, isoenzyme electrophoresis, lipoprotein electrophoresis, hemoglobin electrophoresis, glycosylated hemoglobin electrophoresis, non-concentrated urine protein electrophoresis, and cerebrospinal fluid electrophoresis. Serum protein electrophoresis is a laboratory method used to separate and examine proteins in the blood based on their size and charge. Techniques used in protein electrophoresis include sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), native PAGE, 1-D PAGE, and 2-D PAGE, employing gels such as agarose gel electrophoresis and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Protein electrophoresis has a variety of applications in protein analysis, molecular biology, and clinical diagnostics. It is commonly used by hospitals and diagnostic laboratories, academic and research institutions, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, among others.

The protein electrophoresis market consists of sales of electrophoresis systems, gels, reagents, staining kits, software, transfer equipment, electrophoresis chambers, tanks, blotting membranes, protein quantification kits, protein markers, and ladders. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

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