Lab Consumables Global Market Report 2025

The lab consumables market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $13.14 billion in 2024 to $14.01 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7%. The growth observed during the historic period is attributed to the increasing demand for personalized medicine, greater adoption of genomics and proteomics, a rise in clinical diagnostic testing, increased investments in life sciences research, and the growing number of research laboratories.

The lab consumables market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $17.97 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4%. The growth during the forecast period can be attributed to an increasing emphasis on precision medicine, rising demand for high-throughput screening, expanding investment in drug discovery and development, growing adoption of automation in laboratories, and increased government funding for research activities. Key trends expected in the forecast period include advancements in lab-on-a-chip technologies, development of advanced materials to enhance consumable durability, innovations in sustainable and eco-friendly consumables, integration of digital technologies into lab workflows, and innovations in 3D-printed lab consumables.

The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases is anticipated to drive the growth of the lab consumables market in the future. Chronic diseases are long-lasting health conditions that persist for six months or more and usually require ongoing medical care. The rise in chronic disease cases is influenced by aging populations and lifestyle factors such as unhealthy diets, lack of physical activity, and heightened stress levels. Lab consumables play a crucial role in managing chronic diseases by facilitating accurate diagnostic testing, continuous monitoring, and timely treatment adjustments through dependable sample collection and analysis. For example, in June 2024, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, a government agency in Australia, reported that approximately 15.4 million Australians (61%) were living with at least one long-term health condition. Hence, the growing prevalence of chronic diseases is a major factor driving the demand for lab consumables.

Leading companies in the lab consumables market are prioritizing the development of sustainable lab consumables made from recycled materials. Sustainable lab consumables are laboratory products designed to reduce environmental impact by utilizing recycled, reusable, or biodegradable materials alongside eco-friendly manufacturing methods. This approach helps meet stricter regulations and satisfies the growing demand from research institutions and healthcare providers for environmentally friendly alternatives. For instance, in 2024, Eppendorf, a Germany-based life science company specializing in lab consumables, began using 'Post Consumer Recyclate' (PCR) polypropylene derived from industrial surplus materials from contact lens manufacturing, ensuring the high purity and sterility necessary for laboratory applications. This shift aids in conserving fossil fuel resources and is projected to lower CO2 emissions by over 166 tons annually, without compromising the quality, sterility, or stability of pipette tips. This initiative is part of Eppendorf’s wider sustainability strategy, which incorporates biobased raw materials and recyclates to produce eco-friendly lab consumables while maintaining the strict standards required in life science research.

In June 2023, Stratec SE, a Germany-based supplier of automated analyzer systems, acquired Natech Plastics Inc. for $30 million. This acquisition is intended to strengthen Stratec’s vertical integration within the consumables segment and broaden its capabilities in custom plastic solutions for diagnostic and medical uses. The move supports Stratec’s strategy to gain greater control over its supply chain and speed up innovation in its core diagnostics business. Natech Plastics, based in the US, specializes in precision-engineered plastic consumables and offers services such as product development, design, and contract manufacturing for the diagnostic and medical industries.

Major players in the lab consumables market are A&T Corporation, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Danaher Corporation, Merck KGaA, Siemens Healthineers AG, Corning Incorporated, Avantor Performance Materials B.V., Agilent Technologies Inc., Illumina Inc., Sartorius AG, Beckman Coulter Inc., Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Bruker Corporation, Nihon Kohden Corporation, Eppendorf AG, Andreas Hettich GmbH & Co. KG, Tecan Group Ltd., Hamilton Company, Sarstedt AG & Co. KG, Greiner Bio-One International GmbH, J-SCIENCE LAB Co. Ltd.

North America was the largest region in the lab consumables market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in lab consumables report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.

The countries covered in the lab consumables market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Lab consumables are disposable or semi-disposable items used in laboratories for experiments, testing, and research. These products include pipettes, test tubes, gloves, reagents, and petri dishes. They are vital for everyday lab activities and are usually used up or discarded after a single use.

The primary categories of lab consumables consist of reagents and kits, cell imaging consumables, and general lab supplies. Reagents and kits are specialized chemical substances and pre-prepared sets utilized for conducting biological, chemical, and molecular laboratory experiments. The various product types encompass pipettes and tips, containers and vials, microplates, filtration products, centrifuge tubes and accessories, cryogenic storage, lab gloves, lab disposables, as well as lab labels and markers. These consumables find application in clinical diagnostics, industrial manufacturing, life science research, environmental testing, forensic analysis, and materials analysis, serving a range of end-users including academic and research institutions, clinical laboratories, government and forensic labs, and other sectors.

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The lab consumables market consists of sales of laboratory-use items such as sealing and closure products, cleaning and decontamination consumables and specialized consumables. 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.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values and are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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