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Biomarker Deals: Terms Value and Trends 2019-2025

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  • 125 Pages
  • September 2025
  • Region: Global
  • BCC Research
  • ID: 6169534
This report provides an analysis of strategic transactions encompassing licensing, acquisitions and collaborations in the global biomarker market. It focuses on deals executed between 2019 and 2025, providing a retrospective assessment of deal-making activity to identify emerging trends, investment behaviors and strategic priorities in the biomarker landscape.

The biomarker deals are gaining considerable momentum amid the rapid shift toward precision medicine, increased investment in targeted drug development and greater collaboration among biotech companies, diagnostic developers and pharmaceutical firms. Biomarkers are measurable indicators that reflect normal or abnormal biological processes, disease progression or response to therapeutic interventions. They are critical to improving clinical outcomes, accelerating drug approvals and reducing development costs. Biomarker deals include licensing deals, acquisitions, and collaborative agreements in high-impact areas like oncology, neurology, immunology and infectious disease. The deals reflect the
rising demand for companion diagnostics, predictive biomarkers and methods of detection that leverage emerging technologies in therapeutics and diagnostics.

Report Scope

This report, Biomarker Deals: Terms, Value and Trends 2019-2025, offers a comprehensive analysis of strategic transactions, encompassing licensing, acquisitions and collaborations, in the global biomarkers industry. It focuses on deals executed between 2019 and 2025, providing a retrospective assessment of deal-making activity to identify emerging trends, investment behaviors and strategic priorities in the biomarker landscape.

The chosen time frame reflects the factual nature of deal terms, values and structures, which cannot be accurately forecast. The report provides insights into terms of contracts, such as up-front payments, milestone-based compensation, royalty arrangements and termination clauses, supported by real-world case examples.

In addition to transaction analysis, the report provides an in-depth review of market dynamics, highlighting the drivers, restraints, opportunities and challenges influencing the market for biomarker development and commercialization. It also covers emerging technologies in the sector.

Overall, this report serves as a resource for prospective dealmakers seeking to understand the current state of biomarker partnerships. It offers actionable insights into how companies are structuring collaborations for the R&D and commercialization of biomarker technologies, supporting informed decision-making in this rapidly evolving field.

Report Includes

  • An overview of the current state of the biomarker industry, recent licensing deals, and collaborations and acquisitions in the market, including a comprehensive analysis of deal structures and their potential values
  • Coverage of significant companies in this study, trends and obstacles and other information affecting the development of the biomarker market
  • Review of business terms and conditions of deals in the market, with focus on major trends in deal-making, the companies involved and analysis of further potential in out-licensing, collaboration and acquisition opportunities
  • Information essential to a prospective dealmaker about partnering in the research, development and commercialization of biomarker technologies and products.
  • Information about the main elements in licensing, acquisitions and partnership deals in the biomarker industry
  • Coverage of research methodology employing a triangulating approach and significant details of patent search and analysis, clinical trial search and analysis, et al.
  • Details on various types of biomarkers deals and milestone payments and their value in different deals
  • Analysis of the patent landscape featuring biomarkers
  • Profiles of the leading companies, including Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Illumina Inc., Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., and Agilent Technologies Inc.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Executive Summary
  • Market Outlook
  • Scope of Report
  • Market Summary
Chapter 2 Market Overview
  • Overview
  • Classification of Biomarkers
  • Examples of Biomarkers
Chapter 3 Market Dynamics
  • Overview
  • Market Drivers
  • Rising Incidence of Diseases
  • Advances in Omics and Imaging Technologies
  • Market Restraints
  • Development Costs
  • Need for Skilled Labor
  • Market Opportunities
  • Emerging Markets
  • Personalized Medicine
  • Market Challenges
  • Technical Challenges
  • Regulatory and Validation Complexity
Chapter 4 Emerging Technologies and Developments
  • Overview
  • Key Takeaways
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Genomics
  • Proteomics
  • Metabolomics
  • Imaging
  • Bioinformatics
Chapter 5 Acquisitions, Collaborations, and Licensing Deals
  • Licensing Deals in the Biomarker Market, 2019 to 2025
  • Definition and General Structure of Licensing Deals
  • Valuation and Payment Structure
  • Analysis of Licensing Deals in the Biomarker Market, 2019 to 2025
  • Acquisitions in the Biomarker Market, 2019 to 2025
  • Definition and General Structure of Acquisitions
  • Analysis of Acquisitions in the Biomarker Market, 2019 to 2025
  • Partnerships/Collaborations in Biomarker Market, 2019 to 2025
  • Definition and General Structure of Collaborations
  • Analysis of Partnerships/Collaborations in the Biomarkers Market, 2019 to 2025
  • Further Analysis of Deals in the Biomarker Market
  • Analysis of Structure of Licensing Deals, 2019 to 2025
  • Structure of Acquisitions in the Biomarker Industry, 2019 to 2025
  • Structure of Collaborations in the Biomarker Market, 2019 to 2025
Chapter 6 Biomarker Patent Landscape
  • Patent Landscape Takeaways
  • Patent Review
Chapter 7 Appendix
  • Methodology
  • Information Sources
  • Abbreviations
  • Company Profiles
  • ABBOTT
  • AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  • BAYER AG
  • BD
  • BIOFOURMIS
  • BIOMERIEUX
  • BIO-RAD LABORATORIES INC.
  • BRUKER
  • DANAHER CORP.
  • F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD.
  • ILLUMINA INC.
  • MERCK KGAA
  • QIAGEN
  • REVVITY
  • THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
List of Tables
Summary Table: Biomarker Licensing Deals, Acquisitions and Partnerships, by Type, 2021-2025
Table 1: Categories of Biomarkers
Table 2: Examples of Biomarkers
Table 3: Forms of Payment in Licensing Deals
Table 4: Number of Biomarker Licensing Deals in Biotech Sectors, 2019-2025
Table 5: Biomarker Licensing Deals, 2019-2025
Table 6: Number of Biomarker Licensing Deals in Pathological Sectors, 2019-2025
Table 7: Goals of Biomarker Licensing Deals, 2019-2025
Table 8: Share of Licensing Deals Between Companies and Academic Institutions vs. Between Two Companies, 2019-2025
Table 9: Number of Biomarker Acquisitions in Biotech Sectors, 2019-2025
Table 10: Biomarker Acquisitions, 2019-2025
Table 11: Number of Biomarker Acquisitions in Different Pathological Sectors, 2019-2025
Table 12: Goals of Biomarker Acquisitions, 2019-2025
Table 13: Number of Biomarker Collaborations in Biotech Sectors, 2019-2025
Table 14: Partnerships/Collaborations in the Biomarker Market, 2019-2025
Table 15: Number of Biomarker Collaborations in Pathological Sectors, 2019-2025
Table 16: Goals of Biomarker Collaborations, 2019-2025
Table 17: Up-Front Payments in Licensing Deals in the Biomarker Market, 2019-2025
Table 18: Milestone and Royalty Payments in Licensing Deals, 2019-2025
Table 19: Termination Conditions in Licensing Deals, 2019-2024
Table 20: Value of Biomarker Licensing Deals Worldwide, 2021-2025
Table 21: Acquisitions in the Biomarker Industry, 2020-2024
Table 22: Global Value of Biomarker Acquisitions, 2021-2025
Table 23: Up-Front Payments and Total Value in Collaboration Deals, 2019-2025
Table 24: Percentage of Up-Front Payments from Total Value in Collaborations, 2019-2025
Table 25: Milestones and Royalty Payments in Collaborations in the Biomarker Market, 2019-2025
Table 26: Number of Patents and Patent Applications Filed for Biomarkers, by Year, 2019-2024
Table 27: Patents and Patent Applications Filed for Biomarkers, 2019-2024
Table 28: Number of Patents and Patent Applications for Biomarkers, by Company, 2019-2024
Table 29: Information Sources for this Report
Table 30: Abbreviations Used in this Report
Table 31: Abbott: Company Snapshot
Table 32: Abbott: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 33: Abbott: Product Portfolio
Table 34: Abbott: News/Key Developments, 2023 and 2024
Table 35: Agilent Technologies Inc.: Company Snapshot
Table 36: Agilent Technologies Inc.: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 37: Agilent Technologies Inc.: Product Portfolio
Table 38: Agilent Technologies Inc.: News/Key Developments, 2023 and 2024
Table 39: Bayer AG: Company Snapshot
Table 40: Bayer AG: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 41: Bayer AG: Product Portfolio
Table 42: Bayer AG: News/Key Developments, 2024
Table 43: BD: Company Snapshot
Table 44: BD: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 45: BD: Product Portfolio
Table 46: BD: News/Key Developments, 2024
Table 47: Biofourmis: Company Snapshot
Table 48: Biofourmis: Product Portfolio
Table 49: Biofourmis: News/Key Developments, 2020 and 2024
Table 50: bioMerieux: Company Snapshot
Table 51: bioMerieux: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 52: bioMerieux: Product Portfolio
Table 53: bioMerieux: News/Key Developments, 2024
Table 54: Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.: Company Snapshot
Table 55: Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 56: Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.: Product Portfolio
Table 57: Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.: News/Key Developments, 2024
Table 58: Bruker: Company Snapshot
Table 59: Bruker: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 60: Bruker: Product Portfolio
Table 61: Bruker: News/Key Developments, 2023
Table 62: Danaher Corp.: Company Snapshot
Table 63: Danaher Corp.: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 64: Danaher Corp.: Product Portfolio
Table 65: Danaher Corp.: News/Key Developments, 2022-2024
Table 66: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.: Company Snapshot
Table 67: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 68: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.: Product Portfolio
Table 69: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.: News/Key Developments, 2024
Table 70: Illumina Inc.: Company Snapshot
Table 71: Illumina Inc.: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 72: Illumina Inc.: Product Portfolio
Table 73: Illumina Inc.: News/Key Developments, 2024
Table 74: Merck KGaA: Company Snapshot
Table 75: Merck KGaA: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 76: Merck KGaA: Product Portfolio
Table 77: Merck KGaA: News/Key Developments, 2024
Table 78: Qiagen: Company Snapshot
Table 79: Qiagen: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 80: Qiagen: Product Portfolio
Table 81: Qiagen: News/Key Developments, 2023 and 2024
Table 82: Revvity: Company Snapshot
Table 83: Revvity: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 84: Revvity: Product Portfolio
Table 85: Revvity: News/Key Developments, 2022 and 2023
Table 86: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Company Snapshot
Table 87: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Financial Performance, FY 2023 and 2024
Table 88: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Product Portfolio
Table 89: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: News/Key Developments, 2023 and 2024
List of Figures
Figure 1: Market Dynamics Snapshot
Figure 2: Share of Biomarker Licensing Deals, by Therapeutic Area, 2019-2025
Figure 3: Share of Biomarker Licensing Deals, by Goal, 2019-2025
Figure 4: Share of Licensing Deals Between Companies and Academic Institutions vs. Between Two Companies, 2019-2025
Figure 5: Share of Biomarker Acquisitions in Pathological Sectors, 2019-2025
Figure 6: Share of Biomarker Acquisitions, by Goal, 2019-2025
Figure 7: Share of Biomarker Collaborations in Biotech Sectors, by Year, 2019-2025
Figure 8: Share of Biomarker Collaborations in Pathological Sectors, 2019-2025
Figure 9: Share of Biomarker Collaborations, by Goal, 2019-2025
Figure 10: Share of Collaborations Between Companies and Academic Institutions vs. Between Two Companies, 2019-2025
Figure 11: Abbott: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 12: Abbott: Revenue Share, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 13: Agilent Technologies Inc.: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 14: Agilent Technologies Inc.: Revenue Share, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 15: Bayer AG: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 16: Bayer AG: Revenue Share, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 17: BD: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 18: BD: Revenue Share, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 19: bioMérieux: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 20: bioMérieux: Revenue Share, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 21: Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 22: Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.: Revenue Share, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 23: Bruker: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 24: Bruker: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 25: Danaher Corp.: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 26: Danaher Corp.: Revenue Share, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 27: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 28: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.: Revenue Share, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 29: Illumina Inc.: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 30: Illumina Inc.: Revenue Share, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 31: Merck KGaA: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 32: Merck KGaA: Revenue Share, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 33: Qiagen: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 34: Qiagen: Revenue Share, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 35: Revvity: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, FY 2024
Figure 36: Revvity: Revenue Share, by Country/Region, FY 2024
Figure 37: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Revenue Share, by Business Unit, 2024
Figure 38: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Revenue Share, by Country/Region, 2024

Companies Mentioned

  • Abbott
  • Agilent Technologies Inc.
  • Bayer Ag
  • BD
  • Biofourmis
  • Biomerieux
  • Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.
  • Bruker
  • Danaher Corp.
  • F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
  • Illumina Inc.
  • Merck Kgaa
  • Qiagen
  • Revvity
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.