The global prepacked chromatography columns market is segmented on the basis of type, end user, and geography. Based on geography, this market is segregated into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and rest of the world. In 2014, North America is estimated to dominate the global market, followed by Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Varied factors propelling the growth of this market include virus titer reduction validation, growing demand for purification of antibodies, and recombinant proteins and vaccines. In addition to this, the growth of this market is also attributed to process development and cost-effective purification of biological drugs. Moreover, pre-packed column is one of the fastest growing segments in the chromatography market, and has high market potential due to the need for better single-use and an increase in disposable systems in downstream processing.

On the other hand, one of the most significant factors restraining its market growth is the technological limitation of the column size. Additionally, the high price of resins is also hindering the growth of the market. The large-scale columns (such as 45cm�60cm in diameter) are being highly commercialized and developed, thereby increasing its overall market potential. Prepacked columns beyond the 30cm diameter size are generally unavailable, which in turn creates a sudden surge in demand for columns greater than 45 cm-60 cm in diameter.

Some of the major players in the global Prepacked Column Market include GE Healthcare Lifesciences (U.S.), Atoll GmbH (U.K.), Repligen Corp., Life Technologies (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (U.S.), Phenomenex Inc. (U.S.), EMD Millipore (U.S.), and Agilent Technologies (U.S.) among others.

Scope of the Report : Prepacked Chromatography Columns Market

This research report categorizes the global market into the following segments:

By Type

1-100 mL

100-1000 mL

>1L

By Geography

North America U.S. Canada

Europe EU5 Rest of Europe (RoE)

Asia-Pacific India China Japan Rest of Asia

Rest of the World (RoW)

This report studies the global prepacked chromatography columns market during the forecast period (2014-2019). The market is estimated at $1.42 Billion in 2014, and is projected to reach $2.11 Billion by 2019, at a CAGR of 8.4% from 2014 to 2019.

Prepacked columns are pre-filled with the stationary phase and can directly be attached to chromatographic systems. The packing differs for analytical columns and preparative columns. Prepacked columns exhibit minimal variations and are uniform in nature. These columns are used for early method development to optimize the column packing.

In 2014, North America is projected to dominate the global market, followed by Asia-Pacific and Europe. North America also occupies the highest share in the 1-100 mL segment of the global market.

Increasing demand for purification of antibodies, recombinant proteins and vaccines, and virus titer reduction validation, in addition to process development and affordable purification of biological drugs are significant major factors propelling the overall demand of the global market.

On the other hand the market is currently restricted by technological limitations of the column size. The large-scale columns (45 cm�60 cm in diameter) are being highly commercialized and developed, thereby increasing its market potential in the chromatography columns segment. Prepacked columns beyond 30 cm diameter size are generally unavailable, which in turn creates a sudden surge in the demand for columns greater than 45 cm-60 cm in diameter. Larger prepacked columns are being extensively developed as it offers technical, economic, and logistical advantages in comparison to other prepacked columns.

The global prepacked chromatography columns market is segmented on the basis of type, end user, and geography. By geography, this market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and rest of the world (RoW). This market covers varied column types such as 1-100 ml, 100-1000 ml, and > 1L. Prepacked columns with more than 1L capacity has held the largest share of 50% in the global market.