High Prevalence of Diabetes and Increasing Funding for R&D to Augment Growth of Injection Pen Market
High
prevalence of diabetes is expected to propel growth of the injection pen
market. For instance, according to the study, “Global and regional diabetes prevalence
estimates for 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2045: Results from the
International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition”, published in
the journal Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, in September 2019, 463
million people are expected to suffer from diabetes in 2019 worldwide and the
number is expected to reach 578 million by 2030 and 700 million by 2045.
Increasing
funding for R&D is expected to offer lucrative growth opportunities for
players in the injection
pen market. For instance, in September 2019, Emergent BioSolutions Inc.,
a specialty biopharmaceutical company, received around US$ 20 million to
develop and manufacture an auto-injector containing diazepam (5 mg/mL) for the
treatment of nerve agent-induced seizures. Moreover, integration of Continuous Glucose
Monitor (CGM) data with insulin pen data is also expected to aid in growth of
the market. For instance, in June 2019, Companion Medical, Inc., a company
focused in R&D of solutions for diabetes management, collaborated with
DexCom, Inc., company that develops, manufactures, and distributes continuous
glucose monitoring systems for diabetes management, to enable a direct exchange
of CGM data from Dexcom with insulin data from InPen into both companies’
software applications.
The
injection pen market is witnessing launch of generic products. For instance, in
August 2019, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. launched generic version of
Mylan’s EpiPen for young children. The market is also witnessing adoption of connected
devices for insulin pens. For instance, in December 2019, BIOCORP, a medical
devices and smart drug delivery systems developer based in France, partnered
with SANOFI for the use of Mallya technology, a connected device for insulin
pens.
Competitive Analysis
Major
players operating in the injection pen market include, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, Eli
Lilly and Company, Merck & co., Inc., Ypsomed Holding AG, Mylan, Biocorp
Production SA, AstraZeneca PLC, F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., Becton, Dickinson and
Company (BD), Owen Mumford Ltd, Novartis AG, Pfizer, Inc., and Wilhelm
Haselmeier GmbH & Co. KG.
Major
players operating in the injection pen market are focused on approval and
launch of new products to expand their product portfolio. For instance, in
October 2019, Becton, Dickinson and Company launched the BD Intevia 1mL
two-step disposable auto-injector.
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