The overall nutraceuticals market is growing at a higher rate than pharmaceuticals. However, the growth in the nutraceutical market does not entirely translate to excipients market growth for nutraceutical OSDFs. The reason: Excipients are mainly used in the nutraceutical oral solid forms of tablets and capsules and not in forms such as protein powders or other functional foods that are growing at a slightly higher rate. While the United States is the largest market, the European market will be growing more quickly, with some segments, such as functional coatings for nutraceuticals, still developing.

Here are the 10 biggest trends in excipients for the nutraceutical oral solid dosage forms market:

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A surging number of biologic APIs and their growing penetration into multiple therapies create an attractive market segment for pharmaceutical ingredient suppliers but not one without challenges, analyzes Kline’s recently published Biologics: Market Opportunities for Chemicals Suppliers. To learn about key findings from the study, REGISTER for a complimentary webinar, taking place on October 17, 2019.

Currently, more than 350 biologics are commercially presented in the biopharmaceuticals market. Some established biologics, such as Humira and Avastin, maintained their growth of the last decade in 2018, with sales growing by 8.2% and 9.5%, respectively. New drugs such as Opdivo, which was first introduced in 2017, witnessed particularly robust growth in the overall biopharmaceutical market.Continue reading→