Technological
advancements in the healthcare industry have always played a crucial role in
its overall development. The recent advancements in the life science industry,
such as wearable healthcare devices, sequencing technologies, regenerative
medicine, and genomic technologies, supported by breakthroughs in the field of
genome sequencing, and molecular research, have opened up new and promising
pathways to combat genetic diseases and reduce the overall global economic
burden. Several conglomerate companies and start-ups, including Illumina, Inc.,
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, and Diagnomics Inc. based in the developed countries,
such as the U.S., the U.K., Germany, China, France, and Canada have been making
significant investments in the fields of life sciences to develop promising
gene sequencing-based non-invasive diagnostic procedures to promote global
health. Among the innumerable advancements witnessed by the industry, non-invasive
prenatal testing (NIPT) today stands as one of the most distinctive
technologies in curbing the concerns related to genetic diseases.
Prenatal testing is undertaken before the birth of the child to identify chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus, which are at high risk of developing such abnormalities. Prenatal testing comes under the purview of antenatal care”. It involves various techniques and methods which can detect numerous genetic disorders present in the fetus and health problems in pregnant women. These genetic disorders, many of which are inherited, are dominant X-linked autosomal recessive disorders, which are easy to be detected in both conditions: prior to pregnancy and during pregnancy. It has been estimated that at the maternal age of 30 years, the risk of chromosomal abnormality increases approximately to 1/385 live birth rate.
As per BIS Research analysis, the global
NIPT market was valued $2.18 billion in 2019, and is expected to reach $10.82
billion by 2030. The growth is attributed to the increasing reimbursement
policies and insurance coverage across the globe. Further, the continued
significant investments for genome sequencing by healthcare companies to meet
the industry demand and growing incidence of genetic disorders are the
prominent factors propelling the growth of the global NIPT market.
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