According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research Aptamers Market (By Types - Nucleic Acid Aptamers and Peptide Aptamers; By Applications - Therapeutics Development, Diagnostics, Research and Development Applications and Others) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019, the global aptamers market was valued at USD 93.0 million in 2012 and is estimated to reach USD 4,333.0 million in 2019, growing at a CAGR of 73.1% from 2013 to 2019.
Aptamers are single-stranded nucleic acid oligonucleotide or peptide molecules. Aptamers can bind with a range of target molecules such as proteins, carbohydrates, ions and viruses. Aptamer technology is widely used in laboratory diagnosis, molecular recognition, pharmaceutical studies, drug discovery and disease treatment. Moreover, these play an important role in the production of improved and cost-effective medicines. Increasing scientific research activities in aptamer technology and