Synthetic Biology Market to Reach US$13.4 bn by 2019 due to Increasing Demand for Enhanced Vaccines and Drugs A new Transparency Market Research report states that the global synthetic biology market stood at US$1.8 bn in 2012 and is predicted to reach US$13.4 bn by 2019. It is predicted to expand at a whopping CAGR of 32.60% from 2013 to 2019. The title of the report is “Synthetic Biology Market- Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2013 - 2019.� Synthetic biology refers to an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and biology. It aims at the fabrication and redesign of biological systems and components that do not already exist in the natural world. Synthetic biology combines the increasing knowledge of genomics with the chemical synthesis of DNA for enabling researchers to quickly manufacture catalogued DNA sequences. The increasing demand for enhanced vaccines and drugs and the development of molecular biology are amongst the chief factors fuelling the synthetic biology market. In addition, the participation and encouragement of universities and government bodies in synthetic biology research and the rising demand for genetically modified crops owing to the increasing global