By Sterilization Method
- Steam Sterilization
- Ethyl Oxide Sterilization
- Election Beam Radiation Sterilization
- Gamma Sterilization
- Others
By Type
- Contract Sterilization Services
- Sterilization Validation Services
By Mode of Delivery
- Off-Site Sterilization Services
- On-Site Sterilization Services
By End User
- Hospitals & Clinics
- Medical Device Companies
- Stem Cell Banks/ Laboratories
- Others
By Region
- North America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
The market is categorised into sterilization method, type, mode of delivery, end user and region. The sterilization method segment is fragmented into stem sterilization, ethyl oxide sterilization, election beam radiation sterilization, gamma sterilization and others. The ethyl oxide segment is anticipated to hold the largest sterilization services market share owing to its wide range of applications like food testing, medical device sterilization, pharmaceutical sterilization and disinfection and sterilization in the life science sector. Furthermore, benefits like high compatibility of materials, penetration capabilities and low usage costs shall boost the segment growth.
The type segment is classified into sterilization validation services and contract validation services. The contract sterilization services segment is predicted to dominate the market, and this can be credited to increasing prioritization for contract sterilization services along with rising sterile process outsourcing by hospitals. The mode of delivery segment is diversified into onsite sterilization and offsite sterilization. The offsite sterilization segment is anticipated to lead the market owing to limitations in in-house departments of sterile processing, greater throughput with risk-free finance. The end user segment is divided into hospitals and clinics, pharmaceutical
biotechnology, medical device companies and other end users.
The North America region is predicted to dominate the market and this can be credited to rising prevalence of hospital-acquired infections, increased sterilization service outsourcing, stringent regulations for using sterilised devices and a strong presence of key market players in the region. The Asia Pacific region, on the other hand, is anticipated to grow at a substantial rate during the forecast period owing to rising prevalence of nosocomial infections improvements in the healthcare infrastructure.