Saudi Arabia RUO Immunoassay Market Size, Share, Opportunities, And Trends By Product Type (Immunoassay Kits, Immunoassay Reagents, Microplate Reader, Microplates, Analyzers (Automated Analyzers, Non-Automated Analyzers), Microplate Washers, Others), By Sample Type (Plasma, Blood Serum, Urine, Saliva, Cell or Tissue Culture Medium, Others), By Application (Oncology, Blood Screening and Toxicology, Infectious Disease, Cardiology, Allergy Diagnostic, Rare and Emerging Condition Diagnostic, Others), By End-User (Research and Academic Laboratories, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies), And By State - Forecasts From 2025 To 2030

Comprehensive analysis of demand drivers, supply-side constraints, competitive landscape, and growth opportunities across applications and regions.

Report CodeKSI061617489
PublishedSep, 2025

Description

Saudi Arabia RUO Immunoassay Market

The Saudi Arabia RUO immunoassay market is predicted to increase at a CAGR of 5.16% and account for a market size worth USD 1.169 billion by 2030 from USD 0.909 billion in 2025.

Saudi Arabia has the biggest IVD market in the GCC due to the increase in chronic and infectious diseases and an ageing population. Under Vision 2030, the Saudi government is investing more than US$65 billion in the healthcare system, namely the healthcare infrastructure, which includes hundreds of hospitals and primary care sites (privatisation plans are a part of this), digitisation of health, and early detection of disease. Together, immunoassay and clinical chemistry accounted for about 60 per cent of the IVD technology segment. IVD technology area applications are primarily in infectious diseases and diabetes, with the main products being reagents and instruments.


Saudi Arabia RUO Immunoassay Market Overview & Scope

The Saudi Arabia RUO immunoassay market is segmented by:

  • Product Type: The market is segmented into Immunoassay Kits, Immunoassay Reagents, Microplates, Analysers, Microplate Washers, and other products. Immunoassay Kits are important because diagnostics rely on using a ready-to-use kit for detecting hormones, proteins or pathogens. These kits help maintain standardisation between laboratories and reduce the potential for human error in preparing tests manually. They are generally used in hospital laboratories, diagnostic clinics and research centres to detect many conditions such as HIV, hepatitis, cancer biomarkers and metabolic disorders. The evidence is very clear regarding their reliability, sensitivity, and ease of use as standard options for routine testing in laboratories. Researchers continue to innovate newer products, particularly in automated chemiluminescence and enzyme-linked immunoassay kits that provide faster and more sensitive results.
  • Sample Type: The market is divided into Plasma, Blood Serum, Urine, Saliva, Cell or Tissue Culture Medium, and Others. Plasma is especially important, as it has clotting factors, antibodies, and proteins needed for immunoassay-based detection. It is often used for the diagnosis of infectious diseases and autoimmune disease, and neoplasm (cancer), and to monitor therapeutic response. Immunoassays use plasma, where documented sensitivity and specificity support clinical and research applications. Plasma samples are also required for newly discovered biomarkers to be validated. Plasma is one of the most common sample types being used in immunoassay-based testing globally, because of its adaptability and relative ease of collection.
  • By Application: The market can be segmented into Oncology, Blood Screening and Toxicology, Infectious Disease, Cardiology, Allergy Diagnostic, Rare and Emerging Condition Diagnostic and Others. Oncology is one of the fastest-growing segments, because of the extensive use of immunoassays to detect tumour markers and treatment outcomes. Cancer tests develop tests for biomarkers like PSA, CA-125 or HER2, which allow doctors to detect cancers sooner and tailor patient-specific targeted therapies. The adoption of immunoassays has changed oncology diagnostics with the availability and timely results that are reproducible and sensitive. With the global and regional increase in cancer incidence and prevalence, the use of immunoassays in oncology will continue to grow with the continued research on biomarkers and personalised medicine approaches.
  • End User: The market can be segmented in terms of whether the end user is a Research/Academic laboratory or Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology companies. Research/Academic laboratories are a significant segment of the immunoassay market as they rely heavily on immunoassays to study the mechanisms of disease, gain biomarker discoveries, and characterized therapeutic targets. Academic and research labs use types of immunoassays to validate molecular pathways and novel therapeutic approaches, conduct basic life science experiments to validate drug responses, and engage in translational research, in other words research that connects lab science and clinical science. In any event, immunoassays are comfortable in both basic studies or applied studies; it is invaluable to researchers. The academic and research lab sector supports immunoassay demand, directly or directly, because they are very supportive in aiding progression in fantastic undertakings to develop an understanding of the biology and pathology of disease / develop a new drug, new treatment or new therapeutic pipeline.

  1. Rising prevalence of chronic and infectious diseases

    o  The prevalence of conditions that need quick diagnosis, such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular and infectious diseases, drive the use of immunoassays for detection and monitoring of disease. The creating awareness of healthcare and evolving healthcare structure in the GCC allows more patients to get timely diagnosis.

  2. Technological advancements in immunoassay platforms

    o  Automation and high-throughput are driving more rapid testing with immunoassay systems, e.g., point of care testing offers high volume production in multiple sites.


Saudi Arabia RUO Immunoassay Market Growth Drivers vs. Challenges

Drivers:

  • Government investment in healthcare infrastructure (Saudi Vision 2030): Saudi Vision 2030 has provided a large pot of money into healthcare infrastructure development, by funding a number of hospital networks and investment into laboratory growth in the country. This will create an opportunity for clinicians and diagnostic centres to adopt immunoassays.
  • Growing adoption of point-of-care (POC) testing: POC immunoassay devices, which are small, fast, and becoming more accurate, are now being utilised in densely populated or remote clinics with the potential to enable rapid diagnostics and improve patients' access across the region.

Challenges:

  • High costs of advanced immunoassay instruments and consumables: Many sophisticated analysers and multiplex platforms require significant upfront purchases or lease plus annual maintenance costs, and even beyond that, could have added costs associated with reagents, consumables, or operator education in a hospital or lab in a budget-sensitive area.

Saudi Arabia RUO Immunoassay Market Key Development

  • ImmunityBio has completed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Investment, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSHRC), and King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre (KAIMRC) regarding the Cancer BioShield™ platform designed for immunotherapy for restoring NK and T-cell functions in the country, and across the broader Middle East.

Saudi Arabia RUO Immunoassay Market Segmentation:

  • By Product Type
    • Immunoassay Kits
    • Immunoassay Reagents
    • Microplates
    • Analyzers
    • Microplate Washers
    • Others
  • By Sample Type
    • Plasma
    • Blood Serum
    • Urine
    • Saliva
    • Cell or Tissue Culture Medium
    • Others
  • By Application
    • Oncology
    • Blood Screening and Toxicology
    • Infectious Disease
    • Cardiology
    • Allergy Diagnostic
    • Rare and Emerging Condition Diagnostic
    • Others
  • By End-User
    • Research and Academic Laboratories
    • Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

The saudi arabia ruo immunoassay market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.88% during the forecast period.

The growth of the Saudi Arabia RUO immunoassay market is anticipated to be driven by rising research activities, increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, and advancements in immunoassay technologies.

The Saudi Arabia RUO Immunoassay Market has been segmented by Product Type, Sample Type, Application, End-User, and State.

2024 has been taken as the base year in the Saudi Arabia RUO Immunoassay Market.

Prominent key market players in the Saudi Arabia RUO Immunoassay Market include F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, QuidelOrtho Corporation, Merck KGaA, Danaher Corporation, Quanterix Corporation, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., among others.

Table Of Contents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

2. MARKET SNAPSHOT

2.1. Market Overview

2.2. Market Definition

2.3. Scope of the Study

2.4. Market Segmentation

3. BUSINESS LANDSCAPE 

3.1. Market Drivers

3.2. Market Restraints

3.3. Market Opportunities 

3.4. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

3.5. Industry Value Chain Analysis

3.6. Policies and Regulations 

3.7. Strategic Recommendations 

4. TECHNOLOGICAL OUTLOOK 

5. SAUDI ARABIA RUO IMMUNOASSAY MARKET BY PRODUCT TYPE

5.1. Introduction 

5.2. Immunoassay Kits

5.2.1. Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Kits

5.2.1.1. Conventional

5.2.1.2. Manual

5.2.1. Radioimmunoassay (RIA Kits)

5.2.1.1. Conventional

5.2.1.2. Manual

5.3. Immunoassay Reagents

5.4. Microplate Reader

5.5. Microplates

5.6. Analyzers

5.6.1. Automated Analyzers

5.6.2. Non-Automated Analyzers

5.7. Microplate Washers

5.8. Others

6. SAUDI ARABIA RUO IMMUNOASSAY MARKET BY SAMPLE TYPE

6.1. Introduction 

6.2. Plasma 

6.3. Blood Serum

6.4. Urine

6.5. Saliva

6.6. Cell or Tissue Culture Medium

6.7. Others

7. SAUDI ARABIA RUO IMMUNOASSAY MARKET BY APPLICATION

7.1. Introduction 

7.2. Oncology

7.3. Blood Screening and Toxicology

7.4. Infectious Disease

7.5. Cardiology

7.6. Allergy Diagnostic

7.7. Rare and Emerging Condition Diagnostic

7.8. Others

8. SAUDI ARABIA RUO IMMUNOASSAY MARKET BY END-USER

8.1. Introduction 

8.2. Research and Academic Laboratories

8.3. Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies

9. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND ANALYSIS

9.1. Major Players and Strategy Analysis

9.2. Market Share Analysis

9.3. Mergers, Acquisitions, Agreements, and Collaborations

9.4. Competitive Dashboard

10. COMPANY PROFILES

10.1. Roche Diagnostics

10.2. Abbott Laboratories

10.3. Thermo Fisher Scientific

10.4. Bio-Rad Laboratories

10.5. Danaher Corporation (Beckman Coulter)

10.6. Siemens Healthineers

10.7. Becton Dickinson (BD)

10.8. bioMérieux SA

10.9. Sysmex Corporation

10.10. Nihon Kohden Corporation

10.11. Qiagen NV

11. APPENDIX

11.1. Currency 

11.2. Assumptions

11.3. Base and Forecast Years Timeline

11.4. Key benefits for the stakeholders

11.5. Research Methodology 

11.6. Abbreviations 

Companies Profiled

Roche Diagnostics

Abbott Laboratories

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Bio-Rad Laboratories

Danaher Corporation (Beckman Coulter)

Siemens Healthineers

Becton Dickinson (BD)

bioMérieux SA

Sysmex Corporation

Nihon Kohden Corporation

Qiagen NV

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