Market Intel: Advent Of Artificial Pancreas Tech To Galvanize Fast-Growing Diabetes Market
• By Chrystal Larsen
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The global diabetes management devices market is expected to exceed $11.2bn by 2020, driven largely by the rising diabetes epidemic. This, in turn, is fueling significant innovation such as next-generation, automated artificial pancreas systems and miniaturized, less-invasive wireless technologies that can continuously track and analyze glucose levels in real-time. This feature looks more closely at these and other potentially groundbreaking new technologies, as well as the competitive landscape of the two major product segments – insulin pumps and blood glucose monitors.
The global diabetes management devices market is expected to grow from $9bn in 2015 to $11.2bn by 2020, a CAGR of 4.5%. While blood glucose monitors – continuous or otherwise –account for the largest product segment of the total diabetes market with about 66% of total sales, the smaller, yet highly innovative insulin pump segment is expected to see the biggest growth.
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