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The significant rise in lifestyle-related diseases and the developments in healthcare infrastructure are expected to influence the demand for pharmaceuticals in Saudi Arabia. In 2016, the Saudi Arabia pharmaceutical market is anticipated to procure value worth US$ 5,209.5 Mn at a y-o-y growth of 6.0 % over 2015. The mounting demand for branded drug products will continue to incite the growth of the Saudi Arabian pharmaceutical market in 2016.

High rate of product approvals, combined with rising adoption of therapeutic antibodies in developing economies is positively influencing the growth of the global antibodies market, with total revenues expected to surpass US$ 105 Bn in 2016. Approval of monoclonal antibody products, including therapeutic antibodies, drug conjugates, and antibody fragments in key markets of the U.S., Europe, and Japan have bolstered the growth of the global antibodies market. Availability of inexpensive biosimilar antibody therapeutics is also bolstering the growth of the antibody market.

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) or 3-D mammography new installations (includes new equipment and 3-D upgradation) expected to reach 4,547 units in 2016, up from 4,061 units in 2015. In terms of revenues, the global digital breast tomosynthesis equipment market is expected to reach 1,007.6 Mn in 2016, witnessing a year-over-year growth of 13.7%.

Steady increase in the number of photochemically unstable drugs will continue to positively influence the growth of the empty capsules market in 2016, with global revenues expected to increase by 6% to reach US$ 1,432.6 Mn.

Awareness on hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism continues to remain low in India, resulting into fewer people undergoing thyroid function tests. The India thyroid function test market will witness moderate growth in 2016, raking in 41.6 Mn in revenues, up from US$ 40.1 Mn in 2015. While high prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and government initiatives to raise awareness will continue to support growth in 2016, stagnant R&D investment in immunochemistry will impede overall momentum.

Tissue engineering is a technique that engage the practice of combining scaffolds, biologically active molecules and cells to develop functional tissues as an alternative to natural ones. The main objective of tissue engineering is to make use of functional construct that can ultimately restore, maintain and improve damaged tissues and organs through improving the recovery process and chances of survival.

Neonatal and fetal monitoring are similar in nature, but they differ by the time they are used in the period of pregnancy and birthing cycle process. Neonatal monitoring is done after birth of a child whereas fetal monitoring is done during the process of birthing.

Thrombectomy is the surgical procedure where removal of thrombus (blood clot) from a blood vessel is performed. Blood contain cells called platelets and a substance called fibrinogen that allow the blood to clot. In normal circumstances, clotting is a good thing as it prevents blood loss from injury such as cut or gaze. However, when a blood clot forms inside a blood vessel, it can cause serious problem like part of the body supplied by that vein becomes swollen as the blood is unable to flow back towards the heart. If one forms in an artery, the blood cannot reach the area supplied by the artery.

Veterinary infectious diseases are the diseases that can get transmitted from one animal to another animal or another human being. The importance of livestock is enormous for dairy, meat, poultry and textile industries. But the requirement of all these industries is a healthy livestock. Veterinary infectious diseases is a threat not just to the animals but also for the human population, and hence the veterinary infectious disease therapeutics market is equally important and a swiftly growing market.

Globally, the medical laser fiber market is witnessing significant growth due to the increasing preference towards non-invasive surgeries, the dependence of medicine on diagnostics procedures and the rapid development in the laser fiber technologies. The application of laser fiber has been expanding in the last few years as there is an increase in the number of market entrants in the laser fiber market. The application of laser fibers in used in diagnostic, cosmetics, therapeutic and surgical. In addition to this miniature instruments is been preferred in most of the healthcare setting and there has been a considerable increase in the development of these instruments. There has been a rise in the number of cosmetic procedures performed and these miniature instruments help the cosmetic surgeon perform the cosmetic surgery with more ease and perfection. The presence of various laser fiber applications such as fiber optic surgical lights, endoscopes, fiber optic dental lights, fiber optic sensors and laser fiber optics.