Blood Collection Market Trends

Growth Drivers

• Rising popularity of automated blood collection systems:  Automated systems streamline the blood collection process, allowing for faster sample collection and processing. This efficiency can lead to increased throughput in blood banks and hospitals. Automation in the blood bank offers numerous beneficial advantages, including increased quality, reduced wasted time, optimized blood product utilization, standardization, reduced manual errors, staff time savings, and more. For instance, the university hospital in Aalborg, Denmark uses KUKA lab robots and intelligent transport boxes to automatically monitor and sort blood samples. Pick-and-place machine applications like this reduce the workload for hospital personnel and give them time for more valuable tasks. KUKA lab robots sort up to 3,000 blood samples per day.
• Growth in point-of-care (POC) testing: POC testing allows for rapid diagnosis and immediate results, leading to a higher volume of blood collection for various tests, including glucose monitoring, infectious disease screening, and other diagnostics. Moreover, POC testing enables testing in diverse settings such as homes, clinics, and remote locations, making it easier for patients to access testing and increasing the frequency of blood collection.
• Moreover, the growth in point-of-care testing is anticipated to drive lucrative opportunities for portable blood collection device manufacturers. POC testing offers immediate results, leading to timely clinical decisions. The innovations in biosensors, microfluidics, and portable devices are making it easier to conduct complex tests at the point-of-care. The ongoing developments in POC testing are expected to minimize laboratory expenses and drive overall blood collection market growth in the coming years.  

Challenges

• Stringent product approval procedures: Lengthy approval processes can delay the introduction of new blood collection technologies, slowing innovation and blood collection market responsiveness. Compliance with rigorous regulatory requirements can lead to higher development and operational costs for manufacturers, potentially limiting the entry of smaller companies.
• Lack of standardization: Blood needs to be stored at precise temperatures and conditions to maintain its viability and safety. The lack of standard collection, storage, and monitoring systems increases the risk of blood contamination and spoilage. Such factors lead to the recall of products, hampering the goodwill and profits of blood collection systems and device manufacturers.