The demand for monoclonal antibody-based products in Saudi Arabia have a high success rate in clinical development and is reported that the probability of FDA approvals for mABs in Phase 1 of development in ~14.1% that is almost twice the approval rate of small molecule drugs (~7.6%). On the other hand, the IAVI report states that with the onset of pandemic worldwide many biopharmaceutical companies sell mABs based products at affordable prices. For example, in South Africa, Roche sells its breast cancer mAB "trastuzumab" as both Herceptin the original brand as a second brand called "Hercelon". Apart from that, as availability of these mABs is limited, various pharmaceutical companies are conducting clinical trials in middle-income counties. For example, Merck is conducting clinical trials in several middle-income countries such as South Africa, Colombia, and Malaysia. Such aforementioned factors have positive influence in the regional market thereby witnessing high adoption of monoclonal antibody in Middle East and Africa region amid COVID-19 pandemic.
With the new features and technologies, vendors can attract new customers and expand their footprints in emerging markets. This factor is likely to drive the monoclonal antibodies market. The Middle East & Africa monoclonal antibodies market is expected to grow at a good CAGR during the forecast period.