One of the major factors fuelling the boom of the microbiology cell culture industry in Saudi Arabia is the blossoming life sciences sector the country. The life sciences sector in Saudi Arabia is being mainly driven by the increasing healthcare expenditure in the country. For instance, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) made an investment of $373.0 million on health biotechnology research projects in the country under the National Science, Technology, and Innovation Plan (NSTIP), in 2016, in order to study certain rare conditions and for the diagnosis and treatment of various kinds of diseases in the country. 

In Saudi Arabia, the microbiology cell culture processes are widely adopted by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, academic and research institutes, and food and beverage companies. Amongst these, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies recorded the highest adoption of microbiology cell culture methods in the past. The academic and research institutes are expected to register the fastest growth in the adoption of microbiology cell culture methods during the forecast period. There are two types of products used in microbiology cell culture processes- consumables and instruments. Consumables are further divided into reagents and media. Of these, media recorded the highest usage in 2017.

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There are multiple types of supporting equipment used in microbiology cell culture — filtration systems, cell counters, CO2 incubators, microscopes, autoclaves, centrifuges, and biosafety cabinets. Amongst these, the biosafety cabinets are predicted to register the fastest growth in utilization during the forecast period. This is credited to the fact that this equipment is highly effective in mitigating the risk of contamination during the cell culture process. There are two types of cell culture used in microbiology cell culture — eukaryotic and bacterial. Of these, bacterial cell cultures are predicted to register faster growth in usage in the coming years, owing to its wider application area than eukaryotic cell cultures. 

Therefore, it can be said with full confidence that due to the rising healthcare expenditure and rapid technological advancements in healthcare industry in Saudi Arabia, the adoption of microbiology cell culture processes will increase tremendously in the country over the next few years.