In 2018, the FDA approved of 28 new drugs that were owned by smaller biopharma companies. In comparison, only 14 new approved NMEs came from the top 10 pharma companies.
This statistic presents the number of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by the FDA from 2009 to 2018, by the size of drug owner or sponsors.
Number of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by the FDA from 2009 to 2018, by size of drug owner/sponsors*
* Notes:
The “
Drug Sponsor/Owner ” is
the company that owns the
drug at time of approval or
has licensed it for US or
worldwide markets
“Top 10 pharma companies ”:
Pharma companies ranked
within the top ten worldwide
by pharma sales.
“Other large biopharma
companies ”: Biopharma
companies ranked between
11 and 30 in terms of
worldwide sales.
“Mid sized biopharma
companies ”: Companies with
significant sales of usually
between $100 million and
$1
“Smaller biopharma
companies ”: Other smaller
biopharma companies.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
HBM Partners. (January 1, 2019). Number of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by the FDA from 2009 to 2018, by size of drug owner/sponsors* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244491/fda-approved-drugs-by-size-of-drug-owner/
HBM Partners. "Number of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by the FDA from 2009 to 2018, by size of drug owner/sponsors*." Chart. January 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244491/fda-approved-drugs-by-size-of-drug-owner/
HBM Partners. (2019). Number of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by the FDA from 2009 to 2018, by size of drug owner/sponsors*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244491/fda-approved-drugs-by-size-of-drug-owner/
HBM Partners. "Number of New Molecular Entities (Nmes) Approved by The Fda from 2009 to 2018, by Size of Drug Owner/Sponsors*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244491/fda-approved-drugs-by-size-of-drug-owner/
HBM Partners, Number of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by the FDA from 2009 to 2018, by size of drug owner/sponsors* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244491/fda-approved-drugs-by-size-of-drug-owner/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by the FDA from 2009 to 2018, by size of drug owner/sponsors* [Graph], HBM Partners, January 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244491/fda-approved-drugs-by-size-of-drug-owner/
