In 2018, 36 FDA-approved new molecular entities (NMEs) were originally discovered by smaller biopharma companies. This has increased from 8 drugs in 2009. This statistic presents the number of NMEs approved by the FDA from 2009 to 2018, by the size of the drug originator.
Number of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by FDA from 2009 to 2018, by size of drug originator*
* Notes:
The
“Drug
Originator” is the
company that
discovered the drug or
undertook the first
serious clinical
development effort.
"
“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.
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HBM Partners. (January 1, 2019). Number of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by FDA from 2009 to 2018, by size of drug originator* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244562/fda-approved-drugs-by-size-of-drug-originator/
HBM Partners. "Number of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by FDA from 2009 to 2018, by size of drug originator*." Chart. January 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244562/fda-approved-drugs-by-size-of-drug-originator/
HBM Partners. (2019). Number of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by FDA from 2009 to 2018, by size of drug originator*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244562/fda-approved-drugs-by-size-of-drug-originator/
HBM Partners. "Number of New Molecular Entities (Nmes) Approved by Fda from 2009 to 2018, by Size of Drug Originator*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244562/fda-approved-drugs-by-size-of-drug-originator/
HBM Partners, Number of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by FDA from 2009 to 2018, by size of drug originator* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244562/fda-approved-drugs-by-size-of-drug-originator/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by FDA from 2009 to 2018, by size of drug originator* [Graph], HBM Partners, January 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244562/fda-approved-drugs-by-size-of-drug-originator/
