Abstract：
:The biopharmaceutical industry has undergone remarkable changes over the past half century, driven largely by a need to offset the ever-rising costs of developing new medicines. In this report, we aggregated information about the creation and fate of all clinical-stage biopharmaceutical companies, assessing trends over time. These results reveal that the rate of new company formation has been declining at the same time that industry consolidation has been accelerating at an unprecedented rate. Consequently, the number of companies involved in biopharmaceutical research and development has declined by one-third over the past decade, while those able to achieve at least one FDA approval has dropped by more than half. These findings raise important questions about the sustainability of an industry that is vital for both public and economic health.
journal_name
Drug Discov Todayjournal_title
Drug discovery todayauthors
Kinch MS,Kraft Z,Schwartz Tdoi
10.1016/j.drudis.2020.10.026subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2021-01-01 00:00:00pages
240-247issue
1eissn
1359-6446issn
1878-5832pii
S1359-6446(20)30443-8journal_volume
26pub_type
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2012.10.007
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1359-6446(00)01674-3
更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2011.02.005
更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2017.06.011
更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2007.10.014
更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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