China Takes A Bigger Role In The World Pharma Stage
COVID-19’s Impact On R&D And Novel Drug Launches Wanes
Executive Summary
2021 saw a record number of novel drug launches and the size of the pipeline topped 20,000 candidates for the first time, new analysis shows, while China came of age as a pharma player.
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