When it comes to bringing an experimental drug to market and selling it, Novo Nordisk, the maker of the weight loss drug Wegovy, is tops, according to a new analysis.
But if you want to invent lots of potential drugs that could eventually reach the market, you’d be far better off with Johnson & Johnson, Merck, or AstraZeneca.
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The analysis, the 13th edition of the Pharmaceutical Innovation and Invention Index, was produced by the consultancy Idea Pharma and released Thursday at the STAT Breakthrough Summit in San Francisco.
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