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Pharmaceutical industry - number of new substances 1992-2017

Number of new chemical or biological entities developed between 1992 and 2017, by region of origin

The data displays the number of new chemical or biological entities bought to the pharmaceutical industry in periods between 1998 and 2017, sorted by region. In the period between 1998 and 2002, 29 new substances were introduced through Japanese companies.

Europe 68 48 55 77
United States 77 66 65 100
Japan 29 15 26 30
Other 4 15 17 39