DRUG DISCOVERY MARKET ANALYSIS

Drug Discovery MarketSize and Trends

Advancements in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, in order to identify active ingredients in the form of drugs through drug discovery process, is gradually gaining pace in the market. This drug discovery process involves screening of chemical libraries, identification of the active ingredients for a natural remedy or by serendipitous discovery. Emergence of new diseases, which include viral or infectious diseases leads to high demand for drug discovery for these conditions. However, development of drugs is complex, costly, and risky process.

The objective of drug discovery is to recognize the investigational drug success rates by stages, pre-clinical studies, investigational new drug application-Phase I, Phase II, Phase III studies, new drug application, and phase IV studies. The success during drug discovery process is very low, as according to data published by Journal Research & Review 2016. According to the data, it was estimated that among 5,000-10,000 drug discovery screening, only 250 enter the preclinical testing and 5 enter the clinical testing and only 1 drug is approved by the regulatory body, which takes roughly 5-10 years.

Furthermore, according to the same source, drug discovery process takes around 5-10 years for the complete drug discovery, development, and introduction in the market, which costs around US$1.7 Bn for complete process to undergo successfully.

Market Trends

• Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK) Services
• Pharmaceutical Services
• Chemical Services
• Biological Services