DRUG DISCOVERY MARKET ANALYSIS

Regional Analysis

Drug Discovery Market - Regional Insights

North America accounted for the largest share in the drug discovery market, followed by Europe market in 2016. This is attributed to presence of a large number of top pharmaceutical and biotech companies, Pfizer, Inc., Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and many more in this region. Furthermore, favorable regulatory framework and regulatory policies for investors for research and development of new drugs augments growth of drug discovery market in the region. The US Regulatory Framework provides for 3 distinct regulatory approval pathways outlined in the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (FD&C Act), which allows the registration of novel compounds, new drugs containing similar ingredients to previously approved products and generic copies of previously approved products in systematic way helping the pharmaceutical companies to gain approval over the new drugs.

Furthermore, several pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies are focusing on expanding in Asia Pacific region, to maximize on their R&D efforts as the Asia Pacific region provides better access to patients for clinical trials, with lower cost operational efficiencies. Increasing government investment in research and development is also expected to foster growth of drug discovery in Asia Pacific region. For instance, in March 2011, the Korean government participated in the Korean National Enterprise for Clinical Trials, to advance the country’s infrastructure for conducting clinical trials, which could fasten the process of clinical trials, in turn supporting the growth of drug discovery market.

Geographies Covered:

• North America
• Latin America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Middle East
• Africa