This statistic shows the average cost to research and develop a pharmaceutical compound from discovery to launch from 2010 to 2020, by study cohort. In the original study cohort which inlcuded large cap biopharma companies, as of 2020, the mean cost to develop a compound was 2.5 billion U.S. dollars.
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Deloitte. (May 24, 2021). Average R&D cost to develop a pharmaceutical compound from discovery to launch from 2010 to 2020, by study cohort (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/825727/randd-cost-for-new-pharma-compounds-by-cohort/
Deloitte. "Average R&D cost to develop a pharmaceutical compound from discovery to launch from 2010 to 2020, by study cohort (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 24, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/825727/randd-cost-for-new-pharma-compounds-by-cohort/
Deloitte. (2021). Average R&D cost to develop a pharmaceutical compound from discovery to launch from 2010 to 2020, by study cohort (in billion U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/825727/randd-cost-for-new-pharma-compounds-by-cohort/
Deloitte. "Average R&d Cost to Develop a Pharmaceutical Compound from Discovery to Launch from 2010 to 2020, by Study Cohort (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 May 2021, /statistics/825727/randd-cost-for-new-pharma-compounds-by-cohort/
Deloitte, Average R&D cost to develop a pharmaceutical compound from discovery to launch from 2010 to 2020, by study cohort (in billion U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/825727/randd-cost-for-new-pharma-compounds-by-cohort/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Average R&D cost to develop a pharmaceutical compound from discovery to launch from 2010 to 2020, by study cohort (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Deloitte, May 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/825727/randd-cost-for-new-pharma-compounds-by-cohort/
