Large company small molecule share of Phase I clinical trial starts vs Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts

In 2025, large company small molecule share of Phase I clinical trial starts worldwide was 66%; alzheimer's disease drug trial starts was 78.

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Large company small molecule share of Phase I clinical trial starts

Unit: % · 2 observations

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Large company small molecule share of Phase I clinical trial startsLarge company small molecule share of Phase I clinical trial starts. 2 observations from 2022 to 2025, ranging from 61% to 66%. Latest value 66% (2025). % 0 20 40 60 80 2022 2023 2024 2025 61% 66%
Large company small molecule share of Phase I clinical trial startsLarge company small molecule share of Phase I clinical trial starts. 2 observations from 2022 to 2025, ranging from 61% to 66%. Latest value 66% (2025). % 0 20 40 60 80 2022 2023 2024 2025 61% 66%
Large company small molecule share of Phase I clinical trial startsLarge company small molecule share of Phase I clinical trial starts. 2 observations from 2022 to 2025, ranging from 61% to 66%. Latest value 66% (2025). % 0 20 40 60 80 2022 2023 2024 2025 61% 66%
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Large company small molecule share of Phase I clinical trial starts
Period Type Value
2022 Actual 61%
2025 Actual 66%
Source: IQVIA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts

Unit: count · 4 observations

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Alzheimer's disease drug trial startsAlzheimer's disease drug trial starts. 4 observations from 2022 to 2025, ranging from 58 to 81. Latest value 78 (2025). 0 20 40 60 80 100 2022 2023 2024 2025 81 78
Alzheimer's disease drug trial startsAlzheimer's disease drug trial starts. 4 observations from 2022 to 2025, ranging from 58 to 81. Latest value 78 (2025). 0 30 60 90 2022 2023 2024 2025 81 78
Alzheimer's disease drug trial startsAlzheimer's disease drug trial starts. 4 observations from 2022 to 2025, ranging from 58 to 81. Latest value 78 (2025). 0 30 60 90 2022 2023 2024 2025 81 78
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Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts
Period Type Value
2022 Actual 81
2023 Actual 58
2024 Actual 71
2025 Actual 78
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Large company small molecule share of Phase I clinical trial starts Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts
2022 61% IQVIA 81 ClinicalTrials.gov
2025 66% IQVIA 78 ClinicalTrials.gov

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Large company small molecule share of Phase I clinical trial starts

Percentage of Phase I clinical trial starts sponsored by large pharmaceutical companies that investigate small molecule drugs.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IQVIA

Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts

Count of interventional drug or biologic studies in Alzheimer's disease whose start date falls in the period. The region is a site country: a study counts for every country where it lists a site, so regional counts overlap and do not sum to the global count.

4 observations charted in Global (of 6 annual records) · source organisations: ClinicalTrials.gov

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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