Small molecule share of Phase I trial starts
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60%
Global · 2023
Small molecule share of Phase I trial starts worldwide stood at 60% in 2023 (IQVIA).
- Publisher
- IQVIA
- Authority tier
- T3 Research
- Report
- Global R&D Trends 2026
- Locator
- Exhibit 21: Small molecule share of trial starts by phase and company segment, 2016–2025
- Retrieved
- 15 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
Between 2016 and 2023, trials examining small molecule drugs in Phase I declined from 72% to 60% of trials before increasing to reach 62% in 2025.
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- APA
- IQVIA Institute. (2023). Global R&D Trends 2026. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-r-and-d-trends-2026. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_1M94RY6Z5S1QP43Y5938JWCJVV
- MLA
- IQVIA Institute. "Global R&D Trends 2026." 2023, https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-r-and-d-trends-2026. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_1M94RY6Z5S1QP43Y5938JWCJVV.
- Chicago
- IQVIA Institute. "Global R&D Trends 2026." 2023. https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-r-and-d-trends-2026. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_1M94RY6Z5S1QP43Y5938JWCJVV.
- BibTeX
- @misc{iqvia2023smalljwcjvv, author = {{IQVIA Institute}}, title = {Global R\&D Trends 2026}, year = {2023}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_1M94RY6Z5S1QP43Y5938JWCJVV}, note = {Original source: https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-r-and-d-trends-2026. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }
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Primary Source
- Publisher
- IQVIA Institute · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 3 · Industry & Research
- Report
- Global R&D Trends 2026
- Type
- Press release
- Published
- —
- Locator
- Exhibit 21: Small molecule share of trial starts by phase and company segment, 2016–2025
- Retrieved
- 15 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification & Integrity
- Audit status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 17 September 2026
- Last revision
- 17 September 2026
- Archival URI
- /stat/stat_1M94RY6Z5S1QP43Y5938JWCJVV