Expected annual novel active substance launches (lower bound)

RecordSTO-K7NB4A1FPP-2NYMRSVRE0-DTBJSK

70
forecast

Global · 2026–2030

IQVIA projects annual novel active substance launches worldwide (lower bound) at 70 in 2026–2030.

Original source
Publisher
IQVIA
Authority tier
T3 Research
Locator
Exhibit 33: Novel active substances (NAS) launched globally and in selected countries, 2006–2025
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Based on molecules in the late-stage pipeline and historic success rates, over the next five years an average of 70–80 NAS are expected to launch annually, expanding the number of NAS launched globally by 350–400.

IQVIA Institute, Global R&D Trends 2026, Exhibit 33: Novel active substances (NAS) launched globally and in selected countries, 2006–2025

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APA

IQVIA Institute. (2030). Global R&D Trends 2026. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-trends-in-r-and-d-2025. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_K7NB4A1FPP2NYMRSVRE0DTBJSK

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MLA
IQVIA Institute. "Global R&D Trends 2026." 2030, https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-trends-in-r-and-d-2025. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_K7NB4A1FPP2NYMRSVRE0DTBJSK.
Chicago
IQVIA Institute. "Global R&D Trends 2026." 2030. https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-trends-in-r-and-d-2025. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_K7NB4A1FPP2NYMRSVRE0DTBJSK.
BibTeX
@misc{iqvia2030expecteddtbjsk, author = {{IQVIA Institute}}, title = {Global R\&D Trends 2026}, year = {2030}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_K7NB4A1FPP2NYMRSVRE0DTBJSK}, note = {Original source: https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-trends-in-r-and-d-2025. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Record: STO-K7NB4A1FPP-2NYMRSVRE0-DTBJSK T3 Research

Primary source

Publisher
IQVIA Institute · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 3 · Research and companies
Report
Global R&D Trends 2026
Type
Press release
Published
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Locator
Exhibit 33: Novel active substances (NAS) launched globally and in selected countries, 2006–2025
Retrieved
15 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
editorial:judge-fix-v1:2026-09-27
Checked on
27 September 2026
Last revision
27 September 2026
Permanent URL
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