How much do the public sector and the private sector contribute to biopharmaceutical R&D?

Steven Simoens, Isabelle Huys

Drug discovery today 2022 Apr

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When examining the prices of new medicines, the question of how much the private and public sectors have contributed to their R&D is often raised. Contributions can be assessed in terms of the investment, authorship of publications, marketing authorizations and intellectual property rights associated with biopharmaceutical R&D. This review of the empirical evidence underlines the complementary and interwoven nature of the private and public sectors in supporting biopharmaceutical R&D. Both sectors invest in and contribute to biopharmaceutical R&D, with the public sector predominantly focusing on basic research and the private sector mainly targeting medicine discovery and development. Public-sector investment generates additional private-sector investment. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Steven Simoens, Isabelle Huys. How much do the public sector and the private sector contribute to biopharmaceutical R&D? Drug discovery today. 2022 Apr;27(4):939-945