AtlantICO network
1 min readOct 12, 2018

An interesting fact!

Based on the results of various sociological studies and due to the emergence of new directions in the development of pharmaceuticals in the coming years, experts and specialists of the medical and pharmaceutical industry expect the volume of the pharmaceutical market to increase to 1.3 trillion US dollars.

Why is this happening?

In recent years, the number of newly created molecular substances used in the pharmaceutical industry has increased significantly. In 2014, their total number reached 46 compounds. This figure is the most significant over the past 10 years.

A third of the newly created substances are designed to fight cancer. Overall, more than 65% of new medicines are drugs that are used for the detection and treatment of rare and highly aggressive diseases, which include cancer, HIV and hepatitis C.

Due to the fact that the problem in the field of cancer is very serious, this segment still attracts the largest number of investments in comparison with other therapeutic areas. The researchers systematically note the significant growth of this market.