Pharmaphorum: Global upswing in medical writing, with a bout of M&A
The pharma industry has witnessed tremendous growth in the last decade with COVID-19 further fuelling the development of potential treatments, diagnostics, and vaccines at an unprecedented pace. There are now over 5000 companies involved in pharma R&D globally, approximately double that in 2012. The global pharma R&D spending increased from ~$130 billion in 2012 to ~$240 billion in 2022, leading to a doubling of the pipeline drug count. This swift pharma R&D growth has in turn accelerated the growth of…