An NME Surge After The Patent Cliff? Reinvention Of R&D Starts Paying Off In 2013 New Product Candidates

With more than 40 novel agents already pending at FDA, 2013 looks like a good bet to repeat the strong NME and novel biologic approval counts of 2012 and 2011. Big pharma and big markets dominate the 2013 slate so far, especially with diabetes, respiratory and central nervous system candidates.