Development Versus Dealmaking: How To Obtain A Blockbuster

Most of the companies with blockbuster drugs approved over the past decade oversaw their clinical development internally. Lilly holds the lead with eight blockbusters developed in-house.  

Discovery Versus Dealmaking
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Considering that an actual or potential blockbuster developed by a smaller biotech is catnip to big pharma, obtaining a blockbuster by buying it might be expected to be the most common strategy. But according to data from Evaluate Pharma, only 81 companies with blockbusters gained them through dealmaking – at least when the parameters are limited to clinical stages.

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