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Therapeutic Areas

16 therapeutic areas across 5,609 disease indications and 110,873 active pipeline programs. Click any area to see the drug pipeline, competitive landscape, and hiring signals for that category.

Oncology

25,613

Cancer drug R&D — solid tumors, hematologic malignancies, and targeted therapies. Watch for ADCs, bispecifics, and CDK4/6 inhibitor patent cliffs.

1027 indications25,613 programs

Infectious Diseases

9,631
216 indications9,631 programs

Neurology

7,610

CNS disorders including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, ALS, and migraine. High unmet need and long regulatory timelines — commercial teams form 12-18 months before approval.

222 indications7,610 programs

Metabolic Diseases

7,080
101 indications7,080 programs

Cardiovascular

6,267
193 indications6,267 programs

Respiratory

4,605

Asthma, COPD, IPF, and respiratory infection. Biologics for severe asthma and novel small molecules for IPF drive recent activity.

125 indications4,605 programs

Immunology

4,023

Autoimmune and inflammatory disease — rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, IBD, atopic dermatitis. JAK inhibitors, biologics, and oral small molecules compete for share.

92 indications4,023 programs

Ophthalmology

2,203

Age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and dry eye. Anti-VEGF intravitreal injections remain dominant; new gene therapies approved.

74 indications2,203 programs

Nephrology

1,971

Chronic kidney disease, ADPKD, and dialysis-related complications. SGLT2 inhibitors (Farxiga, Jardiance) and GLP-1s cross over from CV/T2D.

106 indications1,971 programs

Rare Diseases

1,701
45 indications1,701 programs

Gastroenterology

1,351

Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, IBS, hepatitis, and NASH. IBD biologics have exploded; NASH is an open frontier.

110 indications1,351 programs

Hematology

743

Blood cancers, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, and thrombotic disorders. Gene therapies (Casgevy, Lyfgenia) and novel factor replacements are recent approvals.

32 indications743 programs

Dermatology

660

Psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, acne, and aesthetics. Topical JAK inhibitors + IL-23 biologics continue to expand.

36 indications660 programs

Endocrinology

486

Diabetes, obesity, thyroid, and metabolic disease. GLP-1 agonists are the fastest-growing commercial franchise in pharma — Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro, Zepbound.

30 indications486 programs

Women's Health

426

Contraception, menopause, endometriosis, fertility, and postpartum depression. Digital therapeutics + new hormonal options.

26 indications426 programs

How we organize therapeutic areas

Formulate maps each drug and clinical trial to one or more therapeutic areas based on approved indications and active study conditions. When a drug crosses areas (e.g., Ozempic — Endocrinology and Nephrology), it appears under both. Counts reflect live data from ClinicalTrials.gov, the FDA, and SEC filings.