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Therapeutic Areas

16 therapeutic areas across 4,839 disease indications and 94,130 active pipeline programs. Click any area to see the drug pipeline, competitive landscape, and hiring signals for that category.

Oncology

23,015

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

958 indications23,015 programs

Infectious Diseases

8,406
195 indications8,406 programs

Neurology

6,321

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.

188 indications6,321 programs

Metabolic Diseases

6,081
93 indications6,081 programs

Cardiovascular

5,306
174 indications5,306 programs

Respiratory

4,259

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

114 indications4,259 programs

Immunology

3,407

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

82 indications3,407 programs

Ophthalmology

1,772

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

66 indications1,772 programs

Nephrology

1,662

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

94 indications1,662 programs

Rare Diseases

1,450
41 indications1,450 programs

Gastroenterology

1,143

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

97 indications1,143 programs

Hematology

679

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

30 indications679 programs

Dermatology

591

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

32 indications591 programs

Endocrinology

393

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

26 indications393 programs

Women's Health

309

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

19 indications309 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.