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Therapeutic Areas

16 therapeutic areas across 5,563 disease indications and 110,043 active pipeline programs. Click any area to see the drug pipeline, competitive landscape, and hiring signals for that category.

Oncology

25,428

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

1020 indications25,428 programs

Infectious Diseases

9,600
216 indications9,600 programs

Neurology

7,465

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.

219 indications7,465 programs

Metabolic Diseases

7,058
101 indications7,058 programs

Cardiovascular

6,220
192 indications6,220 programs

Respiratory

4,578

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

124 indications4,578 programs

Immunology

4,002

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

90 indications4,002 programs

Ophthalmology

2,196

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

74 indications2,196 programs

Nephrology

1,958

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

105 indications1,958 programs

Rare Diseases

1,695
45 indications1,695 programs

Gastroenterology

1,345

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

110 indications1,345 programs

Hematology

736

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

31 indications736 programs

Dermatology

657

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

36 indications657 programs

Endocrinology

483

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

30 indications483 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.