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Therapeutic Areas

16 therapeutic areas across 5,592 disease indications and 110,551 active pipeline programs. Click any area to see the drug pipeline, competitive landscape, and hiring signals for that category.

Oncology

25,533

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

1026 indications25,533 programs

Infectious Diseases

9,607
216 indications9,607 programs

Neurology

7,586

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.

221 indications7,586 programs

Metabolic Diseases

7,067
101 indications7,067 programs

Cardiovascular

6,254
193 indications6,254 programs

Respiratory

4,599

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

125 indications4,599 programs

Immunology

4,006

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

90 indications4,006 programs

Ophthalmology

2,202

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

74 indications2,202 programs

Nephrology

1,962

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

105 indications1,962 programs

Rare Diseases

1,699
45 indications1,699 programs

Gastroenterology

1,348

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

110 indications1,348 programs

Hematology

737

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

31 indications737 programs

Dermatology

659

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

36 indications659 programs

Endocrinology

484

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

30 indications484 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.