This statistic represents the worlds's top 50 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies based on R&D intensity in 2018/2019. In that year, Tanvex Biopharma from Taiwan had the highest R&D intensity of over 428,000 percent. The R&D intensity is calculated from a company's R&D spending divided by the company's sales.
World's top 50 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies based on R&D intensity in 2018/2019*
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European Commission, & Joint Research Centre. (December 18, 2019). World's top 50 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies based on R&D intensity in 2018/2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/524634/top-pharma-and-biotech-companies-by-randd-intensity-2014/
European Commission, und Joint Research Centre. "World's top 50 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies based on R&D intensity in 2018/2019*." Chart. December 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524634/top-pharma-and-biotech-companies-by-randd-intensity-2014/
European Commission, Joint Research Centre. (2019). World's top 50 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies based on R&D intensity in 2018/2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524634/top-pharma-and-biotech-companies-by-randd-intensity-2014/
European Commission, and Joint Research Centre. "World's Top 50 Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies Based on R&d Intensity in 2018/2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524634/top-pharma-and-biotech-companies-by-randd-intensity-2014/
European Commission & Joint Research Centre, World's top 50 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies based on R&D intensity in 2018/2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524634/top-pharma-and-biotech-companies-by-randd-intensity-2014/ (last visited May 27, 2020)
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