Drug Discovery Companies

Drug Discovery Companies

Drug Discovery Investors

Here is a curated list of the largest global drug discovery companies by revenue. The companies on this list have a significant focus on developing innovative new chemical and biological entities (though some have divisions that deal with generics, distribution, etc.). If you think there’s a company missing that should be included, please contact us.

This does not currently include pre-revenue companies. Good sources for pre-revenue biotech companies are the Nasdaq’s biotechnology index componentsBrad Loncar’s siteBay Bridge Bio’s site, and specialist investor portfolios.

Company NamePublic or PrivateCompany Headquarters Country (2 Letter)Revenue (2019, $B)
Johnson & JohnsonPublicUS81.6
Roche PublicCH58.1
PfizerPublicUS53.6
Novartis PublicCH53.2
BayerPublicDE46.7
Merck & CoPublicUS42.3
Sanofi PublicFR42.1
GlaxoSmithKline PublicUK41.1
AbbVie PublicUS32.8
Eli LillyPublicUS24.6
Boehringer IngelheimPrivateDE23.9
AmgenPublicUS23.7
Bristol-Myers SquibbPublicUS22.6
Gilead PublicUS22.1
AstraZeneca PublicUK22.1
TevaPublicIL18.9
Novo NordiskPublicDK17.7
Merck KGaAPublicDE17.5
TakedaPublicJP16
Celgene (BMS)PublicUS15.3
BiogenPublic US13.5
AstellasPublic JP11.8
Otsuka Public JP11.7
Daiichi SankyoPublicJP8.7
Teijin PublicJP7.6
Regeneron PublicUS6.7
UCB PublicEU5.5
EisaiPublicJP5.4
Servier PrivateFR4.9
MenariniPrivateIT4.3
Sumitomo DainipponPublicJP4.2
Alexion Public US4.1
Mitsubishi TanabePublicJP3.9
Kyowa KirinPublicJP3.1
ShionogiPublicJP3.1
VertexPublicUS3
LundbeckPublicDK2.9
Ipsen PublicFR2.8
Pierre FabrePrivate FR2.6
Jiangsu HengruiPublic CN2.6
Taisho PublicJP2.5
OnoPublicJP2.4
LupinPublic IN2.3
Ferring PrivateCH2.3
Sino BiopharmPublic HK2.2
SeagenPublicUS2.2
ChiesiPrivateIT1.9
Jazz PharmaPublic IE1.9
Angelini PrivateIT1.9
Incyte PublicUS1.9
Cadila PublicIN1.8
Kelun BiotechPublicCN1.7
Gedeon Richter PublicHU1.7
LEO PharmaPrivateDK1.6
United TherapeuticsPublicUS1.6
HisunPublicCN1.6
BioMarinPublicUS1.5
Grünenthal PrivateDE1.5
YuhanPublicKR1.4
HisamitsuPublicJP1.3
GlenmarkPublicIN1.3
Green Cross HoldingsPublic KR1.3
LivzonPublic CN1.3
Horizon Pharma PublicIE1.2
AlfaSigma PrivateIT1.2
Orion PublicFI1.2
MerzPrivateDE1.2
Hanmi PharmaPublicKR0.78