How Europe Lost Global Biopharmaceutical R&D Leadership to the United States: Lessons for Today
September 9, 2025
By Anne Prichett Today, the United States leads the world in biopharmaceutical industry research and development (R&D), supporting nearly five million jobs and generating more than $1.65 trillion in economic output. This position of global leadership, however, is relatively recent. Until the late 1980s, Europe–particularly Germany, France,