This graph shows the projected growth of R&D spending and the CRO (contract research organization) market size within the pharmaceutical industry in the United States. R&D spending among top 500 pharma companies amounted to over 133 billion U.S. dollars in 2012; this number is expected to surpass the 140 billion mark by the end of 2015.
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R&D spending and CRO market size in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry from 2012 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
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Kearney. (July 1, 2013). R&D spending and CRO market size in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry from 2012 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262327/us-pharma-industry-rundd-spending-and-cro-market-size/
Kearney. "R&D spending and CRO market size in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry from 2012 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. July 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262327/us-pharma-industry-rundd-spending-and-cro-market-size/
Kearney. (2013). R&D spending and CRO market size in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry from 2012 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262327/us-pharma-industry-rundd-spending-and-cro-market-size/
Kearney. "R&d Spending and Cro Market Size in The U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry from 2012 to 2015 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262327/us-pharma-industry-rundd-spending-and-cro-market-size/
Kearney, R&D spending and CRO market size in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry from 2012 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262327/us-pharma-industry-rundd-spending-and-cro-market-size/ (last visited June 13, 2025)
R&D spending and CRO market size in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry from 2012 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Kearney, July 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262327/us-pharma-industry-rundd-spending-and-cro-market-size/
