State of Diseases and Cure Research

165 medicines in the making

65 institutions supported

31 companies launched

18 medicines in clinical trials

13 licences to pharma

500 treatments exist for roughly 10,000+ diseases

$40.58 billion in donations were made to health organizations in 2021

20,000 nonprofits in the U.S. are dedicated to disease research

133 million Americans are affected by chronic disease

350 million people globally suffer from a rare disease

95% of rare diseases lack an FDA approved treatment

80-90% of research never reaches clinical testing

$2.6 billion is the estimated cost to develop one new drug

15-20 years is the estimated time for a drug to get to market