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The 'not invented here' myth

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Figure 1: Probability of success from Investigational New Drug approval to marketing approval in different studies.
Figure 2: Probability of success in each of the clinical phases and at submission.
Figure 3: Why in-licensed compounds can have a higher rate of success than self-originated compounds.

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  1. works in business development for GEP Process Engineering in Copenhagen,

    Kasper Lou

  2. Senior Lecturer at the Judge Business School, and Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge University, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1AG, United Kingdom

    Mark de Rond

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Lou, K., Rond, M. The 'not invented here' myth. Nat Rev Drug Discov 5, 451–452 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd2063

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