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Fresh from the biotech pipeline: record-breaking FDA approvals

New drug approvals reached an all-time high in 2023, with five gene therapies, the first CRISPR–Cas9-edited therapy and a disease-modifying Alzheimer’s drug.

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Fig. 1: FDA new drug approvals (CDER and CBER).
Fig. 2: FDA approvals by therapy area.

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Senior, M. Fresh from the biotech pipeline: record-breaking FDA approvals. Nat Biotechnol 42, 355–361 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-024-02166-7

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