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In the center, three researchers examine a DNA helix. Two people stand in the front, one puts an apple into a capsule containing vegetables, the other holds a check list while standing next to a pile of medicines. On the right side, a scientist injects into mitochondria while another takes notes. A person behind the duo looks at a projection of a brain. On the left side, a client looks at a heart projection from a device held by a robot — biotech coverage from STAT — Adobe

When it comes to bringing an experimental drug to market and selling it, Novo Nordisk, the maker of the weight loss drug Wegovy, is tops, according to a new analysis.

But if you want to invent lots of potential drugs that could eventually reach the market, you’d be far better off with Johnson & Johnson, Merck, or AstraZeneca.

The analysis, the 13th edition of the Pharmaceutical Innovation and Invention Index, was produced by the consultancy Idea Pharma and released Thursday at the STAT Breakthrough Summit in San Francisco.

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