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Nearly five thousand new drug trials begin, half of them in China

development2026-05-16

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Nearly five thousand trials for innovative drugs began last year, more than double a decade ago with roughly half now starting in China, while Cyclarity showed the first clinical evidence that an AI-designed compound can safely clear the root cause of atherosclerosis.

Reported metric: ~5,000 trials

Reporting date: 2026-05-16 (not necessarily the event date)

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Nearly five thousand new drug trials begin, half of them in China
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Reporting date: 2026-05-16
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-05-16-half-of-new-drug-trials-start-in-china
Claim: Nearly five thousand trials for innovative drugs began last year, more than double a decade ago with roughly half now starting in China, while Cyclarity showed the first clinical evidence that an AI-designed compound can safely clear the root cause of atherosclerosis.
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