As of January 2026, the leading pharmaceutical R&D project was Retatrutide by Eli Lily with a net present value of about 29 billion U.S. dollars. Amycretin from Novo Nordisk followed as the second leading project with a net present value of approximately 21 billion U.S. dollars.
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Evaluate. (January 7, 2026). Leading pharmaceutical R&D projects based on net present value (NPV) as of January 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/973453/most-valuable-randd-projects-by-npv/
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