>One study assessed both capitalized and out-of-pocket costs as about US$1.8 billion and $870 million, respectively. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_drug

>One study assessed both capitalized and out-of-pocket costs as about US$1.8 billion and $870 million, respectively. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_drug_development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_drug_development These numbers certainly aren't risk-free. Even if the company has 10 billion in cash, how many potential research leads can they bring to market? Not many.