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Mentions of artificial intelligence increased by a CAGR of 61% in the pharmaceutical industry since 2020

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The global pharmaceutical industry experienced a 61% rise in compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in company filings mentions of artificial intelligence since 2020. Key companies in terms of mentions include Exscientia, Oncotelic Therapeutics, and Resonance Health, according to GlobalData’s analysis of over 2,000 pharmaceutical company filings.

Notably, since 2020, artificial intelligence was the most referenced theme in terms of mentions, ahead of big data, robotics and future of work, according to GlobalData's Company Filings database. Mentions related to artificial intelligence increased by 20% year-on-year in 2021 and by 63% year-on-year in 2022.

Top five companies by mentions of artificial intelligence in the global pharmaceutical industry since 2020

Of the 50 leading companies in the pharmaceutical industry, Lantern Pharma had the highest year-on-year increase in references to artificial intelligence in 2022. GlobalData identified 137 artificial intelligence related sentences in the company's filings in 2022, 5% of all sentences. Meanwhile, iBio had the highest year-on-year increase in references for artificial intelligence in 2021. GlobalData identified 9 artificial intelligence related sentences in the company's filings in 2021, 1% of all sentences.

Company filings sentiment related to artificial intelligence in the global pharmaceutical industry since 2020

GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics also applies a sentiment weight to reference sentences, based on how positive the sentiment has turned. Sentiment score is based on the level of positivity on a scale of 0 to 1. The average sentiment score for artificial intelligence in 2022 was 0.90, which was more positive compared to the average industry sentiment of 0.44.

GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article.

Global Data’s Company Filings Analytics uses machine learning to uncover key insights and track sentiment across millions of regulatory filings and other corporate disclosures for thousands of companies across the world’s largest industries.