Companies running the most clinical trials

The companies that sponsor the most clinical trials: every industry-sponsored interventional study on ClinicalTrials.gov that is recruiting, active, not yet recruiting or was completed in the last five years (34,371 studies, read Oct 21, 2026). Trials run by a subsidiary count for its parent where we know it (Genentech for Roche, Janssen for Johnson & Johnson).

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#	Sponsor	Trials	Active	Phase 3	Completed	Results posted	Registry
1	AstraZeneca3 sponsor names	803	391	286	412	248	ClinicalTrials.gov
2	Merck & Co.2 sponsor names	563	227	221	336	220	ClinicalTrials.gov
3	Pfizer4 sponsor names	543	191	164	352	258	ClinicalTrials.gov
4	Eli Lilly and Company	532	222	168	310	180	ClinicalTrials.gov
5	Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine7 sponsor names	526	273	122	253	3	ClinicalTrials.gov
6	Novartis3 sponsor names	494	255	182	239	189	ClinicalTrials.gov
7	Johnson & Johnson19 sponsor names	492	178	144	314	186	ClinicalTrials.gov
8	Bristol-Myers Squibb7 sponsor names	485	178	154	307	171	ClinicalTrials.gov
9	Roche Holding2 sponsor names	467	228	180	239	167	ClinicalTrials.gov
10	AbbVie5 sponsor names	460	186	181	274	126	ClinicalTrials.gov
11	GSK3 sponsor names	409	196	150	213	195	ClinicalTrials.gov
12	Sanofi4 sponsor names	330	132	128	198	103	ClinicalTrials.gov
13	Boehringer Ingelheim	310	86	54	224	121	ClinicalTrials.gov
14	Novo	281	99	109	182	57	ClinicalTrials.gov
15	Takeda Pharmaceutical Company4 sponsor names	229	80	109	149	131	ClinicalTrials.gov
16	Amgen2 sponsor names	226	98	84	128	87	ClinicalTrials.gov
17	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	176	113	55	63	32	ClinicalTrials.gov
18	Bayer	167	36	33	131	46	ClinicalTrials.gov
19	Innovent Biologics2 sponsor names	146	66	33	80	2	ClinicalTrials.gov
20	Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited3 sponsor names	141	98	29	43	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
21	CSPC Pharmaceutical Group6 sponsor names	138	105	49	33	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
22	Akeso	137	83	32	54	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
23	Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	135	135	35	0	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
24	Incyte	134	54	36	80	46	ClinicalTrials.gov
25	BeOne Medicines Ltd.2 sponsor names	129	65	32	64	45	ClinicalTrials.gov
26	Gilead Sciences2 sponsor names	125	85	47	40	45	ClinicalTrials.gov
27	Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	118	100	50	18	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
28	Abbott Laboratories7 sponsor names	117	42	1	75	38	ClinicalTrials.gov
29	Otsuka Pharmaceutical7 sponsor names	115	38	53	77	37	ClinicalTrials.gov
30	Vertex Pharmaceuticals	110	30	43	80	28	ClinicalTrials.gov
31	Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group2 sponsor names	105	91	25	14	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
32	Astellas Pharma7 sponsor names	100	50	33	50	31	ClinicalTrials.gov
33	Daiichi Sankyo3 sponsor names	96	56	28	40	24	ClinicalTrials.gov
34	UCB5 sponsor names	95	27	53	68	43	ClinicalTrials.gov
35	Boston Scientific	91	41	5	50	43	ClinicalTrials.gov
36	Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.	89	48	21	41	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
37	Merck KGaA4 sponsor names	86	26	12	60	43	ClinicalTrials.gov
38	Moderna	81	28	22	53	31	ClinicalTrials.gov
39	Biogen	76	28	28	48	16	ClinicalTrials.gov
40	Société des Produits Nestlé	76	16	0	60	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
41	Chong Kun Dang	74	11	5	63	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
42	Changchun GeneScience Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	71	47	12	24	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
43	Shanghai Henlius Biotech	70	55	19	15	1	ClinicalTrials.gov
44	Alcon	70	9	8	61	40	ClinicalTrials.gov
45	Sinovac Biotech4 sponsor names	69	27	25	42	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
46	Eisai5 sponsor names	69	19	10	50	27	ClinicalTrials.gov
47	BioNTech2 sponsor names	65	32	20	33	23	ClinicalTrials.gov
48	Radicle Science	63	16	0	47	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
49	Wecare Probiotics Co., Ltd.	62	19	0	43	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
50	Argenx SE	61	36	27	25	14	ClinicalTrials.gov
51	Fujian Shengdi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	61	30	13	31	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
52	Colgate-Palmolive Company	60	14	43	46	1	ClinicalTrials.gov
53	Haleon	57	7	3	50	36	ClinicalTrials.gov
54	Galderma Group AG	56	13	13	43	32	ClinicalTrials.gov
55	Ono Pharmaceutical	54	35	11	19	2	ClinicalTrials.gov
56	Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	52	44	11	8	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
57	RemeGen Co., Ltd.	49	29	16	20	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
58	Keymed Biosciences Co.Ltd	49	26	9	23	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
59	Lundbeck	49	13	11	36	8	ClinicalTrials.gov
60	Boryung Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd	48	13	6	35	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
61	BTL Industries Ltd.	48	8	0	40	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
62	Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd	47	23	12	24	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
63	Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.2 sponsor names	45	29	13	16	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
64	Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD.	45	16	18	29	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
65	Edwards Lifesciences	44	28	0	16	18	ClinicalTrials.gov
66	Sun Pharmaceutical4 sponsor names	44	15	17	29	18	ClinicalTrials.gov
67	Sunshine Lake Pharma Co., Ltd.	44	13	6	31	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
68	Hangzhou Zhongmei Huadong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	43	34	15	9	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
69	Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc	43	19	19	24	8	ClinicalTrials.gov
70	Addpharma Inc.	42	24	9	18	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
71	TCI Co., Ltd.	42	9	0	33	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
72	Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.	41	17	19	24	9	ClinicalTrials.gov
73	Jazz Pharmaceuticals	40	21	9	19	11	ClinicalTrials.gov
74	Zimmer Biomet Holdings	40	19	0	21	16	ClinicalTrials.gov
75	Cochlear Limited	40	16	0	24	17	ClinicalTrials.gov
76	Bausch & Lomb2 sponsor names	40	8	6	32	21	ClinicalTrials.gov
77	Hanmi Pharmaceutical	39	12	11	27	2	ClinicalTrials.gov
78	Hutchmed	38	12	9	26	2	ClinicalTrials.gov
79	PepsiCo Global R&D	38	4	0	34	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
80	Sonova AG	38	2	0	36	23	ClinicalTrials.gov
81	Egymedicalpedia	38	1	0	37	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
82	Humanis Saglık Anonim Sirketi	38	0	1	38	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
83	Csl Ltd	37	14	14	23	10	ClinicalTrials.gov
84	Dong-A St CO., Ltd	37	8	7	29	1	ClinicalTrials.gov
85	CooperVision, Inc.	37	2	0	35	33	ClinicalTrials.gov
86	Genmab A/s	36	32	15	4	1	ClinicalTrials.gov
87	Ipsen	36	20	19	16	12	ClinicalTrials.gov
88	Shionogi	36	12	7	24	7	ClinicalTrials.gov
89	Celltrion2 sponsor names	36	6	18	30	9	ClinicalTrials.gov
90	Vedic Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.	36	2	1	34	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
91	Institut Pasteur	35	24	1	11	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
92	Biocad	35	24	20	11	1	ClinicalTrials.gov
93	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals	35	20	11	15	12	ClinicalTrials.gov
94	Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals	35	19	13	16	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
95	Beijing InnoCare Pharma Tech Co., Ltd.	34	26	9	8	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
96	InSightec	34	17	1	17	3	ClinicalTrials.gov
97	Luye Pharma Group Limited	34	14	5	20	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
98	Bio-Thera Solutions	34	9	7	25	0	ClinicalTrials.gov
99	Dizal Pharmaceuticals	33	18	4	15	2	ClinicalTrials.gov
100	Vigonvita Life Sciences	33	12	3	21	0	ClinicalTrials.gov

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Lead sponsor only (collaborators are not counted). Sponsors we can’t match to a company page are listed under the name they registered.