drug development; pharmaceutical R&D
Refers to the process of researching, designing, testing, and bringing new pharmaceutical drugs to market.
This company is focusing on drug development.
Drug development takes many years and a huge amount of money.
創薬 specifically refers to the early-stage discovery and design of new drug candidates, while 医薬品開発 covers the entire development process including clinical trials and regulatory approval.
Compound of 医薬品 (pharmaceutical product) and 開発 (development).