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IMS analysis revealed that lower-cost copies of complex biotechnology drugs could save the United States and Europe’s five top markets as much as €98 billion ($110 billion) by 2020.

Massachusetts and California have been well-known as biotech hubs for quite some time. Now New York City is seeing a surge in bio company activity.

Immunocore was recognized as SCRIP Awards 2015’s Biotech of the Year. Immunocore is a world-leading biotech company developing novel T cell receptor (TCR) based biological drugs for the treatment of cancer, viral infections and autoimmune disease.

The biotechnology arena’s financing total for 2015 reached unprecedented heights for the second straight year, according to EY’s 29th annual Beyond borders report. Biotech companies raised nearly $71 billion in 2015, well ahead of the previous record of $56 billion totaled during 2014.

Pharma brands are still spending furiously on DTC – something like a billion dollars more in 2015 than in 2014, with more growth expected this year – and patients are still demanding and sharing more information about drugs and medical conditions, with or without approval from their doctors.

A listing of the total DTC expenditure for prescription medicines in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015

A listing of the top 20 pharma/biotech companies ranked by DTC spending in 2015.