Fig. 2: Comparison of traditional versus AI assisted drug development pipelines.
From: Neuropsychopharmacology in the era of artificial intelligence and biomolecule prediction software
A Traditional timeline for creating new drugs. A1–5) Partitioned timeline showing major categories of drug development (vivid colors). Subcategories describing unique elements are below major categories. Overall timeline from drug candidate identification to approval is ~10–15 years. B Projected timeline for creating new drugs with AI assistance. B1–5) Same as A1–5, but with notably shorter durations driven by continued AI optimization at each step. Generative AI models based on validation and clinical evidence can enhance the trajectory to approval by ~3 years.
