Role of Crowdsourcing in Accelerating Drug Development

DOI: https://doi.org/10.63345/ijrmp.v12.i9.4

Dinesh Rongpi

Independent Researcher

Arunachal Pradesh, India

Abstract

The drug development process is notoriously lengthy and resource intensive, often taking over a decade from discovery to market. In recent years, crowdsourcing has emerged as a transformative approach to expedite this process. By leveraging the collective intelligence of diverse communities, including researchers, clinicians, patients, and data scientists, crowdsourcing platforms can generate novel insights, facilitate data sharing, and stimulate innovation. This manuscript examines the evolving role of crowdsourcing in drug development. It reviews literature up to 2022, outlines the methodology of integrating crowdsourced data into research pipelines, and presents an analysis of survey data to assess perceptions of effectiveness and challenges. Findings suggest that while crowdsourcing offers significant potential for accelerating drug development, issues such as data quality, intellectual property, and participant motivation remain as challenges. The study concludes with recommendations for optimizing crowdsourcing strategies in pharmaceutical research.

Keywords

Crowdsourcing; Drug Development; Innovation; Clinical Research; Data Analysis; Patient Engagement

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