54.3% of matchups won
381 matchups
Elo 1493
tracked 2025/05/15 → 2026/10/02
mission: Develop medicines and vaccines · Pharmaceuticals · companies · businesses
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing56%
picked as helping wellbeing
258 matchups
51%
picked as hurting wellbeing
123 matchups
People are split on it.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Blockbuster drugs
- Cancer immunotherapy
- Veterinary medicines
- Vioxx withdrawal
- Mectizan program
Based on 381 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/02. Full rankings ·
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