Healthcare ranking
Top 10 COVID-19 clinical trial sponsors 2026
Moderna started the most COVID-19 clinical trials as lead sponsor between November 2023 and October 2026, with 9 trials. The list ranks companies worldwide by the number of new interventional trials they lead in this area.
Top 10 at a glance
The full list
| Rank | Company | Headquarters | new industry-sponsored clinical trials (trials) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moderna | United States | 9 |
| 2 | BioNTech | Germany | 8 |
| 3 | Pfizer | United States | 7 |
| 4 | Shionogi | Japan | 5 |
| 5 | Sanofi | France | 4 |
| 5 | Invivyd | United States | 4 |
| 7 | Abbott | United States | 3 |
| 7 | Aptitude Medical Systems | United States | 3 |
| 7 | Novavax | United States | 3 |
| 7 | WestVac Biopharma | China | 3 |
How this list is built
We counted interventional clinical trials with a company as lead sponsor and a start date from 1 November 2023 to 31 October 2026 that list COVID-19 as a studied condition; withdrawn trials are not counted. Subsidiaries and name variants are merged into the parent company, and hospitals, universities and other non-company sponsors are left out. Companies with the same count share a rank, and all companies tied at the last place are shown.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is number one in the COVID-19 clinical trial sponsors ranking?
Moderna ranks first with 9 trials (November 2023 to October 2026).
How is this ranking calculated?
We counted interventional clinical trials with a company as lead sponsor and a start date from 1 November 2023 to 31 October 2026 that list COVID-19 as a studied condition; withdrawn trials are not counted. Subsidiaries and name variants are merged into the parent company, and hospitals, universities and other non-company sponsors are left out. Companies with the same count share a rank, and all companies tied at the last place are shown.
Can a company pay to rank higher?
Positions come only from the counts described above, and inclusion is free. Every company is ranked by the same rules.
How often is the ranking updated?
Every list is recomputed each quarter from the latest public records, and the update date is printed on the page.
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