Effective Savings Upon the Reduction of Development Time
To account for constant and unexpected increases in energy prices, shelter costs, service charges, supply chain disruptions, social and political instability, an yearly increment of operational costs by around 10% is usually seen.
Suppose it takes 8.3 years for lead optimization of a pipeline, the overall expense* is the cost of the first year times 12, where the 9th-year's cost doubles.
A tenfold reduction of the time for lead optimization therefore saves the expense by 15 folds. More savings can be expected when it comes in synergy with the reduction of research cost.
*Approximated without capitalization. Pay raise is also excluded.
