The market for drugs is deep and diversified, and the size of the prize is huge if you get it right. A single blockbuster drug can generate annual revenue on the scale of a major software company. Pharma has unusual economics – it's a hits business in drug development and an annuity business once a drug succeeds. AI could change both by improving the odds of success and simultaneously decreasing development time and cost. Full piece on why AI will make pharma even bigger: http://a16z.news/p/big-pharma-can-rival-big-software