“…According to PMLive and GlobalData, among the 20 top global sales pharmaceutical companies, majority are companies originated from United States and Europe (PMLive, 2017). As one of the most innovative and researchintensive industries in the United States, pharmaceutical firms are constantly facing pressures from the governments and stakeholders (Bunniran, McCaffrey, Bentley, & Bouldin , 2009). From a molecule concept or idea discovery, to experiments, research & development, clinical trials, to obtaining approval from FDA and finally marketing the new drugs to the public, it takes approximately 10 to 15 years (Pilon & Elias, 2015).…”