UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development - PPC Market Share Analysis September 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the UK Research and Development category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Research and Development – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Pharma & Biotech Research and Development UK

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 45.5202312139
54.4797687861
45%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 1
99
1%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 0%
Transactional 0%
Navigational 84%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 0%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
gsk.com 63.13
roche.com 31.78
freestyle.abbott 4.3
abcam.com 0.46
lifescience.net 0.19
worldwide.com 0.04
sequencing.com 0.04
sigmaaldrich.com 0.02
thermofisher.com 0.02
scbt.com 0.01
others 0.01
  • gsk.com - 63.13%
  • roche.com - 31.78%
  • freestyle.abbott - 4.3%
  • abcam.com - 0.46%
  • lifescience.net - 0.19%
  • worldwide.com - 0.04%
  • sequencing.com - 0.04%
  • sigmaaldrich.com - 0.02%
  • thermofisher.com - 0.02%
  • scbt.com - 0.01%
  • others - 0.01%

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GSK.com dominates with 63.13% click share, followed by Roche.com at 31.78%. Freestyle.abbott holds 4.3%, while Abcam.com captures 0.46%. Others collectively account for 0.01%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date gsk.com roche.com abcam.com sequencing.com freestyle.abbott thermofisher.com worldwide.com ispe.org sigmaaldrich.com lifescience.net
2026/09/01 53.45% 32.72% 0% 0% 11.35% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.48%
2026/09/02 65.42% 24.03% 0% 0% 10.54% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/03 72.6% 14.56% 0% 0% 12.84% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/04 56.11% 28.56% 0% 0% 15.33% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/05 58.93% 33.33% 0% 0% 7.74% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/06 66.77% 24.56% 0% 0% 8.67% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/07 51.6% 31.58% 0% 0% 16.82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/08 73.15% 9.88% 6.45% 0% 5.81% 1.37% 1.36% 0% 0.52% 0%
2026/09/09 45.12% 38.63% 0% 0% 13.79% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.46%
2026/09/10 59.86% 28.21% 0% 0% 11.93% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/11 38.31% 45.47% 0% 0% 16.23% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/12 58.1% 33.57% 0% 0% 7.39% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.94%
2026/09/13 48.59% 41.41% 0% 0% 8.76% 0% 0% 1.24% 0% 0%
2026/09/14 62.27% 33.24% 0% 0% 4.48% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/15 62.35% 31.32% 0% 0% 5.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.94%
2026/09/16 65.08% 25.74% 0% 0% 9.19% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/17 60.96% 32.01% 0% 0% 7.03% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/18 58.41% 34.65% 0% 3.2% 3.74% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/19 67.63% 30.71% 0% 0% 1.66% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/20 47.89% 50.38% 0% 0% 1.73% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/21 71.53% 24.24% 0% 0% 3.06% 0% 0% 0% 1.17% 0%
2026/09/22 75.43% 22.66% 0% 0% 1.9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/23 65.79% 32.18% 0% 0% 2.03% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/24 63.53% 36.47% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/25 67.64% 32.36% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/26 74.69% 25.31% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/27 71.66% 28.34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/28 58.59% 41.41% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/29 76.07% 23.93% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/30 70.12% 29.88% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
  • gsk.com
  • roche.com
  • abcam.com
  • sequencing.com
  • freestyle.abbott
  • thermofisher.com
  • worldwide.com
  • ispe.org
  • sigmaaldrich.com
  • lifescience.net

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GSK’s PPC spend peaked at 76.07 on September 29, while Roche fluctuated, reaching 50.38 on September 20. Freestyle Abbott’s spend declined, ending at 2.03.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/09/01 4
2026/09/02 3
2026/09/03 3
2026/09/04 3
2026/09/05 3
2026/09/06 3
2026/09/07 3
2026/09/08 10
2026/09/09 4
2026/09/10 3
2026/09/11 3
2026/09/12 4
2026/09/13 4
2026/09/14 3
2026/09/15 4
2026/09/16 3
2026/09/17 3
2026/09/18 4
2026/09/19 3
2026/09/20 3
2026/09/21 4
2026/09/22 3
2026/09/23 3
2026/09/24 2
2026/09/25 3
2026/09/26 2
2026/09/27 2
2026/09/28 2
2026/09/29 2
2026/09/30 2

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September began with 4 advertisers, dipped to 3, then spiked to 10 on the 8th. The month ended with a decline to 2 advertisers.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
gsk.com 5%
roche.com 2.08%
sequencing.com 0.1%
thermofisher.com -0.03%
worldwide.com -0.07%
lifescience.net -0.25%
abcam.com -0.89%
freestyle.abbott -5.88%

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GSK.com surged with a 5.00% click share increase, while freestyle.abbott faced a significant drop of 5.88%. Roche.com also gained 2.08%.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date gsk.com roche.com asuragen.com abcam.com freestyle.abbott lifescience.net ispe.org worldwide.com sigmaaldrich.com thermofisher.com
2026/09/01 36.75% 27.39% 0% 0% 26.87% 8.99% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/02 50.11% 22.41% 0% 0% 27.48% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/03 53.13% 13.57% 0% 0% 33.3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/04 37.37% 25.06% 0% 0% 37.57% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/05 44.79% 33.38% 0% 0% 21.83% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/06 50.4% 25.04% 0% 0% 24.56% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/07 35.19% 26.22% 0% 0% 38.59% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/08 58.99% 9.89% 0% 6.42% 16.17% 0% 0% 1.94% 1.6% 1.6%
2026/09/09 29.56% 30.8% 0% 0% 30.8% 8.84% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/10 46.28% 24.8% 0% 0% 28.93% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/11 24.24% 37.88% 0% 0% 37.88% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/12 41.42% 33.91% 0% 0% 20.55% 4.13% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/13 35.89% 38.46% 0% 0% 22.44% 0% 3.21% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/14 51.67% 35.15% 0% 0% 13.18% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/15 47.25% 32.7% 0% 0% 15.82% 4.24% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/16 48.98% 25.51% 0% 0% 25.51% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/17 45.65% 33.97% 0% 0% 20.38% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/18 49.09% 38.35% 0% 0% 10.96% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/19 58.33% 36.46% 0% 0% 5.21% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/20 42.74% 52.48% 0% 0% 4.77% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/21 61.54% 27.48% 0% 0% 9.16% 0% 0% 0% 1.82% 0%
2026/09/22 68.13% 26.07% 0% 0% 5.79% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/23 59.01% 35.13% 0% 0% 5.86% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/24 59.89% 40.11% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/25 55.31% 30.87% 13.83% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/26 69.13% 30.87% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/27 65.75% 34.25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/28 55.44% 44.56% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/29 73.68% 26.32% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/09/30 65.11% 34.89% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
  • gsk.com
  • roche.com
  • asuragen.com
  • abcam.com
  • freestyle.abbott
  • lifescience.net
  • ispe.org
  • worldwide.com
  • sigmaaldrich.com
  • thermofisher.com

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GSK’s impression share fluctuated, peaking at 73.68% on September 29. Roche saw a high of 52.48% on September 20. Freestyle Abbott’s share declined, ending at 5.86% on September 23.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development

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