From the lab to the world: China’s biotech rising

About this episode

The episode discusses China's national policy on artificial intelligence and the rapid growth of its biotech industry.

China unveils a national policy to accelerate the development and application of artificial Intelligence. How will it reshape the economy, people’s lives, and the global landscape of innovation (00:45)? China is doubling down on the biotech industry. In the first half of the year, Chinese drug developers signed over 140 deals with foreign pharmaceutical companies, accounting for one-third of all global agreements. Why is biotech an emerging strategic industry in China? Will China become a biotech powerhouse (17:46)?

Topics covered

• biotech
• artificial intelligence
• China
• pharmaceuticals
• innovation

Keywords

• national policy
• drug developers
• foreign pharmaceutical companies
• strategic industry
• biotech powerhouse

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Places: China

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