BIO Trade Group to Cut Ties With Chinese Biotech Firm WuXi AppTec

Published on March 15, 2024

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), a trade association representing the biotechnology industry, is taking steps to “separate” from Chinese biotech firm WuXi AppTec amid pressure from lawmakers. On March 13, BIO announced it would take “important steps” to solidify its stance on biotechnology, emphasizing the industry’s critical role in U.S. national security. “Our adversaries abroad have stated that they intend to become the biotechnology center of excellence in the world,” BIO CEO John Crowley said in a statement. “America and our allies cannot let this happen. Securing and advancing our preeminence in biomanufacturing will be one key component of a multi-prong approach to secure and advance this strategic imperative in biotechnology.”...

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