Ira Flatow
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Science Friday · China's booming biotech, from a brain implant to drug discovery · 13 Jul 2026
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A decade ago, about 8% of new drug molecules were discovered in China.
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Now, it's over 40%.
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And more clinical trials are now being conducted in China than in the U.S.
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or Europe.
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And most recently, pharma juggernaut Bristol-Myers Squibb signed a $15 billion deal with a Chinese company to acquire several early-stage drug candidates.
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Has the center of gravity in biotech moved from the U.S.
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to China?
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My next guest has been following the Chinese pharma industry's meteoric rise.
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Dr. Siyun Kang is an assistant professor of health management and policy at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
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Welcome to Science Friday.
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Nice to have you.
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Tell us, what is driving this enormous growth of the Chinese biotech industry?
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Are there specific parts of the biotech industry where Chinese companies are excelling, so to speak?
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Why are they better at doing that?
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Yeah, so that's an important point.
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Companies getting additional money from the government even if they fail at first.
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Exactly.
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So how common is it for American or European companies to source early stage drug candidates from China?
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With the Chinese government willing to fund these companies and with the companies themselves willing,
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like Bristol-Myers making deals with China.
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