Chinese economy

published: 18.08.2025

MERICS China Podcast: China’s rise in biotechnology, with Alexander Brown and Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Biotechnology is strategically important because of its potential to transform humanity’s control over nature. Governments worldwide are racing to secure their positions in the field – and China is no exception.

In a new episode of the MERICS China Podcast, MERICS experts Alexander Brown and Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau join Johannes Heller-John to discuss the rise of China in biotechnology. They are the authors of the report “Lab leader, market ascender: China's rise in biotechnology”, published earlier this year.

 

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