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Tableof Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMAAY4
EMERGING POLICY TRENDS15
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United Stales17Europea Ur ian18Chlina19Jeder18Inclia20
AITAENDS IN TAADE, INNOVATION & INVESTMENT
The Future ot Biotech: Folloving the Invastrerit Flews22China's: Growing Role in the R atech Sector25
Talont & I I.llrall CapltalCapital nd R&D Funding35Cnabling Toehinologlos & ToolsRegularory & Technelegs Ecasystams37
YIBUSINESSCONSIDERATIONS&RECOMMENDATIONS39
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ExecutiveSummary
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Executive Summary
Biotechnolory is emerging as a pivotal frontier in 21st century geopolitical competition, driven by its
Thnis report exslores these dynanmics, taking s'ack f wher eopolitioal somaeti-ion over the biqtechsector stands today and what it coulcl ook like tomorrow. It analyzes the key national plavers in thesector and iden: fies eocoltical choke points that could be leveraged as alobal tracde tensions ancnationa security pressures rise, It also naps how these plavers are attemptin to crctect natic na.leadership in biotech, promote new iniovation, and srter through emerging technoloical alliances.compaies-from small start-ups to lobal investo's and large, mltinational life sciences and toolscompanies.
The report makes several key fingings relevant to a brad range o' stakehokiers in the bhintech sectorand policy ecosystem
1Biotech is increasingly an arena ofgcopolitical and tcchnological compctition.Hocognition of the soctor's imoorlanco toationasocuirity.ccoromicgrowth,andumar heallh is growing rapidly, pusring il lothe forofront of colicymaking. Ihis inclucos abroad ralnse of pollcy Initlathvcs focusod onbo.h thpromotio1 t3.g..crit calmecicincsubsicllosipuecrotoctlofc.5l..POOEACEtoollngacxportcontrols! of natkonalblotcchsoctors.
3Several geopolitical choke pointscxist within thc biotcch scctor, cspcciallyrelated to the now of data and capital.Intcnsifiod compotitio1. cxport controls, anesuoplychaindecouolingsllorlsarefragmentirg tre industry a'id criving nat ons tolocallzo Inovatlon. Tio levol of sioosolltleal s