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October 12, 2006

China’s Gene Therapy Investment

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Our favorite economics radio (pre-podcast technology) show is Marketplace from National Public Radio. Today they have a story on China’s commitment to gene therapy as a economic strategy to get in on a potentially huge market: China bounds ahead in gene therapy.

This is happening at a time of conservatism toward gene therapy in the United States. Investment in the U.S. slowed after an 18-year-old Pennsylvania boy died in a gene therapy trial seven years ago. His parents filed a lawsuit. The Food and Drug Administration put other trials on hold.
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Patients in China are less likely to file lawsuits, and Chermak says Chinese regulators are more open-minded to new treatments. They see the slowdown in the United States as an opportunity to get ahead.

At the same time, a lot of Chinese researchers who studied in the U.S. are returning home because in China, you can get much more bang for your research buck.

This is an example of the future we discuss in: Diplomacy and Science Research

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