Ep. 82 – Act Now or Fall Behind: Michelle Rozo on Biotech’s National Security Stakes

The U.S. will cede its preeminence in biotechnology to China within three years unless the government acts urgently, an independent commission chartered by Congress warns. “Our window to act is closing,” the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology said in a newly released report. “We need a two-track strategy: make America innovate faster, and slow China down.” BioCentury Washington Editor Steve Usdin discusses the report's recommendations and warnings with the commission’s vice chair, Michelle Rozo, on The BioCentury Show.

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00:00 - Introduction
03:56 - China Closing the Innovation Gap
09:20 - Slowing China Down
17:20 - Bolstering U.S. Biotech