Why has China produced a growing number of profitable biomanufacturing firms, while the West has accumulated stalled pilots and failed scale-ups - despite comparable scientific capability?
Might this be another case where the role of the State is critical in fostering and coordinating a shared vision? It seems that many neoliberal environments try and belittle the role of the State and are even embarrassed about it.
Almost all countries with a biotech sector have, or are building, state backed infrastructure to my knowledge.
What remains to be seen is if they are building the right infrastructure. I'm hoping there's more discourse over full stacks to provide a bit of a map.
I've seen with my own eyes that Chinese syn bio plants are operating at half capacity. Time will tell if there's a misalignment or they're just early.
Might this be another case where the role of the State is critical in fostering and coordinating a shared vision? It seems that many neoliberal environments try and belittle the role of the State and are even embarrassed about it.
Almost all countries with a biotech sector have, or are building, state backed infrastructure to my knowledge.
What remains to be seen is if they are building the right infrastructure. I'm hoping there's more discourse over full stacks to provide a bit of a map.
I've seen with my own eyes that Chinese syn bio plants are operating at half capacity. Time will tell if there's a misalignment or they're just early.
Thank you for this excellent breakdown of the topic.
Thoughtful insights, Cam. Thank you for sharing these with us.