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Abigail Copeland

Abigail Copeland

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Science, Technology, and Society at Vassar College; expert on China's biotech industry, genomics, and science-state relations.

Jul 3, 2026

18:54
What's their story and what role do they play today in China's biotech industry?
18:59
Yeah, so they are definitely China's largest and at this point, particularly in the US, I would say most notorious genomics company.
19:07
They're China's Illumina.
19:09
And by that, I mean, not only do those two companies actually have an ongoing or a very deep pile of lawsuits against one another around IP theft, but they operate a similar space that they're really the dominant player in the sequencing industry in their respective ecosystems.
19:28
I would say similarly, they are regarded by people on the ground in a similar way.
19:34
On one hand, they both produce great products.
19:36
They're immensely innovative.

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