Lawmakers urge Biden to call out more Chinese biotech firms
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: US Congressman Mike Gallagher , chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party speaks as Ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi , looks on during a biotech science fair in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
"The Department of Defense provides responses directly to members of Congress in matters of this kind," a department spokesman said in a statement."We have no additional information or further details to release at this time."The letter is the latest sign of growing concern in Washington about China's biotech sector. The U.S.
In their letter, Gallagher and Krishnamoorthi call for the addition of Innomics and STOmics, which they allege are subsidiaries of BGI. BGI Genomics Co, a publicly listed subsidiary of BGI Group, was added to the list in 2022. The letter also names Origincell, for allegedly operating a bio-storage cell tank and having ties to the Chinese military and Vazyme Biotech, which allegedly makes bioactive compounds and has investors with ties to the military.
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