Daxing biopharma cluster showcases country's industrial transformation

With government support, Beijing Daxing International Airport Economic Zone is building itself into a major life and health sciences industrial cluster to help propel the country's biopharmaceutical development.

The economic zone started its construction in September 2019 and covers some 150 square kilometers. By the end of July, registered enterprises in the zone reached 2,961, including 53 foreign companies.

In the life and health sciences sector, there were 231 registered enterprises and eight under-construction projects. Highlights include projects from State Key Laboratory of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, cell therapy leader Shanghai Cell Therapy Group Co Ltd and Beijing-based stem cell researcher AegleStem Therapeutic.