US biotechs turn secretive as they fear competition from rising Chinese industry

(Illustration by Ricardo Santos) July 10, 2026 12:00 PM EDT R&DChina As Chi­na biotech com­pe­ti­tion heats up, Amer­i­can drug­mak­ers get more se­cre­tive Ryan Cross Senior Science Correspondent Ja­nine Sen­gstack be­lieves she may have found the next big break­through in di­a­betes and obe­si­ty. Her com­pa­ny, Junevi­ty, has searched through hun­dreds … Sign up to read this article for free. Get free access to a limited number of articles, plus choose newsletters to get straight to your inbox. SIGN UP LOG IN BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER