Global Drug Development Shifts East

The pharmaceutical industry is experiencing its own “DeepSeek moment,” according to science writer Hiya Jain. Just as the upstart AI breakthrough caught Silicon Valley off-guard, China is emerging as a formidable force in drug development, fundamentally altering the global landscape of medical innovation.

The numbers tell a remarkable story of transformation. In 2017, there were just over 600 clinical trials initiated in China. By 2023, that number was…