Foreign media: The rapid development of China's biotechnology industry has led to a sharp increase in the price of experimental monkeys used for drug testing, with the current price reaching about 140,000 RMB (approximately 20,260 USD) per monkey, exceeding the average annual salary in China.
Over the past five years, the price of experimental monkeys has doubled, mainly due to the large number of Chinese biotechnology companies signing drug licensing agreements with global pharmaceutical giants, as well as the recovery of financing activities in the pharmaceutical industry, which has driven many candidate drugs into early testing stages.
In 2023, the price of experimental monkeys briefly surged to 170,000 RMB due to a surge in demand for vaccine and drug trials, far exceeding the official pricing of 70,500 RMB in 2021.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1857464984903684/
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