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WuXi AppTec

药明康德

WuXi AppTec is a contract research organization (CRO) that serves as an outsourced R&D partner for pharmaceutical companies, handling drug discovery research by employing chemistry and biology specialists . It has been described as occupying a role analogous to Foxconn in consumer electronics—an essential but labor-intensive, lower-margin link in the global pharmaceutical value chain . The company went public on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in May 2018 and was at that time the largest CRO globally . Its business model centers on leveraging China's large pool of relatively low-cost, highly educated knowledge workers . In its organizational history, Zhigang Chen served as its first Chief Digital Officer .

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