Chinese biotech giant Wuxi AppTec sees first-half earnings surge amid US scrutiny

Wuxi AppTec, Asia’s largest provider of contract pharmaceutical research, posted net income that smashed market expectations in the first half of the year amid strong demand tied to weight-loss and diabetes drugs, as well as gains in its US business.Interim net profit attributable to the owners of the Shanghai-based drug contractor advanced 33.7 per cent to 11.08 billion yuan (US$1.64 billion) from a year earlier, surpassing a Bloomberg mean consensus estimate – drawn from a pool of 25 analysts covering the stock – of a 14.5 per cent increase.Driven by strong commercial momentum across various client drug programmes, “we delivered strong growth across revenue, profit and cash flow” in the first half of 2026, said Li Ge, chairman and CEO of Wuxi AppTec, in a statement on Monday.