AstraZeneca will set up a R&D centre and an AI innovation centre in Shanghai, as well as create a $1bn fund that would invest in healthcare start-ups.

The Weinberg technology campus has become a leading life sciences hub in Germany. 

The mayor of Birmingham talks to fDi about overcoming past reputations to cement the Alabama city's profile as a well-connected and well-educated place to do business.

Singapore has been named fDi's first Biotech Location of the Future for its impressive record of job creation, low corruption levels and IP protection. 

Leiden Bio Science Park is one of the oldest of its kind in the world. However, there is nothing old-fashioned about its approach to science or attracting investment.

The Wallonia region of Belgium has built itself up into a life sciences hub, leveraging on its range of academic and medical resources and central location.

Countries all over the world are fighting for a share of the potentially lucrative biotech market, with emerging markets going all out to challenge traditional strongholds. Karen Thuermer assesses which locations are out in front or showing the strongest potential.