Quick Take: Wuxi Apptec removed from the 1260H List

The coast is clear (for now). Wuxi Apptec has been removed from the 1260H list by the Department of Defense - reports Endpoint News citing a notice published by the Federal Registrar on Monday. Background: the BIOSECURE Act, enacted in December 2025, uses the 1260H designation as a route for identifying a 「biotechnology company of concern」 (BCC). The list is maintained by the DoD, who are expected to publish Chinese military companies operating in the US on an annual basis until December 2031. WuXi AppTec was added to the 1260H list by the DoD in June 2026, with the obvious potential of being designated a BCC and face restrictions on federal contracts implicated by BIOSECURE. The reported removal is therefore a sigh of relief for Wuxi Apptec, and should improve sentiment across the China healthcare sector. According to the article published on the Federal Registrar, the DoD decision came in compliance with the order issued by District Court of Columbia in August, which granted Apptec p