Investment Rating - The industry investment rating is "Overweight" [1] Core Insights - The report highlights the ongoing global biotechnology revolution, emphasizing its integration into economic and social development to address major challenges such as health, climate change, and food security. The National Development and Reform Commission has issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for Biological Economy Development," indicating a trillion-yuan market potential in the biological economy [3][4]. Market Performance - The synthetic biology index increased by 2.01% to 1218.13 during the week of September 1-5, 2025, outperforming the Shanghai Composite Index by 3.19% and underperforming the ChiNext Index by 0.34% [4][20]. - The top five performing companies in the synthetic biology sector during the same week were: - Haizheng Biomaterials (+17%) - BeiGene (+15%) - Kelun Pharmaceutical (+11%) - Health元 (+9%) - Yuanli Technology (+6%) [21][22]. Company Developments - Fuxiang Pharmaceutical has established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Singapore to expand its microbial protein business, aiming for an annual production capacity of 20,000 tons of microbial protein and 50,000 tons of amino acid water-soluble fertilizer [26]. - Kasei (Taiyuan) Biomaterials Co., Ltd. has announced a project for the annual production of 90,000 tons of bio-based polyamide, with existing production capabilities in bio-based products [26]. - Zhejiang Zhenyuan has officially launched its industrialization base for synthetic biology, which includes a facility for the production of histidine and other bio-based products [29]. - Honeywell has partnered with Syzygy Plasmonics to initiate the world's first electrified biogas-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Uruguay, expected to produce over 350,000 gallons of SAF annually [29][30]. Industry Standards - The national standard GB/T 46256-2025 for bio-based materials and products has been released, which will take effect on March 1, 2026. This standard establishes a comprehensive identity certification system for bio-based materials, promoting industry standardization and regulation [10].