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VIEWPOINT | Foreign price controls threaten U.S. biotech edge
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VIEWPOINT | Foreign price controls threaten U.S. biotech edge

Guest column by Joni Ekstrum, the executive director of the South Dakota Biotech Association

Aug 10, 2025
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Joni Ekstrum

Sen. John Thune has long championed American innovation, free enterprise and national security. As global competition intensifies and the need for economic resilience grows more urgent, we must protect the industries that have powered America’s leadership in medical breakthroughs and biopharmaceutical innovation.

Unfortunately, policies being discussed in Washington, like Most Favored Nation (MFN), undermine that foundation and threaten the future of patients, researchers and manufacturers in South Dakota and across America.

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