Researcher admits plot to steal GSK secrets to sell in China
A US cancer researcher has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to benefit Renopharma, a Chinese company she created. Yu Xue, a naturalised US citizen, had worked at a research facility of the UK drugmaker between 2006 and 2016. Renopharma intended to develop anti-cancer drugs and received financial support and subsidies from the Chinese government.