May. 13 at 7:33 AM
$ILMN “A spokeswoman for Illumina, a biotechnology company based in California, said Thaysen "is honoured to be part of the delegation" and that the company hopes the trip will be "an opportunity to strengthen relationships and shape the future of precision medicine."
Representatives of the other companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Absent from the original list was Nvidia boss Jensen Huang, whose company is central to the US-China rivalry over computer chips and AI.
But in a surprise development, Huang boarded the Beijing-bound Air Force One when it refuelled in Anchorage, Alaska.
"Jensen is attending the summit at the invitation of President Trump to support America and the administration's goals," a Nvidia spokesperson told the BBC.
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