Zhengyu Yuan
President and Chief Executive Officer
Medicine
MicuRX Pharmaceuticals
China
Biography
Dr. Yuan brings over 25 years of experience in drug discovery and development, with a strong expertise in research and development of novel antibiotics. He founded MicuRx to identify novel antibiotic and antifungal agents. Prior to MicuRx, Dr. Yuan was a founding scientist and senior vice president of research for Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc., through its successful acquisition by Pfizer. Previously, Dr. Yuan held a variety of senior management positions at Syntex, Affymax, and GlaxoWellcome. He received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Cornell University and a B.S. degree in chemistry from Fudan University in Shanghai. Dr. Yuan has authored multiple patents and nearly 40 peer-reviewed publications.
Research Interest
trong expertise in research and development of novel antibiotics. He founded MicuRx to identify novel antibiotic and antifungal agents.
