Ronghui Gao
Infectious Diseases
The National Bureau of Asian Research
China
Biography
Ronghui worked as a medical doctor for seven years in screening and managing infectious diseases and vaccination programs in China. He then joined Nestle, worked in the sales & marketing team in the nutritional department as a regional manager in Shanghai. He relocated to the UK where he completed his MBA in Manchester Business School and worked in a UK based pharmaceutical marketing consultancy company, Pharma Marketing Academy, and InforMed Direct, as a consultant. Ronghui worked closely with a number of major pharmaceutical companies in Europe, namely AstraZeneca, GSK, Novartis, in areas of strategic marketing planning, new product launch, market research as well as KOL management for major brands. Rong Hui then relocated back to Shanghai and set up a joint marketing consulting firm in the healthcare market in 2005. His major clients include Astrazeneca, J&J and Sanofi-Aventis. Rong Hui joined BioBay in 2008. His current role is Business Development Director. He works closely with a wide range of life-science enterprises, VCs and bio-clusters worldwide and helps them set up their operations in China and facilitate their business by seeking fund, business partners as well as government support. Ronghui’s specific area of interests include strategic marketing, marketing planning, KOL management, company start-up, government communication and business development in the healthcare industry.
Research Interest
Research on Infectious Diseases