Lianshan Zhang
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GLOBAL R&D PRESIDENT
Pharmaceutical Management
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd
Hong Kong
Biography
Dr. Lianshan Zhang holds the position of Senior Vice President and Global R&D President of Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine. In 2010, Dr. Zhang joined Hengrui and is responsible for R&D strategy and management of all the NMEs across the globe. Prior to Hengrui, he was a senior director of chemistry at Marcadia Biotech. From 1998 to 2008, Dr. Zhang was engaged in the discovery and development of peptide/protein therapeutics for the treatment of diabetes and obesity and successfully delivered multiple clinical candidates. Dr. Lianshan Zhang obtained his undergraduate degree in Medicinal Chemistry from China Pharmaceutical University and his Ph.D. (summa cum laude) in Organic Chemistry at the University of Tubingen. He conducted his post-doctoral research at University of Tubingen and Vanderbilt University.
Research Interest
Research and Development, Organic Chemistry
