Quoc Le-Nguyen

Quoc Le-Nguyen is the chief technical operations officer and head of quality of 89bio. He has over 25 years of experience in biopharmaceutical operations from large pharma and small startup and has the rare experience of both starting a manufacturing operation and closing a manufacturing plant. Quoc is a seasoned executive with extensive knowledge in technical operations and product supply, including building out facilities, organization, and systems as well as advancing programs through various stages of clinical development to licensure. His most recent position was SVP, global head of technical operations & quality for Aduro BioTech, where he was responsible for clinical supply including analytical/process development, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality for all three platforms: Cell Therapy, Small Molecule, and Antibody. Prior to that, Quoc was the VP of manufacturing operations for Bayer Healthcare, responsible for the Betaferon/Betaseron franchise. Quoc also played a critical role in the startup of BioMarin, in the development and approval of their first product, Adurazyme, in 2001.

Quoc holds a BS in biochemistry from the University of California at Davis.