Tianhong Xu

Dr. Tianhong Xu is a founding partner of Virtus Inspire Ventures. Dr. Xu's life science experience spanned over 15 years as a venture capitalist, UN officer, entrepreneur, research and clinical doctor. He focuses on investments in the medical device, biotech, and healthcare service space. He was a Partner at WI Group and Vangoo Capital, responsible for MedTech investment. Previously, he was a Medical Industry Expert for the United Nations-Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), where he directed the upgrade of medical industrial clusters in China through investment promotion, technology transfer, and management consulting. He was co-founder of two gene diagnosis and personalized medicine companies. Prior to that, he was a surgeon at Renji Hospital in China. He earned his Ph.D. in Molecular and Human Genetics from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and MD from Fudan University, Shanghai, China.