Zhenping Wu

Dr. Wu heads all non-clinical development at the company, focusing on the CMC development and manufacturing of the Company’s pipeline. The Pharmaceutical Sciences department is responsible for process research, API & drug product manufacture, analytical R&D, quality control, supply chain management, CMC regulatory affairs, pilot plant development, and managing third-party contractors. Dr. Wu has well over 25 years of experience in drug discovery and development.

Prior to joining HUTCHMED in 2008, Dr. Wu held several leadership positions, including Senior Director of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Phenomix, a California biotech company; Director of Pharmaceutical Development at Pfizer Global R&D in San Diego (formerly Agouron); and group leader at Roche in Palo Alto. Dr. Wu has led many teams and advanced numerous candidates through different phases of clinical development and commercialization, such as the blockbuster anti-cancer drug Sutent.

Dr. Wu received a Ph. D. degree from Hong Kong University and an MBA degree from the University of California at Irvine. He is the past Chairman and President of the Board of the Sino-American Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Association. He received a Dean’s Scholar Award from the University of California at Irvine, a Leadership Award from the Sino-American Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Association, and an American Heart Association Fellowship.