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Samantha Du is Founder, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer. During her career, she has been a successful drug developer, entrepreneur, and investor. Dr. Du joined Pfizer in the US in 1994, where she was involved in the development of multiple early and late-stage products, two of which received US FDA approval. She also led the scientific side of Pfizer’s global metabolic licensing group. Dr. Du co-founded Hutchison MediPharma (HMP) and Hutchison China MediTech (Chi-Med, now HUTCHMED) where she served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer, respectively. She then joined Sequoia Capital China in 2012 as a Managing Director responsible for several healthcare investments. Dr. Du founded Zai Lab in 2014 to address the unmet medical needs for patients globally.
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- • 1 investors hold the Founder, CEO, & Chair role in VCSift. Samantha DU is one of them.
- • 1,074 investors are based in Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
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