Principal

• Jul 2022 - Present

Senior Associate

• Jul 2021 - Jul 2022

Associate

• Mar 2019 - Jun 2021

• Bits x Bites is China's pioneer food and agri tech VC. We empower early-stage startups along the whole food supply chain to shape the future of good food. • My focus is mainly on biotech related investment sourcing and due diligence, topic includes Synthetic Biology, Microbiome, Gene Editing, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Artificial Intelligence, etc. If you have technology that can address big issues in food, nutrition and health, agriculture, let’s connect!

SciTech global industry mapping project

• May 2019 - Jun 2019

• Mapped out the most relevant companies and academic groups in China that are active in, or have the potential to contribute to, growing the plant-based and cell-based meat related research space. • Identified one key technical challenge preventing the widespread adoption of protein alternatives in China and proposed potential solutions for research investigation • Mapped out the most relevant companies and academic groups in China that are active in, or have the potential to contribute to, growing the plant-based and cell-based meat related research space. • Identified one key technical challenge preventing the widespread adoption of protein alternatives in China and proposed potential solutions for research investigation

UNLEASH Talent

• May 2018 - Jun 2018

• 1000 talents (12% acceptance rate) from 110+ countries working on developing solutions for UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals • With 4 other team members, designed an eco-friendly storage container and a service platform to reduce post-harvest loss, increase market access and profit for farmers in rural India • Deliverables through prototyping, oral presentation, and marketplace poster presentation • 1000 talents (12% acceptance rate) from 110+ countries working on developing solutions for UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals • With 4 other team members, designed an eco-friendly storage container and a service platform to reduce post-harvest loss, increase market access and profit for farmers in rural India • Deliverables through prototyping, oral presentation, and marketplace poster presentation

Adjunct Professor

• Aug 2015 - May 2018

• Teaching chemistry courses at all levels, topics including chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid and base equilibrium, solubility, complex-ion equilibrium, thermodynamics and equilibrium, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, main group elements, transition elements, coordination compounds and organic chemistry. • Teaching chemistry courses at all levels, topics including chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid and base equilibrium, solubility, complex-ion equilibrium, thermodynamics and equilibrium, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, main group elements, transition elements, coordination compounds and organic chemistry.

Postdoctoral Researcher

• Mar 2015 - Mar 2018

• Investigating viral self-assembly processes using different virus capsid proteins and different lengths of RNA as well as antisense oligonucleotide, a powerful tool for gene delivery • Co-packaging adjuvant with RNA of interest into virus-like particles for the development of cancer vaccine • Investigating viral self-assembly processes using different virus capsid proteins and different lengths of RNA as well as antisense oligonucleotide, a powerful tool for gene delivery • Co-packaging adjuvant with RNA of interest into virus-like particles for the development of cancer vaccine

LA Bioscience Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

• Jan 2018 - Feb 2018

• Intensive training for emerging biotech entrepreneurs on business models, legal basics, investment and financing, sales& marketing, bioscience knowledge, and leadership skills • Identified venture’s key product functionalities for food analysis through customer discovery project (supported by National Science Foundation), filling the gaps between technologies and commercialization • Intensive training for emerging biotech entrepreneurs on business models, legal basics, investment and financing, sales& marketing, bioscience knowledge, and leadership skills • Identified venture’s key product functionalities for food analysis through customer discovery project (supported by National Science Foundation), filling the gaps between technologies and commercialization

Director of Business Development and Research

• Nov 2016 - Oct 2017

• Seeking strategic partnership and investment opportunities for the development of the company • Leading government grant application and product registration for skin care and medical products • Conducting market and competitive analysis for product launch • Seeking strategic partnership and investment opportunities for the development of the company • Leading government grant application and product registration for skin care and medical products • Conducting market and competitive analysis for product launch

Research Scientist and Consultant

• Dec 2015 - Dec 2016

• Identified antisense oligonucleotide that can down-regulate a key protein (VEGF) expression in human breast cancer cell line, which can be potentially used in breast cancer treatment • Writing research proposals for grant application • Managing cell culture facility and conducting cell-based experiments to support company's different projects • Constructing ligand-conjugated, lipid-wrapped, virus-like particles: an excellent drug delivery system with protecting and targeting capabilities

Co-founder and Secretary

• Jun 2013 - May 2016

• Successfully organized more than 20 career related events with 1000+ attendants in total • Cultivated partnerships with companies and mentors in healthcare and life science industries and achieved 300% increase of membership subscription and mentor database during the past year • Established internal organizational structures; kept track of all the projects to ensure a timely delivery • Successfully organized more than 20 career related events with 1000+ attendants in total • Cultivated partnerships with companies and mentors in healthcare and life science industries and achieved 300% increase of membership subscription and mentor database during the past year • Established internal organizational structures; kept track of all the projects to ensure a timely delivery