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Oxford Life Science Alliance (OLSA) Career in Life Science event series will be held on Thursday 16th of March 2023, 13:00 – 15:00 BST in Room A, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford.
We warmly welcome anyone with ideas in start-up companies or interest in entrepreneurship. Hao Zhang, founder and CEO of the gene and cell therapy biotech Chimeris UK Ltd., is invited to deliver a career talk and share his entrepreneurial experiences. The CEO of Fidem Capital William Sun and Partner of Briar Capital Shifan Liao will join the discussion. It will be a great opportunity to meet entrepreneur and investment partners. You will be able to share your ideas and receive professional insights.
This is a free event and pizza will be provided. Places are limited! Please book as early as possible to secure your place.
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Hao Zhang
Co-founder and co-Chief Executive Officer of Chimeris UK Ltd.
Past experience:
• CEO of Oxford Cancer Biomarkers, UK;
• VP of Commercialisation & of Business Development, Celleron Therapeutics, UK;
• Global Marketing Director, Roche Pharma Oncology (Tecentriq), Roche, Switzerland;
• Architect, Roche Personalised Medicine and Big Data healthcare solution; Roche, Switzerland;
• Associate Director in Precision Medicine Clinical Development, AstraZeneca;
• PhD in immunology, Oxford University |
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William Sun, Partner, CEO of FIDEM Capital
• Co-Founder, Quantflag Investment Mgmt;
• Prior senior manager with Standard Chartered PE, HSBC and KPMG;
• Oxford MBA, Chartered Accountant FCA (ICAEW) |
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Espen Øksby, Partner, Chairman of FIDEM Capital
• Prior Chairman of the Investment Committee, Everbright Private Equity Fund Management;
• Investor and founder of several start-up companies over the last 30 years;
• Global network and long relationships with China;
• Top-level relations in Scandinavia, US and the Middle East |
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Shifan Liao, Partner of Briar Capital
Past experience:
• Director at Tasly International Capital Limited and CM Financial (Hong Kong);
• Vice President at Jefferies (Hong Kong);
• Senior Investment Manager at Rongsheng Heavy Industries (Shanghai);
• Business Director at Powercapital Investment (Shanghai);
• Senior Investment Analyst at Evalueserve Consulting (Shanghai);
• EMBA from Saïd Business School, Oxford University
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Local Organising Committee
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Dr Ying-Jie Wang
Chairman of Oxford Life Science Alliance |
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Qinan Qian
Career & Entrepreneurship Lead of OLSA; DPhil Student |
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Simiao Zhao
Career & Entrepreneurship Lead of OLSA; DPhil Student |
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Dr Chen-Chun Pai
Project Manager & Research Scientist; Career & Entrepreneurship member of OLSA |
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Siwei Deng
President of OLSA; DPhil Student |
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Dr Jacky Fung
Career & Entrepreneurship member of OLSA |
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Xinran Huang
Media Lead of OLSA; DPhil Student |
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