Dr. Jin Wang was former Asia regional director of Paramount Capital Investment, LLC, a leading investment banking and venture capital company specialized in biotech and pharmaceutical industry. He has many years’ experience of venture financing, business development, technology & market assessment, and assisting start-ups growth. Prior to his venture capitalist’s career, he served as executive vice president at UMIG, a US start-up pharmaceutical company with business focus in Aisa/China. He used to be research scientist working for Roche and Worcester Foundation for Experiment Biology. He has MS. & Ph.D. degree in biotech and biomedicine from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He graduated from Zhejiang University in 1982. He is one of SAPA’s original founders.

Currently, Dr. Wang is a globe business & clinic development manager of Cell Therapeutic, Inc.

Abstract: Changing career from pure scientist to business professional is always a hard personal decision. Are you sure you want to make such kind of move? Do you know your strength and limitation? What to expect when entering the new territory? How to make a career transition smooth and successful? The speaker will share some experiences and thoughts with the audience and discuss the opportunities, challenges and do’s don’ts.