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About
Inventor of one of only two FDA-approved small-molecule drugs originating from Australia. Founder & CEO of SYNthesis Med Chem, former Chief Business Officer and EVP at Viva Biotech, and co-inventor of 16+ drug patents.
Experience
- Viva BiotechChief Business Officer and Executive Vice Presidentcurrent2024 — presentShanghai, Hong Kong, Melbourne
- Viva BiotechSenior Vice President2021 — 2024China
- SYNthesis med chem (Hong Kong) LimitedCo-founder and Chief Executive Officercurrent2007 — presentMelbourne, Shanghai
- CytopiaSr Scientist2001 — 2006
Skills & more
Small Molecule Drug DiscoveryBusiness Strategy and DevelopmentStart-up Management and ConsultationCompany Strategy Development1Medicinal Chemistry19Drug Discovery16Synthetic ChemistryCRO4Lead OptimizationPharmaceuticalsOrganic Chemistry3R&D1
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ScienceClinical DevelopmentChemistryHeterocyclic ChemistryBiochemistryLifesciencesMolecular BiologyBiotechnologyOrganic SynthesisLead ChangeDrug DevelopmentPharmacologyLanguages Chinese · English
From Dr's professional profile.
Colleagues at Boson Ventures
Alan Cui
Managing Partner at Boson Ventures
Andrew Senduk
Advisor at Boson Ventures
Curt Shi
Founding Partner at ProDigital Future Fund
Dr Dharmica Mistry
Advisor, Healthcare IC at Boson Ventures
Gilbert Michaca
Advisor, Adv. Manufacturing IC at Boson Ventures
Helena Liu
Partner at Boson Ventures
Hover Chen
Partner at Boson Ventures
Stu Philpot
Advisor at Boson Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dr Xian Bu?
- Inventor of one of only two FDA-approved small-molecule drugs originating from Australia. Founder & CEO of SYNthesis Med Chem, former Chief Business Officer and EVP at Viva Biotech, and co-inventor of 16+ drug patents.
- Where does Dr Xian Bu work?
- Dr Xian Bu is Partner at Boson Ventures.
- Where did Dr Xian Bu go to school?
- Dr Xian Bu studied at La Trobe University (PhD, Organic and Medicinal Chemsitry); Lanzhou University (BSc, MSc).
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