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Dr Xian Bu

Investor

Partner at Boson Ventures

Greater Melbourne Area

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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

  1. Viva BiotechChief Business Officer and Executive Vice Presidentcurrent2024 — presentShanghai, Hong Kong, Melbourne
  2. Viva BiotechSenior Vice President2021 — 2024China
  3. SYNthesis med chem (Hong Kong) LimitedCo-founder and Chief Executive Officercurrent2007 — presentMelbourne, Shanghai
  4. CytopiaSr Scientist2001 — 2006

Skills & more

Small Molecule Drug DiscoveryBusiness Strategy and DevelopmentStart-up Management and ConsultationCompany Strategy Development1Medicinal Chemistry19Drug Discovery16Synthetic ChemistryCRO4Lead OptimizationPharmaceuticalsOrganic Chemistry3R&D1
+12 moreScienceClinical DevelopmentChemistryHeterocyclic ChemistryBiochemistryLifesciencesMolecular BiologyBiotechnologyOrganic SynthesisLead ChangeDrug DevelopmentPharmacology

Languages Chinese · English

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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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