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QINGWEN Chen

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Founder at DLeader

Osaka, Japan

FoundedDLeader

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About

Qingwen Chen is the founder and CEO of DLeader, Inc., which she established in 2024 to develop an automated in silico drug discovery platform aimed at reducing costs and enabling new modalities for hard-to-treat diseases. She holds a PhD focused on AI and chemistry from the University of Osaka, where she also serves as a specially appointed assistant professor. DLeader was selected for the Techstars 2025 accelerator program.

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Experience

  1. DLeader, Inc.Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — present
  2. The University of OsakaSpecially Appointed Assistant Professorcurrent2026 — presentOsaka, Japan
  3. The University of OsakaSpecially Appointed Researcher2024 — 2026Osaka, Japan
  4. The University of OsakaSpecially Appointed Researcher2023Osaka, Japan
  5. TechstarsTechstars Tokyo Cohort 20252025Tokyo, Japan
  6. Kobayashi Healthcare International, Inc.Data Science Researcher2023Japan
  7. The University of Osaka, North American Center for Academic InitiativesSPRING North America Program2023San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Organic Synthesis3Artificial Intelligence (AI)3Japanese1Cantonese1English1DNA replication1Surface Plasmon ResonanceMass SpectrometryNMR SpectroscopyDrug Discovery1
  • Nucleic Acid Therapeutics: Existing and Emerging Approaches for Managing and Treating Diseases — Harvard Medical School
  • Drug Discovery and Development: Overview of the End-to-End Therapeutic Development Pipeline — Harvard Medical School

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Who is QINGWEN Chen?
Qingwen Chen is the founder and CEO of DLeader, Inc., which she established in 2024 to develop an automated in silico drug discovery platform aimed at reducing costs and enabling new modalities for hard-to-treat diseases. She holds a PhD focused on AI and chemistry from the University of Osaka, where she also serves as a specially appointed assistant professor. DLeader was selected for the Techstars 2025 accelerator program.
Where does QINGWEN Chen work?
QINGWEN Chen is Founder of DLeader.
What companies did QINGWEN Chen found?
QINGWEN Chen founded DLeader.
Where did QINGWEN Chen go to school?
QINGWEN Chen studied at The University of Osaka (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry); The University of Osaka (Master of Science - MS, Chemistry).

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