Wei Wu
InvestorPrincipal at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Experience
- Johnson & JohnsonHead of Venture Investments and Newco Creation, JJDC Asia Pacificcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area/ Shanghai
- EpiBiologicsBoard Directorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Prazer TherapeuticsBoard Directorcurrent2025 — presentSouth Korea
- Ronovo SurgicalBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentChina
- Kaken Pharmaceutical Co LtdInvestorcurrent2024 — presentJapan
- Circode BiomedBoard Directorcurrent2023 — presentChina
- DAC BiotechBoard Director, Former Board Observercurrent2022 — presentChina
- IMMPACT BIO USA INCBoard Director2021Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Actym Therapeutics, Inc.Board Observer2020 — 2021Berkeley, California, United States
- Illumina VenturesSenior Associate2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Director, Healthcare Investment and Business Development2017 — 2019Santa Clara, US; Beijing, China
- Ceribell, IncBoard Observer2017 — 2019Mountain View, California, United States
- BaebiesBoard Observer2017 — 2019Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Life Science AngelsCo-Chair, Biotech/Genomics Investment Committee2017 — 2018Palo Alto
- Life Science AngelsSenior Fellow in Entrepreneurship - Biotech/Genomics Investment Committee2016 — 2017Palo Alto
- Tecan Genomics, Inc.Scientist, R&D Project Lead2015 — 2017San Carlos
- Stanford University School of MedicinePostdoctoral Fellow, Gerald R. Crabtree Lab2012 — 2015
- Cell Adhesion & Migration, Landes BioscienceInvited Guest Editor2012 — 2013
- University of California, Los AngelesGraduate Research Associate, S.Lawrence Zipursky Lab2005 — 2011
- University of California, Los AngelesBusiness Development Analyst, UCLA Technology Transfer Office2009 — 2010
Education
- Stanford UniversityPostdoc, Pathology | Healthcare Business and Finance
- UCLAPh.D., Biological Chemistry
- Peking UniversityB.S, Biological Sciences
- The Wharton SchoolExecutive MBA Program, Negotiation and Influence2021
- China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)Executive MBA program: Strategic Negotiation2022
Skills & more
Molecular Biology53Cell Culture38Genetics38Molecular Cloning21Cell Biology20Research15Biochemistry16Western Blotting12Fluorescence Microscopy9Confocal Microscopy7Genomics5Neuroscience7
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qPCRELISARegenerative MedicineEpigeneticsStem Cell ResearchNext-Generation SequencingStructural BiologyDue DiligenceLanguages Chinese (Mandarin) · English
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Colleagues at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Ahryon Cho
Regional Head, JLABS Korea at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Amir Blatt
Principal, Venture Investments at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Anurag Mehta
Principal at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Asha Nayak
Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Asish Xavier
Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Aurelie Gaudin
Associate Director, Global Campaigns & Audience Engagement at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Chelsea Hewitt
Senior Director, Regional Engagement & Incubation, San Diego, External Scientific Innovation at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Chris Haskell
Head of JLABS @ San Francisco Bay Area at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Wei Wu work?
- Wei Wu is Principal at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC.
- What check size does Wei Wu write?
- Wei Wu typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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Shared employers
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