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Xueming Qian

Founder

Founder at Transcenta Holding

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

FoundedTranscenta Holding

About

Xueming Qian is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Transcenta, a biopharmaceutical company he established in 2013 as MABSPACE, focused on developing medicines for cancer, bone, and kidney diseases. Trained in neuroscience, he previously worked on antibody-based drug development at Amgen from 1997 to 2010. Transcenta employs approximately 300 scientists across sites in the United States and China and is developing a pipeline of 10 antibody therapeutic candidates.

Founder at Transcenta Holding

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Transcenta Holding's investors · 3

ARCH Venture PartnersChicago · $50K – $250M checksChina Structural Reform FundBeijingFortune Venture CapitalShenzhen · $425K – $73M checks

Experience

  1. TranscentaFounder, Chairman and CEOcurrent2024 — presentPrinceton, New Jersey, United States
  2. TranscentaFounder and CEO2019 — 2024Princeton, New Jersey, United States
  3. Mabspace BiosciencesFounder, Chairman and CEO2012 — 2018Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
  4. Shenogen Pharma GroupConsultant2012 — 2013Beijing, China
  5. Shenogen Pharma GroupSVP & Head, Research & Development；2010 — 2012Beijing， China
  6. AmgenPrincipal Scientist2005 — 2010
  7. Amgen Inc.Senior Reseach Scientist2000 — 2005
  8. Amgen Inc.Postdoc Fellow1997 — 2000

Skills & more

Molecular Biology62Drug Discovery99Cancer32Cell25Therapeutics2Assay Development35Drug Development75Antibodies17Neuroscience6Genomics17Stem Cells6Laboratory13
+8 moreTechnology TransferBiopharmaceuticalsBiochemistryClinical TrialsSmall MoleculesGLPBiotechnologyOncology

Languages Chinese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Xueming Qian?
Xueming Qian is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Transcenta, a biopharmaceutical company he established in 2013 as MABSPACE, focused on developing medicines for cancer, bone, and kidney diseases. Trained in neuroscience, he previously worked on antibody-based drug development at Amgen from 1997 to 2010. Transcenta employs approximately 300 scientists across sites in the United States and China and is developing a pipeline of 10 antibody therapeutic candidates.
Where does Xueming Qian work?
Xueming Qian is Founder of Transcenta Holding.
What companies did Xueming Qian found?
Xueming Qian founded Transcenta Holding.
Where did Xueming Qian go to school?
Xueming Qian studied at Albany Medical College (Ph.D., Neuroscience and Pharmacology); The Rockefeller University (Molecular Neuroscience); Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (M.A., Neuroscience / Physiology).

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Albany Medical College mafia2

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