Where does Yakun Wan work?

Yakun Wan is Founder & CEO of Novamab.

Where did Yakun Wan go to school?

Yakun Wan studied at Institute for Systems Biology (Researcher, Systems Biology); Baylor College of Medicine (Postdoctoral fellow, Human/Medical Genetics); The University of Texas at Austin (Postdoctoral fellow, Molecular Genetics).

Yakun Wan

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Founder & CEO at Novamab

Shanghai, China

FoundedNovamab

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Brandon AlexanderunlockedYakun: together at The University of Texas at Austin (2004–2005)

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About

Yakun Wan is the founder and CEO of Shanghai Novamab Biopharmaceuticals, where the focus is on nanobody-based drug development. Wan has worked in nanobody drug research and development for over 17 years and has led the development of inhaled nanobody drugs LQ036 and LQ043H, which target IL-4R and TSLP for moderate to severe asthma and have each completed Phase I clinical studies. Novamab is also developing nanobody-based treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and other immunological diseases.

Founder & CEO at Novamab

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Novamab's investors · 1

Qiming Venture PartnersBeijing · $5M – $134M checks

Experience

Novamab pharmaceuticalsCEO and foundercurrent2017 — presentShanghai, China
Chinese Academy of SciencesGroup leader2015 — 2017Shanghai, China
Southeast UniversityGroup Leader2011 — 2015Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Skills & more

生命科学1分子生物学1技术转让1肿瘤免疫治疗抗体药物1药品研发1

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Who is Yakun Wan?: Yakun Wan is the founder and CEO of Shanghai Novamab Biopharmaceuticals, where the focus is on nanobody-based drug development. Wan has worked in nanobody drug research and development for over 17 years and has led the development of inhaled nanobody drugs LQ036 and LQ043H, which target IL-4R and TSLP for moderate to severe asthma and have each completed Phase I clinical studies. Novamab is also developing nanobody-based treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and other immunological diseases.
Where does Yakun Wan work?: Yakun Wan is Founder & CEO of Novamab.
What companies did Yakun Wan found?: Yakun Wan founded Novamab.
Where did Yakun Wan go to school?: Yakun Wan studied at Institute for Systems Biology (Researcher, Systems Biology); Baylor College of Medicine (Postdoctoral fellow, Human/Medical Genetics); The University of Texas at Austin (Postdoctoral fellow, Molecular Genetics).

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Institute for Systems Biology mafia2

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Parag MallickFounder & Chief Scientist at Nautilus Biotechnology

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