Speakers

Important Guests of the 16th China Bioindustry Convention

Chairman of the Convention, President of the Chinese Society of Biotechnology, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Director of the Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganisms and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology,

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Gao Fu

President of the Chinese Society of Biotechnology, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, currently serving as the Director of the Academic Committee of the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Formerly served as the Deputy Director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. His research fields include cross-host transmission of pathogenic microorganisms, infection mechanisms and host cell immunity, as well as antiviral strategies.

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,

Professor at Tianjin University

Yuan Yinjing

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Synthetic Biology Researcher, Professor at Tianjin University, National Distinguished Young Scholar, Leader of Innovation Group, Chief Scientist of the "973 Program," and Chief Scientist of the National Key Research and Development Program. Director of the Synthetic Biology Frontier Science Center under the Ministry of Education's "Zhu Feng Program," and Editor-in-Chief of Synthetic Biology. Specializing in synthetic biology, he developed yeast genome mixed-tagging defect localization and dual-target precise repair methods, and successfully chemically synthesized the five and ten yeast long chromosomes. He has received accolades such as the "Top Ten Scientific Advancements in China" and the Hou Debang Chemical Engineering Science and Technology Achievement Award.

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering,

President of Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Tan Tianwei

Bioengineering expert, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor and the president of Beijing University of Chemical Technology, and the Chairman of the China Renewable Energy Society. As a leading initiator of China's biomanufacturing industry, he was the first to propose the concept of third-generation biomanufacturing internationally, utilizing biomanufacturing methods to develop bioenergy, bio-based materials, and bio-nutritional health products. His achievements have contributed to enhancing production efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, effectively supporting the high-quality development of China's biomanufacturing industry.

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering,

Professor at Jiangnan University

Chen Jian

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Jiangnan University, Director of the University’s Academic Committee. He has long been engaged in research and teaching in fermentation engineering and food biotechnology. He has won two Second Prizes of the National Technology Invention Award, two Second Prizes of the National Scientific and Technological Progress Award, the He Liang He Li Foundation Science and Technology Innovation Award, and the Chinese Patent Gold Award. He serves as the Chief Scientist for the National “973” Program and has received the National Distinguished Young Scholar Fund. He also holds positions as the Vice Chairman of the Environmental and Light Textile Engineering Division of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Convenor of the Light Industry Technology and Engineering Discipline Evaluation Group of the State Council’s Degree Committee, Executive Vice Director of the Agricultural and Forestry Science and Technology Committee of the Ministry of Education, Vice President of the Chinese Society of Bioengineering, Vice President of the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology, and Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST).

Chairman of the Conference,

Vice Director of Guangzhou Laboratory,

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Xu Tao

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the China National Democratic Construction Association, Vice Director of Guangzhou Laboratory.

He is mainly engaged in research on super-resolution imaging technology and ultra-sensitive detection. He has made outstanding achievements in the molecular mechanisms of vesicle secretion regulation, ultra-high resolution microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. In the field of super-resolution imaging technology, he proposed a novel single-molecule interference localization technique and developed a new type of single-molecule interference localization microscope, which can resolve nanoscale subcellular structures. His achievements were selected as one of the Top Ten Advances in Life Sciences in China for 2021. In the field of transmission electron microscopy, he has broken through "bottleneck" technologies and led the development of the first domestically produced field emission transmission electron microscope with independent intellectual property rights.

Deputy Director of the Beijing Representative Office,

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Xu Fujie

Dr. Xu Fujie, an epidemiologist specializing in infectious diseases, leads the health portfolio at the Beijing Representative Office of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Her Health Innovation and Partnerships team drives foundational biomedical research and product innovation, including regulatory science advancements, and supports the disease burden and implementation science data necessary for product adoption and scale-up. The team's work focuses on controlling infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and vaccine-preventable diseases, as well as promoting maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries.

Vice President of AstraZeneca China, Head of Respiratory and Autoimmunity Biopharmaceuticals, Vaccines and Immune Therapies Division

Chen Xi

Mr. Chen Xi currently serves as the Vice President of AstraZeneca China and Head of the Respiratory and Autoimmunity Biopharmaceuticals, Vaccines, and Immune Therapies Division.

With over 15 years of experience in the medical device and consulting industries, Mr. Chen has gained extensive industry knowledge and sharp insights. He has held various key positions in multinational companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Becton Dickinson, and McKinsey. Before joining AstraZeneca, Mr. Chen served as the General Manager for the China Cardiovascular Specialty Business Group at Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices, leading the robust growth of the health industry and the rapid expansion of professional organizations in the sector. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of the Greater China Region for the Specimen Analysis Pre-Diagnostics Division at Becton Dickinson and worked as a Project Manager in the Healthcare Sector at McKinsey Consulting.

In August 2023, Mr. Chen joined AstraZeneca as Vice President of AstraZeneca China, leading the Respiratory Inhalation, Digestive, Vaccines and Immuno-Therapies, and Autoimmunity divisions, working with his team to bring innovative drugs and treatment solutions to patients in these therapeutic areas.

Mr. Chen holds a degree in Life Sciences from Peking University and a Ph.D. in Immunology from Harvard University.

Vice President of the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Founding Director of the National Bio-Manufacturing Industry Innovation Center

LIU Chenli

Senior Researcher, National Distinguished Young Scholar, Doctoral Supervisor, currently serving as Vice President of the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Founding Director of the National Bio-Manufacturing Industry Innovation Center, Founding Dean of the Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology Innovation, and Chief Scientist of the Major Scientific and Technological Infrastructure for Synthetic Biology Research in Shenzhen. He is an Executive Director of the Chinese Society of Biotechnology, Executive Editor of Synthetic Biology, Co-Chair of the Asian Synthetic Biology Association (ASBA), National Representative of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), and Chair of the Charles Helmstetter Prize Award Committee. His main research focus is on synthetic biology, particularly addressing key scientific issues related to the rational design principles of synthetic biological systems. He has made significant contributions to exploring the design principles of de novo single-cell life and synthetic bacterial therapies for solid tumors.

Dean and Chair Professor of the School of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen University of Technology

Zhang Xianen

Dean and Chair Professor of the School of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen University of Technology, and Researcher at the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He serves as the Vice Chairman of the Chinese Engineering Society, Director of the Synthetic Biology Branch, Co-founder and President of the Nanobiotechnology/Biosensors/Biochips Branch of the Asian Biotechnology Association, and a permanent committee member of the World Biosensors Academic Conference. He has been selected as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and the Royal Society of Chemistry, and has received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Alberta, Canada. He has made systematic contributions to nanobiotechnology, biosensors, and the visualization tracking of virus-host interactions.

Director of the International Cooperation and Overseas Affairs Committee of the Chinese Society of Biotechnology, and former Director of the Bureau of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Cao Jinghua

Professor, Director of the International Cooperation and Overseas Affairs Committee of the Chinese Society of Biotechnology, former Director of the Bureau of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and former Executive Director of the Secretariat of the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), Belt and Road International Science Organization Alliance. He has previously served as a project officer at the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Deputy Director of the Office of Foreign Investment and External Affairs of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Second and First Secretary at the Science and Technology Section of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, Director of the Americas and Europe Division of the Bureau of International Cooperation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Assistant Director, Deputy Director, and Director of the Bureau. His research focuses on science and technology policy and international scientific cooperation, and he has published multiple articles on science and technology policy and international cooperation in international English-language journals.

Tenured Professor at Tsinghua University,

Academician of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Li Shao

Tenured Professor at Tsinghua University, Academician of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Director of the Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, National Distinguished Young Scholar, National Science and Technology Innovation Leadership Talent, Head of High-Level Key Disciplines at the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, President of the Network Pharmacology Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, and Chairman of the Biopharmaceutical Big Data Committee of the Chinese Society of Biotechnology. Dr. [Name] is primarily engaged in research on network pharmacology and the intersection of AI and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). He has published over 200 papers in prestigious journals such as Nature Subjournals, Cell Subjournals, Science Special Issues, and Cancer Discovery, with over 13,000 citations. He holds more than 30 invention patents supporting the development of various traditional Chinese medicines and biomarkers. He has received over 10 national and international awards, including the highest prize at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions, and has been ranked among the top 2% of scientists globally for five consecutive years.

Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Academician of the National Academy of Engineering of Belarus, Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Academician of the European Academy of Sciences, and Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association

Sergey Ablameyko

Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Image Analysis, Pattern Recognition, Digital Geometry, Graphical Recognition, Knowledge-Based Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Medical Imaging.

Academician Sergey Ablameyko served as the Director of the Joint Research Institute for Informatics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (2002-2008), and the President (Dean) of Belarusian State University (2008-2017). He is currently a Professor at Belarusian State University.

Academician Sergey Ablameyko has published over 650 papers, including 25 authored/co-authored books (one published by Springer, UK, one by SPIE, USA, and one by Exit, Poland) and 25 edited volumes (two published by IOS Press in the NATO Science Series). Throughout his academic career, he has been a visiting scholar in Italy, Japan, Sweden, Finland, the UK, Germany, Greece, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, and China. He has chaired/co-chaired and been a member of the program committees of over 100 international conferences held worldwide. He is a member of the editorial boards of journals such as Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, Non-linear Phenomena in Complex Systems, and many other international journals.