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Lan Huang, Ph.D.

Co-founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Huang brings over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience in the Chinese and U.S. biotechnology industries. In 2010, Dr. Huang founded Wanchun Biotech, the former holding company of BeyondSpring’s U.S. subsidiary. In 2007, Dr. Huang co-founded Wuxi MTLH Biotechnology Co. Ltd., where she served as CEO in 2010 and continues to hold a directorship. The rights related to the development and marketing of the peptide drug in China, which drug Dr. Huang designed while at Wuxi MTLH Biotechnology Co. Ltd., were sold to Shanghai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in 2010. Additionally, in 2008, Dr. Huang co-founded Paramax International Inc., a CRO that conducts clinical trials for global biopharmaceutical and medical device companies. Paramax International Inc. was acquired by ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. in 2009. Dr. Huang was trained at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from 1998 to 2002, where her research in cancer signaling pathways involving p53 degradation was published in Science. Her translational research in cancer signaling pathways involving RAS was published in two Nature papers. She has invented and holds patents for a number of biotech products for oncology and dermatology indications.

Dr. Huang received her B.A., Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Lawrence University, where she served as a trustee from 2012 to 2015. She received her Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley, where she won the international-level Women’s Opportunity Award given by Soroptimist International. She also studied at Fudan University in Shanghai, China.

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Qi Liu M.D., Ph.D.

Medical Consultant

Dr. Qi Liu brings over 20 years of global oncology clinical development experience across academia and industry, with deep expertise designing and executing Phase I – III clinical trials and evaluating oncology assets across development stages. Her background spans small molecules, biologics, immunotherapy, and novel therapeutic modalities, reflecting a strong scientific foundation and long-standing commitment to advancing innovative cancer therapies.

Dr. Liu currently advises biotechnology companies focused on cutting-edge oncology approaches, including immunotherapies, bispecific antibodies, ADCs, targeted small molecules, protein degraders, and radiopharmaceuticals. She provides strategic guidance across development strategy, product differentiation, partnering, and regulatory pathways, including IND, NDA, orphan drug designation, and breakthrough designation. Previously, she served as Chief Medical Officer of Elucida Oncology, where she helped define the C-dot development strategy and led IND readiness. Before that, Dr. Liu was CMO of Oncology at Zai Lab, where she built the early oncology portfolio and clinical organization, led global clinical and regulatory strategy, and was a core member of the team that took Zai Lab public on NASDAQ in 2017. Earlier in her career, she held senior leadership roles at AstraZeneca, including Executive Medical Director for Oncology Global Development, where she led Phase I–III programs across multiple tumor types, supported global business development and licensing activities, and helped establish biologics joint ventures.

Dr. Liu earned her M.D. from Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University and her Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from the University of Georgia. She completed postdoctoral training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, internal medicine residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and medical oncology and hematology fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, and Hematology.

Lan Huang, Ph.D.

June Lu, Ph.D.

John Mao, Ph.D.

Helen Li, M.D

Hao Zhang

Joy Jia

Qi Liu M.D., Ph.D.

Sihai Xu, M.B.A.

Jiangwen (Jen) Majeti, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Matthew Kirkby, M.A.

Patrick Fabbio

Brendan Delaney

Zippelius Alfred, M.D.

Trevor Feinstein, M.D.

Adam Grippin, M.D., Ph.D.

Stephen Lin, M.D.

John Ruckdeschel, M.D.