In 2002, Dr. Du founded and became Chief Executive Officer of Hutchison MediPharma Limited (HMPL) with financial support from Hutchison Whampoa China Limited.  Dr. Du joined Hutchison Whampoa China in 2001 as Executive Vice President for healthcare investment and was one of the founders of Hutchison China MediTech (HCM). She played a key role in the successful IPO of HCM in London in May 2006.
Prior to joining Hutchison, Dr. Du worked in Pfizer’s global strategic operations division responsible for global licensing and related M&A activities for metabolic diseases. She started her research career at Pfizer in Connecticut and led teams involved in the development of multiple early and late stage products in different therapeutic areas and two successful product launches.
She is currently an active advisor on healthcare and biotech issues for various government agencies and research institutions in China. Dr. Du received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from University of Cincinnati.

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Prior to joining Hutchison MediPharma in 2005, Dr. Su spent fifteen years with Pfizer's US R&D organization. Dr. Su delivered several high quality new drug candidates during his time with Pfizer, most recently as a director in the Medicinal Chemistry Department. He received his Ph.D. and post-doctoral fellowship in Chemistry from Harvard University under the guidance of Nobel Laureate Professor E. J. Corey, and his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Fudan University in Shanghai, China.

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Dr. Zhang joined Hutchison MediPharma in 2005, prior to which he spent eleven years in Pfizer's US R&D organization, where he was a director in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division. Prior to Pfizer, he spent four years at the Bristol-Myers-Squibb Research Institute. Dr. Zhang received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin and his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Peking University, China.

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Dr. Wei has over ten years of experience in the life sciences industry, focusing on R&D, investment and business development. Dr. Wei is Senior Vice President and head of business development at Hutchison MediPharma. Previously, Dr. Wei was the Deputy General Manager of Burrill China Group, where he led Burrill’s business activities related to the Greater China Area. Burrill is one of the largest life sciences venture capital funds, with close to $1billion under management. Prior to joining Burrill, Dr. Wei worked for WI Harper Group (WIH) and oversaw its global life sciences investment activities. Before WIH, Dr. Wei was a management consultant at McKinsey in its Shanghai office. Dr. Wei has also conducted R&D in several leading research organizations, including at the Duke University Medical Center and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr. Wei has obtained a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from North Carolina State University. He also holds an M.B.A. from Darden Business School, University of Virginia.

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Dr. Mu joined Hutchison MediPharma in 2010. He has over 14 years of clinical research and development experience focusing on oncology, having held senior medical and clinical leadership roles with some of the most prestigious global pharmaceutical and biotech companies such as Roche, Biogen Idec and most recently, Genentech. His industrial experience spans over early phase development, late stage development, and medical affairs with cytotoxic agents, small molecules, and monoclonal antibodies for solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. He was involved in the development of a number of successful oncology drugs including Xeloda®, Abraxane®, and Avastin®. With significant operating and team leadership experience from organizations with diverse cultures and operating environments, Dr. Mu is well versed in managing complex cross-functional teams, dealing with the US FDA and regulatory authorities in Europe and Asia, and successfully bringing drug candidates through the development process to market.
Dr. Mu received his medical degree from West China University of Medical Sciences and his Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of California at Berkeley. Earlier in his career, Dr. Mu was a Senior Fellow at the Schools of Medicine of the University of Washington and the University of California at San Francisco, where he conducted translational research on breast cancer and autoimmune diseases. He also spent nearly two years at Procter & Gamble’s Kobe Technical Centre, where he was responsible for clinical research and human safety programs in Asia Pacific.

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Dr. Tang joined Hutchison MediPharma in 2007, prior to which he was a clinical program leader at Pliva Inc. and at Pfizer/Pharmacia. Dr. Tang has more than 15 years experience in infectious diseases, immunology, endocrinology, and oncology. He received his medical degree from Capital University of Medicine in Beijing, China and his master's degree in Business Administration from Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey.

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Dr. Wu joined Hutchison MediPharma in 2008 with 17 years of experience in drug discovery and development in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. His past positions include Senior Director of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Phenomix Corporation, a California based drug discovery and development company, Director of Pharmaceutical Development at Pfizer Global Research & Development in San Diego, California (formerly Agouron Pharmaceuticals), and Senior Scientist at Roche at its Palo Alto site. Dr. Wu has led many development project teams and advanced numerous drug candidates into different phases of clinical development and commercialization including Sutent, a new blockbuster anti-cancer drug from Pfizer. Dr. Wu received a Ph. D. degree from Hong Kong University, and an MBA degree from the University of California at Irvine. He is the past Chairman and President of the Board of the Sino-American Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Association. He received a Colleague Recognition Award from Pfizer in 2003 for his work on the Sutent project, a Dean's Scholar Award from the University of California at Irvine in the same year, and a Leadership Award from the Sino-American Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Association in 2008. Dr. Wu was the recipient of an American Heart Association Fellowship in 1990.

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Mr. Lee joined Hutchison MediPharma in 2009, prior to which he had been working in healthcare investment banking in the United States and Europe since 1998. Mr. Lee was a Vice President at Credit Suisse, a multinational financial services company with an extensive global healthcare practice. Based in the New York and London offices of Credit Suisse, Mr. Lee was involved in the execution and origination of mergers, acquisitions, public and private financings, and corporate strategy for life science companies such as AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Genzyme and Nanosphere, amongst others. Mr. Lee also spent time with the Business Development department of Bristol-Myers Squibb, focused on in-licensing.
Mr. Lee received his Bachelor of Engineering in Biochemical Engineering with First Class Honors from University College London, where he was awarded a Dean's Commendation. He also received a Master of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management.

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