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  • Chief Executive Officer
    Kyung Koo KANG, DVM., Ph.D.
    • Director of Dong-A ST Research Institute
    • Head of Drug Evaluation Department/ Research Planning and Management Department/ Drug Discovery Team
    • Worked over 20 years in the field of new drug R&D from early discovery to IND
    • Experiences of Multiple therapeutic areas and licensing in/out
  • Chief Operating Officer
    Changkyu CHOI, R.Ph., M.S.
    • Vice President at Kangstem Biotech Co., Ltd.
    • Executive Director in the Development Division at Jeil Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    • Multiple roles engaging in Business Development, Clinical Trials, Regulatory affairs, Marketing and R&D at Kolon Industries, Ilsung Pharmaceuticals and Yuyu Pharma.
    • Bachelor (Pharmacy) and Master (Pharmaceutical chemistry) degree at Seoul National University
  • Chief Scientific Officer
    SeungKyoo SEONG, DVM., Ph.D.
    • Head of Dong Wha Pharmaceuticals’ Pharmacology & Toxicity Lab
    • Project Lead for numerous projects including national and collaborative
    • More than 20 years experience in preclinical development at various disease target drugs
    • Bachelor (Veterinary Medicine) and Ph.D. (Veterinary Pathology) at Seoul National University
  • Chief Chemistry Officer
    Chang-yong, SHIN, M.S.
    • Chief Researcher at Dong-A ST in Pharmaceutical Product Research Laboratories
    • Experiences for 20 years in NCE, IMD and Generics development including licensing outs
    • Involved in multiple roles such as API’s preparation, process development, CMC and approval
    • Bachelor (Chemistry) and M.S. (Organic Chemistry) at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
  • Chief Business Development Officer
    Jihyun LEE, M.S.
    • Chief Manager at Shin Poong Pharm.co.,Ltd, Korea University Medical Center, Korea University Medical Center Holdings and Warwick Science Park
    • Conducted in global and domestic licensing, acquisitions and developing strategic partnerships
    • Multiple hands-on experiences of business development from due diligence into business strategy
    • M.Phil. (Biomedical Science) at University of Queensland and M.Sc. (Biotechnology Business Management) at Warwick University