Yu Dechao
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Yu Dechao (Chinese: 俞德超; born February 4, 1964), also known as Michael Yu,[1] is the founder and CEO of the Chinese pharmaceutical company Innovent Biologics.[2] He received a PhD degree in Genetics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences[3] and completed post-doctoral training in pharmaceutical chemistry at the UCSF.[4] As an inventor and owner of more than 60 patents (including 38 U.S. patents),[4] Yu established Innovent Biologics in 2011.[5] He is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Sichuan University, a visiting professor of Zhejiang University and an adjunct professor at Suzhou University,[6] the chairman of the board of the Chinese Antibody Society.[7]
Yu was the vice president of Research and Development at Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AGTC) and Calydon, Inc.,[8] the latter was acquired by Cell Genesys, Inc. in 2001, where he worked for three years following the acquisition.[9] In 2011, Yu founded Innovent Biologics, and it became listed on the Main Board of the HKEX with the stock code: 01801.HK. on October 31, 2018.