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Zhu Yi

China 62 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Pharmaceuticals
Industry
Healthcare
Residence
Chengdu, Sichuan

Assets

  • Sichuan Biokin Pharmaceutical
    299,596,000 shares @ -
    -
    688506-CN

Biography

Zhu Yi is the chairman of Biokin Pharmaceutical, a developer of drugs including anesthesia injections, cancer drugs as well as traditional Chinese medicine treatments.

The company went public in Shanghai in 2023, raising $136 million; it has been seeking a Hong Kong IPO since 2024.

Biokin's U.S. subsidiary SystImmune signed in 2023 an $8.4 billion deal with Bristol Myers Squibb to jointly develop and commercialize a potential cancer treatment worldwide.

Zhu taught immunology and microbiology at West China University of Medical Sciences before striking out on his own.

About

Zhu has a master's in biology from Fudan University and a doctorate in management from Sichuan University.