2015-2016 SAPA-GP Events and Accomplishments

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2016 SAPA-GP Annual Conference

Greetings from Conference Co-Chairs

Dear SAPA‐GP Members and Friends:
It is our distinct honor to welcome you to the 2016 Sino‐American Pharmaceutical Professionals
Association ‐ Greater Philadelphia (SAPA‐GP) Annual Conference! The fiscal year of 2015‐2016 is a
year of reflection and transformation for SAPA‐GP. As an organization with 14 years of steady growth,
we must evolve to tackle new challenges arising from tremendous changes in the pharmaceutical
industry and the healthcare system in the US and China. To this end, the Senior Leadership Team of
SAPA‐GP met with our Advisory Committee in February 2016 and developed strategies to position
SAPA‐GP for a sustained growth and expanded influence.
We are excited to present this year’s annual conference with a brand new format and venue. In
addition to our traditional scientific sessions to showcase cutting edge science and strategies to bring
innovative drugs to patients, we are introducing three workshops to address urgent needs in the
biopharmaceutical industry. We have moved to the conference center of Sheraton Valley Forge Hotel
to provide easier access and larger capacity for the workshops featuring Venture Investing &
Business Development, Gaining Access to Markets in US & China, and Leadership Development & Job
Fair. We believe that these changes will bring extraordinary new experience to you at the 2016
Annual Conference.
To promote in‐depth scientific exchange between industry and academia, we adopted a practice of
limited enrollment and invited experts in the field to a one‐day scientific symposium with the theme
of “Precision Medicine – A New Paradigm of Therapeutics” in December 2015. The feedback from the
audience was overwhelmingly positive.
In recent years, SAPA‐GP has relished having a large body of student volunteers who have brought
new energy and skills to our working group. It is our responsibility to reach out and provide training
and mentorship to the students who will blossom and become future leaders and managers.
Following a series of popular workshops at University of Pennsylvania in the past, we worked with
Columbia University Medical Center – Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CUMC‐CSSA) and
Career China and organized the first SAPA‐GP led Student Career Development Workshop at
Columbia University campus in October 2015. This event not only addressed the pressing needs of
the students, but also opened up opportunities for SAPA‐GP to expand our membership base in New
York City area.
Building strong partnerships with leading organizations in US and China is vital to the sustainability
of SAPA‐GP. This year, we contributed to the DIA China Annual Meeting through collaboration with
DIA China and Zhengzhou International Biotech Conference through working with the Chinese
Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences and other partners. Importantly, we continued to strengthen
our relationships with long‐term partners including China Pharmaceutical Technology Transfer
Center (CPTTC) and WuXi AppTec in Shanghai. We have also initiated discussions around long‐term
collaboration with several other organizations including Tianjin Economic and Development Area,
Nantong Overseas Returned Scholars Association and Hualan Biologics. At this conference, we are
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welcoming an unprecedented number of senior executives and leading academic researchers from
China and we treasure the opportunities to deepen our relationships.
This year, we have also stepped up our effort at reaching out to the Inclusion & Diversity Councils
and Human Resources of large pharmaceutical companies in the area. We are now in a very good
position to establish potential long‐term relations with several of these large companies to provide
direct access to some of the best job opportunities for our members and ultimately help these
companies drive their business success as well.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our leadership team and working group members
for your outstanding contributions. We also want to thank our sponsors, past leaders, friends and
family members of SAPA‐GP for your generosity and support; you all made our jobs so much easier
and more impactful. Enjoy the conference!

Aston Liu, PhD Bin Shi, PhD
Conference Co‐Chair Conference Co‐Chair
SAPA‐GP President SAPA‐GP President‐Elect
Director, Biopharm CMC, Research Fellow,
GlaxoSmithKline Merck & Co.

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US-China BioPharm Congress
Philadelphia 2016
SAPA-GP

14th Annual Conference

Organizing Committee
Co‐Chairs: Aston Liu and Bin Shi
Members:
Kelvin Bai David Cragin Li Cui Han Dai
Patrick Deng Chengwei Fang Jane Frankel Sean Fu
Dennis Gross Dahai Guo Lili Guo Yingke He
Ping Hu Michelle Lee Yutai Li Xue Liang
Yin Liang Mike Liu Weiyi Liu Guotao Lu
Yangsi Ou Guozhong Rui Fang Shen Yongchao Su
Hao Sun Mark Tang Weifeng Tang Ching Kim Tye
Hui Wang Kun Wang Zhang Wang Hao Wu
Shuang Wu Zhenhua Wu ChangXu Jing Yang
Jingyi Zhang

Editor‐in‐Chief: Jing Yang
Art Design: Lili Guo and Shuang (Steve) Wu
Brochure Editing: Hao Wu, Li Cui, Xiaojiao Xue and Jingyi Zhang

SAPA-GP Advisory Committee

John Bennett Wafik S El‐Deiry James Fendrick Dennis Gross
Laura Hong Jeffrey Hung Frank Li Jian Li
Bo Liang Li Shi Tsang‐Bin Tzeng Jingsong Wang
Shifang Zhang Li Yan Hancheng Zhang Sean Zhang
Zhongda Zhang Yangbing Zhao De‐Min Zhu

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SAPA-GP History
The Greater Philadelphia (GP) area is one of the major homes for the world pharmaceutical industry. It hosts
more than half of the world’s top‐ten pharmaceutical companies, and many mid/small pharmaceutical/biotech
companies as well as academic institutions. The Sino‐American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association ‐
Greater Philadelphia (SAPA‐GP) was established in 2002 to serve the rapidly growing
pharmaceutical/biotech/healthcare community in the GP area.

SAPA-GP Mission
- To promote pharmaceutical sciences and biotechnology
- To contribute to public health education by raising public awareness
- To facilitate scientific and business cooperation between US and China
- To foster career development of pharmaceutical professionals

2015-2016 SAPA-GP Events and Accomplishments
2015/10/03 Organized the Career Development Workshop for Students & Postdocs at Columbia
University, Medical Center, NY
2015/10/14 Hosted an exchange forum with delegates from Chengdu High‐tech Development Zone at
Crowne Plaza in King of Prussia, PA
2015/11/23 Co‐sponsored the 13th China International Pharmaceutical Technology Innovation &
Industrialization Summit 2015 in Beijing, China
2015/12/05 Organized the US‐China Precision Medicine Symposium at Radnor Valley Country Club in
Villanova, PA
2016/02/27 Held the SAPA‐GP Advisory Committee Meeting at Radnor Valley Country Club in Villanova,
PA
2016/03/13 Completed SAPA‐GP online survey to seek feedback on future SAPA‐GP events
2016/03/16 Co‐sponsored the 3rd World‐China Biosimilars &Novel Vaccines Forum in Shanghai, China
2016/04/06 Opened SAPA‐GP Wechat group with more than 400 participants
2016/05/07 Co‐organized China Pharmaceutical Innovation & Development Summit at Hualan Industry
Park in Zhengzhou, Henan, China
2016/05/15 Co‐organized DIA China 8th Annual Meeting at Beijing, China
2016/05/28 Co‐organized the Summer Picnic with ACP & “Time‐Light Art Group” at Nockamixon State
Park, PA
2016/06/17 Organized SAPA‐GP 14th Annual Conference at Sheraton Valley Forge Hotel at King of
Prussia, PA

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Program at a Glance

June 17, 2016, Friday
2:15‐3:45 PM Plenary Session I:
Grand Ballroom Innovative Sciences ‐ Transforming Patient Care
4:15‐5:30 PM 4:00‐4:50 PM
Centennial Ballroom I Centennial Ballroom III 3:45‐6:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Workshop I: How to Land Your First Dream Centennial Ballroom II
Innovative Sciences Job & Manage Your Career Advancement Job Fair
& Onsite Interview
5:30‐6:00 PM Reception & Networking
Gala Dinner
Special Remarks: Jijun Xing, Chinese Consulate‐General in New York
6:00‐9:30 PM
Guest Presentation: Nanhu Rao, Mayor, Yuxi, China
Grand Ballroom
Featured Presentation: Dahai Guo, PuraCap Pharmaceutical
Joy Cappel 2016 Young Investigator Award

June 18, 2016, Saturday
Plenary Session II:
Fast to Patients ‐ Accelerating Biopharm R&D and Commercialization
9:00‐12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom
Plenary Session III:
Strategic Alliances ‐ Enhancing Success of Transformational Therapeutics
12:15‐12:45 PM 12:15‐12:45 PM
Lunch Seminar I: Lunch Seminar II:
Plan Now to Retire in Style A Brief Sojourn in Non‐Dilutive Funding
Berwyn Ardmore
Workshop II: WorkshopIII:Gaining Access to Pharmaceutical
Venture Investing and Business Development Markets in US and China
Grand Ballroom Centennial Ballroom I
1:00‐2:00 PM Presentations 1:00‐2:00PM Presentations
2:15‐3:30 PM Shark‐tank 2:15‐3:15 PM Presentations
3:30‐4:15 PM Panel Discussion 3:15‐4:15 PM Panel Discussion

* Please refer to Page 49 for the hotel layout.

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Agenda
June 17, 2016, Friday

1:30 PM ‐ 2:00 PM Check‐in and Networking

2:00 PM ‐ 2:05 PM Opening Remarks Grand Ballroom
Aston Liu, PhD, President, SAPA‐GP; Director, Biopharm CMC, GlaxoSmithKline

2:05 PM ‐ 2:15 PM SAPA‐GP Presidential Election Grand Ballroom
Bin Shi, PhD, President‐Elect, SAPA‐GP; Research Fellow, In Vivo Pharmacology, Merck & Co.

Plenary Session I: Innovative Sciences ‐ Transforming Patient Care

2:15 PM ‐ 3:45 PM Plenary Presentations Grand Ballroom
Moderators:
Weifeng Tang, MD, PhD, Director, Clinical Pharmacology, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Zhenhua Wu, PhD, Associate Director and Program Lead, GlaxoSmithKline

2:15 PM ‐ 2:45 PM The Immunologic Transformation of Cancer Therapy
Eric H. Rubin, MD, Vice President & Therapeutic Area Head, Oncology Early Development, Merck & Co.

2:45 PM ‐ 3:15 PM Innovating Medicine Through Advancement of Science and Technology ‐ A Journey of
Transformation
Patrick Liu, MD, PhD, Vice President, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries

3:15 PM ‐ 3:45 PM Therapeutic Innovation Through Patient Involvement 
Barbara Lopez Kunz, MS, Global Chief Executive, Drug Information Association (DIA)

3:45 PM ‐ 4:15 PM Coffee Break

4:15 PM ‐ 5:30 PM Panel Discussion Centennial Ballroom I
Moderators:
Ping Hu, PhD, Director at Janssen R&D
Chengwei Fang, PhD, Principal Investigator, DuPont

Panelists:
Li Yan, MD, PhD, Vice President and Head Unit Physician, Oncology, GlaxoSmithKline
Patrick Liu, MD, PhD, Vice President, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Eric H. Rubin, MD, Vice President & Therapeutic Area Head, Oncology Early Development, Merck & Co.
Li Shi, PhD, CEO and Board Member, Shanghai Zerun Biotechnology, a Walvax subsidiary; Vice President,
Walvax Biotechnology
Zhongda Zhang, PhD, Vice President, Business Development, Pharmaron
De‐Min Zhu, PhD, CEO, Cureport

5:30 PM ‐ 6:00 PM Reception and Networking

Workshop I: How to Land Your First Dream Job & Manage Your Career Advancement

4:00 PM ‐ 4:50 PM Presentations Centennial Ballroom III
Moderators:
Jane Frankel, MS, Director of Internships and Corporate Partnerships, Assistant Professor, Temple University
Fox School of Business
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Kun Wang, PhD, Biostatistician, Sanofi

4:00 PM ‐ 4:25 PM Building Professional Success: Have You Realized Your Full Potential?
Ming Wang, PhD, MBA, Vice President and Diabetes Disease Area Leader, Johnson & Johnson

4:25 PM ‐ 4:50 PM How to Land a Dream Job in Industry
Emily Liu, MS, HR Manager, WuXi AppTec Shanghai

3:45 PM ‐ 6:00 PM Job Fair & Onsite Interview Centennial Ballroom II

and many more!

Gala Dinner
6:00 PM ‐ 9:30 PM Grand Ballroom

Gala Hosts:
Jing Yang, PhD, Senior Principal Scientist, Discovery Biology, Bristol‐Myers Squibb
David Cragin, PhD, Associate Director, Chemical Notification and Registration, Merck & Co.

6:00 PM ‐ 6:05 PM Special Remarks
Jijun Xing, PhD, Science and Technology Counselor, Chinese Consulate ‐ General in New York

6:05 PM ‐ 6:15 PM Guest Presentation
Nanhu Rao, PhD, MBA, Mayor, Yuxi Municipal Government, Yunnan Province, China

6:15 PM ‐ 6:35 PM Featured Presentation: Made in China, from 0 to 1 and 1 to 2
Dahai Guo, MS, MBA, Founder and CEO, PuraCap Pharmaceutical

6:35 PM ‐ 6:40 PM Joy Cappel 2016 Young Investigator Award
James Fendrick, CEO and President, Rockland Immunochemicals

6:40 PM ‐ 6:50 PM Year‐End Remarks
Aston Liu, PhD, President, SAPA‐GP; Director, Biopharm CMC, GlaxoSmithKline

6:50 PM ‐ 6:55 PM SAPA‐GP Presidential Election Result
Bin Shi, PhD, President‐Elect, SAPA‐GP; Research Fellow, In Vivo Pharmacology, Merck & Co.

6:55 PM ‐ 9:30 PM Dinner and Networking
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June 18, 2016, Saturday

8:30 ‐ 8:55 AM Check‐in and Networking

8:55 ‐ 9:00 AM Welcome Remarks Grand Ballroom
Bin Shi, PhD, President‐Elect, SAPA‐GP; Research Fellow, In Vivo Pharmacology, Merck & Co.

Plenary Session II: Fast to Patients ‐ Accelerating Biopharm R&D and Commercialization

9:00 AM ‐ 10:00 AM Presentations Grand Ballroom
Moderators:
Fang Shen, PhD, Principal Scientist, Janssen R&D
Shuang Wu, PhD Candidate, Rowan University

9:00 AM ‐ 9:30 AM Drugs of the Future ‐ Never Stop Dreaming
Min Li, PhD, Senior Vice President, GSK Global Head of Neurosciences, General Manager of R&D China

9:30 AM ‐ 10:00 AM Gene and Cell Therapy ‐ A Frontier for Orphan Disease and Cancer Therapy
Jeffrey Hung, PhD, MBA, Chief Commercial Officer, ViGene Biosciences

10:00 AM ‐ 10:30 AM Coffee Break

Plenary Session III: Strategic Alliances ‐ Enhancing Success of Transformational Therapeutics

10:30 AM ‐ 12:00 PM Presentations Grand Ballroom
Moderators:
Mike Liu, MD, PhD, Director, Clinical Safety and Risk Management, Merck & Co.
Aming Zhang, PhD, Staff Scientist, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

10:30 AM ‐ 11:00 AM Pressing Issues in China’s Healthcare System and Reform
Lawton Burns, PhD, MBA, the James Joo‐Jin Kim Professor, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

11:00 AM ‐ 11:30 AM Bringing the Perspective of Patients into Pharmaceutical Research and
Development
Richard Murray, MD, Vice President and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Merck & Co.

11:30 AM ‐ 12:00 PM Global Platform, One Vision
Shu‐Hui Chen, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President, WuXi AppTec

Lunch

12:00 PM ‐ 1:00 PM

12:15 PM ‐ 12:45 PM Lunch Seminar I: Plan Now to Retire in Style Berwyn
Shanshan Liu, MBA, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Moderator: Yutai Li, PhD, Principal Scientist, Merck & Co.

12:15 PM ‐ 12:45 PM Lunch Seminar II: A Brief Sojourn in Non‐Dilutive Funding Ardmore
Dennis M. Gross, MS, PhD, CEO & Treasurer, Pennsylvania Drug Discovery Institute
Moderator: Ching Kim Tye, PhD, MBA, SAPA‐GP

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Workshop II: Venture Investing and Business Development

1:00 PM ‐ 2:00 PM Presentations: IP and Trade Secret Protection & Introduction to Biopharm VC Deal
Structures Grand Ballroom
Moderators:
Patrick Deng, MBA, Director of Finance, US Business Unit, IMS Health
Yin Liang, PhD, Senior Scientific Director, Research Fellow, Janssen R&D

1:00 PM ‐ 1:30 PM Maximizing Your IP Position as a Start‐Up Company
Kathryn Doyle, PhD, JD, Patent Attorney, Saul Ewing LLP

1:30 PM ‐ 2:00 PM Development of Healthcare Investment in China
Steven Wang, CFA, Managing and Founding Partner, HighLight Capital

2:00 PM ‐ 2:15 PM Coffee Break

2:15 PM ‐ 3:30 PM Shark‐tank: Venture Investment Pitches Grand Ballroom
Moderators:
Dennis M. Gross, MS, PhD, CEO & Treasurer, Pennsylvania Drug Discovery Institute
Guozhong Rui, PhD, Director, China Pharmaceutical Technology Transfer Center (CPTTC)

Judges:
Shou‐Bai Chao, PhD, Senior Vice President, BioVentures, AstraZeneca
Mark Tang, PhD, MBA, Managing Director, Good Health Capital; Chairman, GCA Therapeutics
James E. Foley, PhD, Managing Director, Aqua Partners LLC
John J. Baldwin, PhD, Co‐Founder, Hua Medicine (Shanghai)
Sean X. Hu, PhD, MBA, Senior Vice President and Head of Consulting, GlobalData PLC

3:30 PM ‐ 4:15 PM Panel Discussion Grand Ballroom
Moderators:
Hui Wang, PhD, Senior Analyst, Cambridge SL
Xue Liang, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania

Panelists:
Heather A. Steinman, PhD, MBA, Vice President, Business Development & Executive Director,
Technology Transfer, the Wistar Institute
Derek Bowen, BS, Director, Transaction Advisory & Investment Management, GlaxoSmithKline
Sean Fu, PhD, MBA, President, Cureport
Weihong Hsing, Esq, PhD, Partner, Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
Jason Zhang, PhD, MBA, Chief Business Officer, YUNKANG Group, North America

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