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Na Rong

Na Rong

Beijing

Summary

3+ years of work experience in pharmaceutical asset evaluation, project initiation, and cross-functional program leadership. Expertise spans in-/out-licensing strategies, preclinical data interpretation, advanced communication skills for crafting compelling asset narratives, and due diligence across innovative therapeutic areas in respiratory, oncology, and immunology.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

BD Manager

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd
05.2023 - Current

1.Innovative Asset Evaluation & Licensing Strategy

  • Co-lead out-licensing strategy for high-potential assets by analyzing epidemiology, competitive landscape (benchmarks, MOA, SOC), and unmet needs to prioritize partnerships.
  • Conducted due diligence on 10+ therapeutic targets/technologies, authored strategic reports (clinical/preclinical data, market potential, risk analysis), and prepared investor/partner-ready materials (VDR).
  • Collaborated with R&D to design differentiated preclinical/clinical studies, including head-to-head benchmarking against key competitors.

2.In-Licensing Readiness & Market Analysis

  • Evaluated in-licensing candidates by assessing technical novelty (MoA validation), preclinical/clinical data robustness, development timelines, and team credibility.
  • Modeled market potential for innovative assets by analyzing target population, global/China competition, and commercial/clinical regulatory pathways.

3.Strategic Alliance Execution

  • Spearheaded end-to-end alliance management for soft mist platform, driving one 505b2 asset from Project Initiation into Phase III prep through cross-functional alignment (R&D, RA, clinical teams).
  • Prepare materials for project approval for 2 early-stage 505b2 programs, by defining comprehensive competitive landscape analysis, clinical and regulatory pathways, regulatory risk assessments, commercialization timelines, and market size projection.

Senior Investigator

CSPC Pharmaceutical Ltd.
12.2021 - 05.2023

1. Project Initiation & Planning:

  • Authored the project proposal, including feasibility analysis, budget allocation, and milestone-driven timelines.
  • Spearheaded hypothesis-driven studies to evaluate exosome cargo (miRNA, proteins) for targeted drug delivery applications.

2.Experimental Design & Execution:

  • Led a 3-member team in the end-to-end development of an exosome-based therapeutic program, from project initiation to preclinical validation.
  • Designed and optimized protocols for exosome isolation (e.g., ultracentrifugation, SEC), characterization (NTA, TEM, Western blot), and functional analysis in in vitro models).

Education

Ph.D. - Chemical And Biological Engineering

University At Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, United States
08-2021

Bachelor of Science - Bio-pharmaceutical Engineering

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM)
Beijing
06-2013

Skills

    -Leveraged preclinical/clinical data interpretation and unmet needs analysis to identify partner priorities, crafting compelling asset narratives for out-licensing opportunities

    -Advanced verbal and written communication skills in English and Chinese, enabling precise articulation of complex scientific and commercial terms during partner negotiations and presentations

    -Expertise in sourcing and synthesizing critical data from commercial/public databases (eg,Cortellis, IPD, Pharmcube, Citeline, insight, menet) to inform licensing strategies and validate asset value propositions

Publications

N. Rong, D. Choudhury, ..., ST. Andreadis. "Proline restores mitochondrial function and reverses aging hallmarks in senescent cells". 2024, Cell Reports.

N. Rong, D. Choudhury, ..., ST. Andreadis. "Inhibition of glutaminolysis restores mitochondrial

function in senescent stem cells". 2022, Cell Reports.

N. Rong, ..., ST. Andreadis, "Restoring extracellular matrix synthesis in senescent stem cells". 2019, Faseb J.

Languages

English
Full Professional

Timeline

BD Manager

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd
05.2023 - Current

Senior Investigator

CSPC Pharmaceutical Ltd.
12.2021 - 05.2023

Ph.D. - Chemical And Biological Engineering

University At Buffalo

Bachelor of Science - Bio-pharmaceutical Engineering

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM)
Na Rong