Tao Zhu

Tao ZHU is a co-founder of our company. Dr. Zhu was appointed as executive director on January 13, 2009 and has served as the chief scientific officer since January 2009. He is primarily responsible for leading vaccine research and development for CanSinoBIO. In addition, Dr. Zhu also oversees the management of regulatory and clinical affairs. Together with experts from the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Dr. Zhu led the development and pre-clinical research of the only available recombinant ebola vaccine in China, the production of which was approved by the CFDA. He also led the combinational vaccine project and PBPV project, both of which have been selected as one of the major science and technology projects in the National Twelfth Five-Year Plan for “Significant New Drug Creation” . His achievements also include the establishment of a conjugation technology platform and the development of a variety of vectors including CRM197, plus the process development, pre-clinical research and clinical application of several products, including MCV4, and the invention of seven patents in the PRC.