Interview: Beigene Bursts Onto World IO Scene With Celgene Onboard

Howard Liang comes from an investment background with years of experience honed as the former managing director and head of biotech equity research at Leerink Partners. He became Beigene's CFO and Chief Strategy Officer in 2015 as the Chinese biotech prepared for its initial public offering on Nasdaq, and has since seen the Beijing-based firm leap onto the world stage with differentiated immuno-oncology and BTK inhibitor assets.

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Beigene CFO Howard Liang • Source: Beigene

BeiGene (Beijing) Co. Ltd. struck it big through its recent deal with Celgene Corp., worth up to $1bn, for the PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor BGB-A317, the biggest ever such transaction for a Chinese biotech company. (Also see "Celgene Eyes IO Growth With BeiGene China Pact" - Scrip, 6 July, 2017.)

Beigene's CFO and Chief Strategy Officer Howard Liang outlines the drivers behind the transaction and the company's plans for immuno-oncology development in a highly competitive field, both abroad and in China, in

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