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Interview: Beigene Bursts Onto World IO Scene With Celgene Onboard (Part 2)

 
• By Brian Yang

Howard Liang comes from an investment background with years of experience honed being 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 biotech prepared for its initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq, and has since seen the Beijing-based firm leap onto the world stage with differentiated immuno-oncology and BTK inhibitor assets.

Howard Liang Beigene

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

In the first part of this exclusive interview, conducted at the company's Beijing headquarters, Beigene's CFO and Chief Strategic Officer...

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