In This Issue:
*Investor Q&A
*Trends and Best Practices in R&D Strategic Partnerships in China
*USPTO Proposed Rules on Preissuance Submissions
Excerpt from Investor Q&A
Interview by Chuck Comey, Dave Chang, and Patrick Fischer
John Oyler is the founder and CEO of BeiGene Ltd., a Beijing-based biotechnology company that focuses on discovering and developing innovative oncology drugs. Few can match Mr. Oyler’s record as a serial founder. He previously founded and was CEO of BioDuro, a 700-person integrated contract research organization (CRO) in Beijing, which was sold to PPD with attractive returns. Mr. Oyler is also the former CEO of Galenea, a Bostonbased biotech spinout from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with funding from Otsuka; the former co-CEO of Genta, a publicly traded oncology company that grew to be worth $1.7 billion; and the former founder and president of Telephia, which was bought by Nielsen. He holds an MBA from Stanford University and a BS from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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