Corporate Governance

Executive Directors

Mr. Alex Zhavoronkov, Ph.D

Chairman of the Board,
CEO

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Mr. Alex Zhavoronkov, Ph.D

Mr. Alex Zhavoronkov, Ph.D., aged 46, is the founder of our Company and has served as the chairman of the Board, our Director and CEO since our inception. He was re-designated as our executive Director in June 2023.

 

Mr. Zhavoronkov served as an advisor and director of Deep Longevity, Inc from March 2020 to January 2023. Prior to founding Insilico Inc., Mr. Zhavoronkov worked in the Biogerontology Research Foundation from May 2008 to June 2018. He has published over 300 research papers and three books including “The Ageless Generation: How Biomedical Advances Will Transform the Global Economy.” Mr. Zhavoronkov is also the co-organizer of the Annual Aging Research and Drug Discovery Meeting, one of Europe’s largest industry events in aging research and drug discovery.

 

Mr. Zhavoronkov received two bachelor’s degrees in commerce and science from Queen’s University in Canada in May and June 2001, respectively, a master’s degree in biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University in the United States in May 2007, and a Ph.D. in physics and mathematics from Moscow State University in Russia in October 2008.

Mr. Feng Ren, Ph.D

Chief Scientific Officer,

Co-CEO

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Mr. Feng Ren, Ph.D

Mr. Feng Ren, Ph.D. (任峰), aged 50, has served as our Chief Scientific Officer since February 2021, as our Director since June 2021 and as our CEO since June 2022. He was re-designated as our executive Director in June 2023. 

Prior to joining our Group, Mr. Ren was senior vice president, head of chemistry and biology of Shanghai Medicilon Inc., a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE: 688202) which is a contract research organization, from February 2018 to January 2021. From February 2007 to January 2018, Mr. Ren worked in GlaxoSmithKline PLC, a global pharmaceutical company listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GSK), with his final position being director, head of chemistry in neurodegeneration DPU. Mr. Ren has published approximately 70 peer-reviewed research papers and holds approximately 100 patents. 

Mr. Ren received his bachelor’s degree in polymer science from the University of Science and Technology of China in July 1998, a master’s degree in science from the National University of Singapore in March 2004, and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Harvard University in the United States in June 2007.

Non-executive Directors

Mr. Kan Chen, Ph.D
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Mr. Kan Chen, Ph.D

Mr. Kan Chen, Ph.D. (陳侃), aged 43, has served as our Director since August 2021 and was re-designated as our non-executive Director in June 2023.

 

Mr. Chen has served as a non-executive director of Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited, a company listed on the NASDAQ (NASDQ: CNTB), since December 2020.

 

Previously, Mr. Chen served as a director of Abbisko Cayman Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx: 2256), which is principally engaged in research of small molecule new drugs, from February 2020 to June 2021, a director of Jiangsu Yahong Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. (江蘇亞虹醫藥科技股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market (SSE: 688176), which is principally engaged in drug innovation with a focus on urinary system tumors and other serious diseases, from December 2020 to December 2023, a non-executive director of Antengene Corporation Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx: 6996), from March 2021 to June 2024, and a non-executive director of CANbridge Pharmaceuticals Inc., a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx: 1228), from December 2020 to September 2024.

 

Mr. Chen has been a partner of Qiming Venture Partners since February 2016, specializing in the field of healthcare management.Mr. Chen obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences from Fudan University in July 2004 and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from Case Western Reserve University in January 2009.

Mr. Chuen Yan Leung, Ph.D
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Mr. Chuen Yan Leung, Ph.D

Mr. Chuen Yan Leung, Ph.D. (梁傳昕), aged 35, has served as our Director since February 2025 and was re-designated as our non-executive Director in May 2025.

 

Mr. Leung has served as a partner, healthcare investment at Value Partners Private Equity Limited since June 2023. Previously, Mr. Leung served as a vice president at EQT Partners Shanghai Ltd from May 2020 to June 2022, and as a Croucher Research Fellow and post-doctoral researcher at the Karolinska Institutet from January 2015 to January 2019.

 

Mr. Leung received a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry and research abroad from Imperial College London in August 2011, and a Ph.D. degree in physiology, development and neuroscience from the University of Cambridge in May 2015. Mr. Leung is also an associate of the Royal College of Science.

Mr. Long Shi
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Mr. Long Shi

Mr. Long Shi (施瓏), aged 45, has served as our Director since March 2025 and was re-designated as our non-executive Director in May 2025. Mr. Shi participates in key decision-making process in respect of major matters of the Company such as formulating overall corporate and business strategies.

 

He first joined the Shanghai branch of Beijing Warburg Pincus Investment Consulting Co., Ltd.* (北京華平投資諮詢有限公司上海分公司) in November 2011 and served as an investment director focusing on investments in the healthcare sector in Asia until June 2014. From January 2015 to November 2019, he served as a director of Temasek Holdings Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., focusing on healthcare and consumer investments. He returned to the Shanghai branch of Beijing Warburg Pincus Investment Consulting Co., Ltd.* (北京華平投資諮詢有限公司上海分公司) and served as an executive director since November 2019 and later transferred to Shanghai Warburg Pincus Private Equity Management Co., Ltd.* (上海華平私募 基金管理有限公司) in January 2020. Mr. Shi has served as a managing director of Shanghai Warburg Pincus Private Equity Management Co., Ltd. since January 2021, focusing on investments in the healthcare sector in Asia.

 

Mr. Shi served as a non-executive director of Gaush Meditech Ltd (HKEX: 2407) from April 2021 to August 2023, during which time he participated in formulating the company's corporate and business strategies.

 

Mr. Shi obtained a bachelor of Economics degree in Finance from Fudan University in 2002.

Independent Non-executive Directors

Mr. Roman Kyrychynskyi
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Mr. Roman Kyrychynskyi

Mr. Roman Kyrychynskyi, aged 49, was appointed as our independent non-executive Director in June 2023 with effect from the [REDACTED].

 

Mr. Kyrychynskyi joined AMD as group manager for planning and pricing from 2000 to 2005, and he subsequently served as a financial controller from 2007 to 2009. Mr. Kyrychynskyi later transitioned into the role of product director, senior director and vice president at AMD in 2009, 2018 and 2021 respectively, where he was responsible for conducting oversight of inventory and revenue management functions. In carrying out his roles at AMD since 2009, Mr. Kyrychynskyi was responsible for conducting valuations and setting standard costs of products. In addition, Mr. Kyrychynskyi was responsible for overseeing the revenue attainment workstream, which included setting business targets, and monitoring 
compliance with revenue recognition policies.

 

Mr. Kyrychynskyi is a Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. Mr. Kyrychynskyi received his Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) at Queen’s University in  Canada in May 2000.

Ms.Denitsa Milanova, Ph.D
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Ms.Denitsa Milanova, Ph.D

Ms. Denitsa Milanova, Ph.D., aged 40, was appointed as our independent non-executive Director in June 2023 with effect from the[REDACTED].

 

Ms. Milanova is a founder and chief executive officer of Medici Therapeutics, Inc. since October 2022. Prior to founding Medici, Ms. Milanova served as a Technology Development Fellow and Principal Investigator at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering of Harvard University from April 2018 to October 2022, and as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Genetics Department of Harvard Medical School working with Prof. George Church from December 2015 to April 2018. Ms. Milanova also served as a business consultant at Ohana Biosciences (a subsidiary of Flagship Pioneering), a Boston-based life science company incubator, from April 2016 to November 2017.

 

Ms. Milanova became a Doctoral Fellow of the Stanford Microfluidics Laboratory under Prof. Juan Santiago at Stanford University School of Engineering in August 2008. In 2010, Ms. Milanova continued her degree while also collaborating with Profs. Annelise Barron in Molecular Bioengineering for Medicine and Biotechnology and Michael Snyder at Stanford University School of Medicine from January 2015 to January 2016. Prior to that, Ms. Milanova served as an undergraduate researcher at the Nanofluids and Two-Phase Flow Laboratory during her studies at University of Central Florida.

 

Ms. Milanova obtained a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Central Florida in the United States in May 2008.

 

Ms. Milanova received her Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering in June 2010, her Master's degree in Management Science and Engineering (an executive business degree focused on entrepreneurship) in June 2013, and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in January 2016 (all degrees from Stanford University in the United States). During her studies, Ms. Milanova was awarded a scholarship by the Graduate School of Engineering at Stanford University in 2008 and the Stanford Bio-X Medtronic Scholarship in 2011. Both scholarships provide comprehensive financial support for outstanding young researchers.

Mr.Jingsong Wang, Ph.D
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Mr.Jingsong Wang, Ph.D

Mr. Jingsong Wang, Ph.D. (王勁松), aged 60, was appointed as our independent non-executive Director in June 2023 with effect from the [REDACTED].

 

Mr. Wang has served as an executive director, the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of HBM Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx: 2142), since July 2016. Mr. Wang is the principal founder of HBM Holdings Limited. From November 2011 to December 2015, Mr. Wang served as the head of China research and development at Sanofi.

 

Mr. Wang has served as an independent non-executive director of Frontage Holdings Corporation, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx: 1521), since April 2018. Previously, he was an independent non-executive director of Xinjiang Bai Hua Cun Pharma Tech Co., Ltd. (新疆百花村醫藥集團股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE: 600721), from September 2021 to August 2024.

 

Mr. Wang received his M.D. in clinical medicine from Xuzhou Medical College in China in June 1986, his master’s degree in medical science (immunology) from Jilin University (formerly known as Norman Bethune University of Medical Science before the combination with Jilin University) in China in July 1989, and his Ph.D. in molecular pharmacology from China Pharmaceutical University in China in July 2011. Furthermore, Mr. Wang obtained the physician qualification granted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine in May 2002. Obtained the diploma of Internal Medicine and the Diploma of Rheumatology awarded by the American Board of Internal Medicine in 2003 and 2004 respectively. He obtained the certificates of internal Medicine and surgery from the State Board of Medicine of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2006. From June 2001 to June 2005, Mr. Wang served as a rheumatology research/clinical physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Composition of the Committee
Audit Committee Remuneration Committee Nomination Committee ESG Committee
Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Feng Ren, PhD
Kan Chen, PhD
Chuen Yan Leung, PhD
Long Shi
Roman Kyrychynskyi
Denitsa Milanova, PhD
Jingsong Wang, PhD

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Member

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