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Escugen
Focusing on the R&D of ADC Drugs
About Escugen

Escugen is a clinical-stage biotech company located in Shanghai, China, focusing on the R&D of innovative ADC drugs. ESG401, the most advanced development program of Escugen, is an innovative Trop-2 ADC which has entered Phase III clinical trials. Escugen’s new generation of ADC platform, EZWi-Fit® has significant competitive advantages in safety, efficacy, anti-drug-resistance, and pharmacokinetic features. Leveraging the EZWi-Fit® platform technology, Escugen is rapidly expanding its ADC pipelines targeting new or validated targets. Escugen has also successfully licensed the EZWi-Fit® platform technology to multiple domestic and international biotech companies, empowering their innovative ADC projects.

Development History
2023-2024
2021-2022
2019-2020
2017-2018

ESG401 entered Phase III clinical trials in China

ESG206 initiated FIH trail in China

EZWi-Fit® ADC technology platform patent submission

Completion of Round A+ fund-raising with nearly 100 million CNY 

ESG401 was granted IND approval and initiated patient enrollment

ESG206 IND application was approved  in China and Australia, respectively; ESG103 IND application was approved by CED and FDA, respectively

Establishment of an innovative ADC technology platform

Completion of Round A fund-raising with a total of 130 million CNY

Pre-IND application of the first pipeline ESG401

Completion of Round Pre-A fund-raising with 40 million CNY

The company was established in Zhangjiang, Shanghai, and the laboratory in Pharma Valley was operational

Acquired the Seed and Angle Funds with 35 million CNY

The Core Team
Qing Zhou, Ph.D
Founder/Chairman/CEO

Veteran researcher in the field of R&D of antibody-based drugs, with more than 20 years of industry experience in the US and China; one of the contributors of the world's first fully human antibody drug development using transgenic mice

Previously served as the Project Leader of multiple antibody developments at Amgen/Abgenix, and as the Chief Scientific Officer at Genor Biopharma (Shanghai,China)

Led multiple Stated-funded National Key Program of Innovative Drug Development

Postdoc. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Southern California, Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Temple University School of Medicine

The Core Team
Feng He, Ph.D
Co-founder/Chief Operation Officer

Over 15 years of experience in antibody drug manufacturing and development, with experience in filing over 30 innovative drug applications

Former Senior Scientist at Amgen, involved in multiple antibody development projects, and Head of Quality at Genor Biopharma

Member of the Expert Committee of the China Pharmaceutical Association, Visiting Professor and Ph.D. Advisor at University of Kansas

Postdoc. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Ph.D. in Biochemistry at University of Kansas

The Core Team
Xiaoyan Xing, Ph.D
Chief Medical Officer

30 years of clinical  experience, including 4 years as a physician and 15 years in clinical development

Served as the leader in over 30 clinical trials

Former executive at multiple inational and domestic pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, and clinical CROs

Postdoc. at the University of Michigan, Ph.D. from Peking University Health Science Center

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