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Hangzhou Just Biotherapeutics (Just China)

Building 3, Hangzhou Pharmaceutical Town, No.291 Fucheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Overview

Hangzhou Just Biotherapeutics develops antibody and recombinant protein therapeutics and a biomanufacturing/process development platform in partnership with Seattle-based Just Biotherapeutics Inc. The company focuses on therapies for oncology, genetic rare diseases and metabolic diseases. It employs nearly one hundred scientists and engineers across sites in Hangzhou and Boston and is led by founder and CEO Yining Zhao. HJB was founded in 2016 by former Amgen and Genentech executives in Hangzhou, China. The company intends to use the new funds to enhance R&D capabilities and accelerate clinical trials globally. Its platform aims to reduce cost and speed development while maintaining global quality standards.

Total raised
$35M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Series B
Latest activity
Jun 2018

Industries

  • Biopharma
  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • Medical
  • Pharmaceutical
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Recent funding

  1. Series B

    Jun 2018

    $35M

Team

  • Jonathan Zhao

    Co-Founder and Chairman

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  • Jerry Yang

    Sr. VP for Process and Product Development Biosimilar

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  • Steve Landau

    Chief Medical Officer

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  • James Leung

    EVP for Recombinant Proteins

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