Sofie Qiao
Chief Executive Officer at Virtuoso Therapeutics, Inc.
Profile
Sofie Qiao was the founder of LEAD Therapeutics, Inc. (founded in 2006) and Vivace Therapeutics, Inc. (founded in 2014), where she held the titles of Senior Vice President and President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, respectively.
She currently holds the position of CEO, Secretary & CFO at Virtuoso Therapeutics, Inc. and Director at Sino-American Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Professionals Assoc.
Dr. Qiao's former positions include Director-Business Operations at Discovery Partners International, Inc., Director-Business Development at Syrrx, Inc., Director at Tunitas Therapeutics, Inc., Principal at Genzyme Corp., Principal at McKinsey & Co., Inc., and Venture Partner at 6 Dimensions Capital.
Dr. Qiao received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University, her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Peking University, and her doctorate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Sofie Qiao active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Sino-American Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Professionals Assoc | Director/Board Member | - |
Vivace Therapeutics, Inc.
 Vivace Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Vivace Therapeutics, Inc. discovers and develops novel cancer drug. The company was founded by Shuang Qiao in 2014 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Founder | 01/01/2014 |
Virtuoso Therapeutics, Inc.
 Virtuoso Therapeutics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Virtuoso Therapeutics, Inc. is an oncology-focused small molecule drug discovery and development company. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Former positions of Sofie Qiao
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Tunitas Therapeutics, Inc.
 Tunitas Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Tunitas Therapeutics, Inc. develops protein therapeutics for the treatment of allergy. The firm’s therapeutic approach offers the potential for long-lasting treatments with improved efficacy than existing therapies for many serious allergic diseases, such as asthma and food allergy. The company was founded by Nolan H. Sigal and Andrew Saxon in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
6 Dimensions Capital
 6 Dimensions Capital Investment ManagersFinance 6 Dimensions Capital is an independent private equity firm headquartered in China. The firm was founded in 2017. | Private Equity Analyst | - |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Genzyme Corp.
 Genzyme Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Genzyme Corp. engages in development and manufacture of specialty therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic product. It serves in the areas of rare genetic diseases, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology. The company was founded on June 8, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Syrrx, Inc.
 Syrrx, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Syrrx, Inc. used to develops drugs. Its focus was on creating novel therapies for cancer, metabolic diseases and inflammation. The company was the technology leader in the field of structural proteomics, the process of generating protein structures from genetic information. It was headquartered in San Diego, CA | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Sofie Qiao
| Harvard University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Peking University | Graduate Degree |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Doctorate Degree |
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| Private companies | 10 |
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Discovery Partners International, Inc.
 Discovery Partners International, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Discovery Partners International, Inc. (DPI) used to research laboratory looking to discovery pharmaceutical products. It was a small molecule and natural product based drug discovery company that offered collaborations and services complementing the internal capabilities of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical. Discovery Partners has actively contributed to dozens of drug discovery collaborations. The company had operations in United States and Europe. The company was founded in 1995 was headquartered in San Diego, CA | Commercial Services |
Genzyme Corp.
Genzyme Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Genzyme Corp. engages in development and manufacture of specialty therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic product. It serves in the areas of rare genetic diseases, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology. The company was founded on June 8, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Syrrx, Inc.
Syrrx, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Syrrx, Inc. used to develops drugs. Its focus was on creating novel therapies for cancer, metabolic diseases and inflammation. The company was the technology leader in the field of structural proteomics, the process of generating protein structures from genetic information. It was headquartered in San Diego, CA | Health Technology |
LEAD Therapeutics, Inc.
 LEAD Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: GenericHealth Technology LEAD Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapeutic drugs. The company was founded Charles Hsu, Leonard E. Post, Peter L. Myers and Sofie Qiao in May 2006 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA. | Health Technology |
Vivace Therapeutics, Inc.
Vivace Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Vivace Therapeutics, Inc. discovers and develops novel cancer drug. The company was founded by Shuang Qiao in 2014 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Health Technology |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
| Sino-American Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Professionals Assoc | |
Tunitas Therapeutics, Inc.
Tunitas Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Tunitas Therapeutics, Inc. develops protein therapeutics for the treatment of allergy. The firm’s therapeutic approach offers the potential for long-lasting treatments with improved efficacy than existing therapies for many serious allergic diseases, such as asthma and food allergy. The company was founded by Nolan H. Sigal and Andrew Saxon in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Health Technology |
6 Dimensions Capital
6 Dimensions Capital Investment ManagersFinance 6 Dimensions Capital is an independent private equity firm headquartered in China. The firm was founded in 2017. | Finance |
Virtuoso Therapeutics, Inc.
Virtuoso Therapeutics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Virtuoso Therapeutics, Inc. is an oncology-focused small molecule drug discovery and development company. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Commercial Services |
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