Weichen (Dora) Liao, Ph.D. Email and Phone Number

-Advised private equity, hedge fund and corporate clients across Life-sciences (Biopharma, MedTech, Diagnostics, CRO, and CDMO) and Healthcare (Homecare, and HCIT) sectors-Strong understanding of drug development, commercialization process, market access and pricing dynamics-Built robust forecasts and revenue projection models by gathering and analyzing data from a variety of sources data (e.g., SEC filing, analyst report, GlobalData, Evaluate Pharma)-Planned, developed and… Show more -Advised private equity, hedge fund and corporate clients across Life-sciences (Biopharma, MedTech, Diagnostics, CRO, and CDMO) and Healthcare (Homecare, and HCIT) sectors-Strong understanding of drug development, commercialization process, market access and pricing dynamics-Built robust forecasts and revenue projection models by gathering and analyzing data from a variety of sources data (e.g., SEC filing, analyst report, GlobalData, Evaluate Pharma)-Planned, developed and executed robust qualitative and quantitative market research across regions and stakeholders to support clinical and commercial decision making-Strong capability in translating massive data into concise, compelling business insights that drive business strategiesProject highlightso Conducted sell-side due diligence for a novel cell and gene therapy in hematology and oncology space assessing the clinical value, market landscape, commercial opportunity, and P&MAo Conducted buy-side research on a public CRO (~$5b in revenue) for a mega hedge fund, assessing the market dynamics (TAM, CAGR, trends), competitive landscape and strategic fito Developed growth strategy and go-go-market strategy for a point-of-care test provider to expand into other Therapeutic Areaso Led MedTech manufacturing (CDMO) landscape analysis and developed strategic playbooks for 11 target companies for a MM fund Show less

-Formulated a quantitative model to investigate metal patterns to improve upstream development of Chinese hamster ovary cell culture used for biomanufacturing protein drugs-First to develop novel analytical methods for fungicides identification for the United States Department of Agriculture in response to a request from the European Food Safety Authority.

-Taught 50+ graduate students in weekly 3-hour lector and mentored 3 direct reports

-Conducted secondary market research (e.g., literature review and syndicated reports) to present 5 emerging technologies in the medical imaging space for a startup venture, Early Charms-Leveraged analog analysis and interviews with board members to formulate a 5-year business plan and identify revenue streams for a Healthcare nonprofit, Lori’s Hands; secured $100,000 in funding -Led a team of five to conduct in-depth financial health analysis of 1019 Baltimore nonprofit organizations… Show more -Conducted secondary market research (e.g., literature review and syndicated reports) to present 5 emerging technologies in the medical imaging space for a startup venture, Early Charms-Leveraged analog analysis and interviews with board members to formulate a 5-year business plan and identify revenue streams for a Healthcare nonprofit, Lori’s Hands; secured $100,000 in funding -Led a team of five to conduct in-depth financial health analysis of 1019 Baltimore nonprofit organizations from 2015 to 2017 to improve grant disbursement decisions at T Rowe Price Charitable Show less

-Developed novel materials to improve the degradation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products.-Co-authored 3 papers and 1 patent