Dr. Yongkui Sun, previously a VP of Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) R&D (China), has 22 years tenure in 6 MSD departments. Dr. Sun possesses rich experiences in R&D, strategy, operations, and business development, and contributed to several drugs including Cordaptive®, Taranabant ®, and Januvia®.
Honor and Awards include:
British Society of Chemical Engineers AstraZeneca Green Chemistry and Engineering Award (2005), US Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award (2005 and 2006), Thomas Edison Patent Award (2009), American Pharmaceutical Association Award (2009), elected as a member of the US National Academy of Engineering (2016)
Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
PhD in Chemistry, California Institute of Technology