Westlake Pharmaceuticals

Enabled by the research capabilities of Westlake University, we are a talent-led, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company specializing in novel drugs.

The company's founders are led by world-renowned cell biologist and Dean of Westlake University’s School of Life Sciences Professor Yu Hongtao; with Professors Hu Qi and Huang Jing, also of the School of Life Sciences. This team has coupled deep expertise of their own field with inter-disciplinary technical solutions spanning cell biology, structural biology, medicinal chemistry, and artificial intelligence, to create a synergistic innovation system (from target screening to structural analysis, molecular design, drug synthesis, formulation optimization, and function validation), aiming to develop novel drug solutions to some of the most serious diseases.

Our Mission

Our Mission

Sharing the benefits of innovation with more patients

We are developing novel drug therapies for serious human diseases.
Our Values

Our Values

Laser focus on patient health

Ambitious vision with attention to detail

Open and cross-disciplinary approach

Innovation together, with seamless collaboration

Our History

September 2020

Born in Yunqi Cloud Town, Hangzhou
September 2020
September 2020

December 2020

Angel funding completed
December 2020
December 2020

September 2022

Our first novel drug approved by NMPA, advancing into clinical research
September 2022
September 2022

November 2022

Pre-A round funding completed
November 2022
November 2022
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