Head of Medicinal Chemistry and Head of External Innovation, Therapeutic Modalities
Roche Innovation Center Shanghai
Dr. Hong Shen received his B.S. from Peking University and Ph.D. in chemistry from Stanford University. After 9 years working at Merck in the US, he joined Roche Innovation Center Shanghai (RICS) in 2012. He is now the Site Head of RICS. Dr. Shen’s currently mainly focuses on drug discovery and development in the areas of immunology, oncology, and infectious diseases, and he once participated in drug discovery in atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, thrombosis, obesity, and CNS areas. His teams have made significant contributions to 12 clinical compounds. Dr. Shen has contributed to 3 books, more than 100 publications, and over 80 patent applications. He has delivered over 100 invited lectures. Dr. Shen is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), a reviewer of numerous international journals, and a scientific advisor of 3 journals/book series.