Company Profile


Professional oriented, user oriented, and wholehearted

Bioforany

Founded in 2014 by Prof. Jianhe Xu of East China University of Science and Technology, Bioforany is one of the main pioneers in China's biocatalysis industry, holding a complete synthetic biology technology platform, an advanced enzyme engineering platform, and enzyme-based green process development technology.
 

Based on our own intellectual property rights of the industrial pilot enzyme entity library, we have established a full chain industrialization system for the precise synthesis of high-value molecules that are difficult to be solved by traditional chemical catalysis. We continue to synthesize bile acids, amino acids, vitamins, pharmaceutical intermediates, and other functional raw materials by using a combination of high-performance biocomponents, targeting at the fields of pharmaceuticals, food and healthcare, beauty care, and ESG, etc. In addition, we also provide CRO services for enzyme customization and modification and CRO services for enzyme-based APIs/intermediates synthesis process development for our customers.

Development path


1996

Our founder founded the first biocatalysis laboratory in China, and achieved unique research results in the design of new enzyme components and constitutive mechanism, construction of synthetic biological systems, enzyme catalytic engineering research and industrial demonstration.

2014

Established Bioforany, set up 1000 square meters of R&D center for product development and scale-up validation, and completed the R&D of nearly 30 products and related technology transfer.

2019

Prof. Jianhe Xu won the first prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Award for “Rapid customization of biocatalysts and key technology for efficient synthesis of chiral chemicals”.

2021

Completed equity restructuring and established strategic cooperation with DeepTech, perfected the patent transformation layout and formally entered the commercialization operation cycle.

2023

Continuously improve the construction of the industrial pioneer enzyme entity library, create different series of underlying technology platforms for different purposes, and complete two rounds of financing led by Sequoia China and Chengwei Capital.

2024

Our main products pipeline gradually enter the industrialization stage, self-built 3,000 flat pipeline production capacity landing, focusing on the application of the results of the technology platform development and scale mass production.

Future

Continuously expanding product pipeline, expanding the scale of self-built production capacity, and forming scaled revenues.

Our culture


Professional oriented, user oriented, and wholehearted,

Positioning of Bioforany

Enabling a product-oriented enterprise with the capability of a synthetic biology science platform

The Mission of Bioforany

Disrupting traditional chemistry and chemical production models with synthetic biology

Our Advantages


Professional oriented, user oriented, and wholehearted,

Our Advantages

Formation of a full-chain industrialization pathway for prototype industrial enzyme mining, creation of high-performance industrial enzymes, and efficient application of industrial enzymes.

Team


Professional oriented, user oriented, and wholehearted,

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Prof. Jianhe Xu

Founder & CEO

● B.S., Tsinghua University; Ph.D., China-Japan Joint Program
● Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor, East China University of Science and Technology
● Director, Shanghai Biomanufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center
● Former Director, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactors
● Shanghai Leading Talents, and First author of First Prize of Shanghai Technological Invention

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Prof. Chunxiu Li

Co-founder & CFO

● Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Chinese Academy of Forestry
● Associate Professor, PhD Supervisor, East China University of Science and Technology
● Engaged in biosynthesis of natural products
● 21 invention patents applied within 15 authorized
● Supervising financial management and assisting in the management of R&D

 

 

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Wanchao Liang

Vice President
In charge of capacity building and market development of bile acid pipeline

● B.S. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Fudan University, and Pharmacist
● Ph.D. in Engineering (undergraduate), East China University of Science and Technology
● Decades of production and marketing management in the bile acid industry, pharmaceutical intermediates plant construction experience
● Former executive of Hongjie Pharmaceuticals, Sichuan Da Xiong and other companies

 

 

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Xian Zhang

Vice President

In charge of the company's technology and R&D

● Postdoctoral Fellow, Rice University
● Postdoctoral Fellow, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
● Researchers of Truno Pharma and Disinos Biologics
● Former Senior Researcher, Director Level, Shanghai Hequan Pharmaceuticals
● Used to be the head of a 30-person R&D team in the STA department

 

 

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Baozhong Li

Chief Engineer

Supervised amino acid pipeline capacity building and market development work

● Graduated from Shanghai Institute of Industrial Microbiology
● More than 30 years of production and marketing management experience in the amino acid industry
● Former General Manager of Amino Acid Company of Chrysanthemum MSG Group

 

 

 

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游智能博士 | 研发总监

● 生物工程博士、博士后
● SCI论文5篇,国家发明专利2项
● 上海市研究生学术论坛优秀报告奖
● 博士研究生国家奖学金
● 参与主持合成生物学重点基金项目

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胡辰博士 | 研发总监

● 生物与医药博士(复旦大学)
● SCI论文4篇,国家发明专利4项
● 博雅欣和制药有限公司研究员
● 康龙化成小分子研发部高级研究员
● 实现多个产业化项目研发落地

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种刚刚博士 | 研发总监

● 生物化工博士(2023)
● 主持完成国家重点基金项目
● 发表SCI论文10余篇
● 擅长可再生材料单体的生物制造。

Our Vision


Bioforany : Enabling a product-oriented enterprise with the capability of a synthetic biology science platform

Driven by products and relying on the Biosynthetic Science and Technology Innovation Research and Development Center, we have recently focused on green synthesis and manufacturing of new molecules, committed to green transformation in industrial manufacturing, and assisting in carbon neutrality

Biosynthetic technology
Innovation and R&D Center

● Xu Jian and his team have accumulated 30 years of scientific experience
● Created the underlying technology platform:
Intelligent Design+Synthetic Science+Engineering Technology

Micro factory
Zoom in Platform

● The Importance of Pilot Scale Up Platform
● Strong engineering team+production process team

Multi variety fast
Mass production capacity

● Vertical integration: integrating physical manufacturing and chemical manufacturing
● And the production mode of biological manufacturing
Multiple modes of mass production

Qualifications & Honors


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Award certificate for biocatalyst engineering

China Enzyme Engineering Award

Xu Jianhe_ Shanghai Invention First Prize 2018

2022 Lingang United Park Capital New Wind Trophy

Jiangsu Province "Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Talent" Certificate

2022 Lingang United Park Capital New Wind Award

Computer Software Copyright Registration Certificate

Electronic Business License

Suzhou Innovation and Entrepreneurship Leading Talent Award

Member of Shanghai Biopharmaceutical Industry Association

Patent certificate4