Qinghua (Jenny) Zhao

Executive Director, Forecyte Bio

Jenny has 25years experience in process development, scale-up/tech transfer and cGMP operation on recombinant protein, antibody, plasmids and virus (AAV, Ad5, LV, RV) productions.  She has being working on most of process unit operations from cell line development, large scale cell culture, fermentation, Chromograph, UF/DF, to Fill & Finish. She also led an upstream process characterization leading to a BLA approval.

Her current role is Executive Director of GMP operation including PD, GMP, supply chain and facility at Forecyte Bio, Maryland USA. Her previous role included Senior Director of Manufacture Science and Technology (MS&T) and Acting Director of Downstream Process Development at Vigene Biosciences, A Charles River Company (CDMO). She holds Master Degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Waterloo, Canada.