Our Team
ASC Therapeutics is an independent, fully incorporated biopharmaceutical company with dedicated scientists and industry veterans with a strong belief in gene and cell therapy, the future for treating rare disease.
The company leverages over 12 years of experience by Applied StemCell, Inc., a separate entity, focused on developing and improving gene editing and stem cell technologies.
Ruhong Jiang, PhD
Co-founder, President and CEO
- 20+ years industrial experience (US and China) in research tool, molecular diagnostic product and drug development, and corporate development
- General manager of MicuRx, China
- Founding members of two biotech companies
- Co-founder of two biotech companies
Oscar Segurado, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer
- 20+ years of global biopharmaceutical experience in translational medicine, clinical research and corporate development
- Responsible for Humira clinical development and 2007 US Patent at AbbVie
- Tenured Professor of Immunology with 100+ peer-reviewed publications
Allan L. Shaw
Chief Financial Officer
- Over 20 years of leadership experience managing public companies from a financial, operational, and strategic perspective
- Five-time public company CFO and an experienced deal executive, who has structured, directed, negotiated and closed over $4 billion in public and private financings for several companies
- Served on 5 public boards including chairing 2 audit committees and 2 compensation committees
Gary Potter
SENIOR VP, GLOBAL OPERATIONS
- 20+ years of GMP manufacturing experience in gene therapies, cell culture manufacturing and whole cell anti-cancer therapies
- Facility design, start-up, engineering, validation, and operations
- Global manufacturing in the US and Europe at uniQure