Fu-an Kang
Senior Director, XDC CMC (PLD) at WuXi XDC
Greater Philadelphia United States
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Top SchoolFu-an Kang is a senior leader in CMC and drug discovery with over two decades of hands-on experience translating organic and medicinal chemistry into scalable, GMP-ready processes for small molecules, ADCs, and oligonucleotide conjugates. Currently Senior Director at WuXi XDC, he has led chemistry R&D and manufacturing functions across CDMOs and biotechs, driving technology transfer, kilogram production, and Quality by Design approaches that shorten timelines from concept to commercialization. His career includes discovery and development contributions to marketed drugs (Eribulin, Canagliflozin) and named chemical theories and methodologies (Extended Woodward UV Rules Formula; Phosphonium Coupling), reflecting a rare blend of deep scientific insight and practical process innovation. Fu-an pairs strategic alliance and outsourcing expertise with a proven track record building cross-functional teams, portfolio-driven R&D operations, and external innovation networks. An atypical detail: beyond leadership roles he contributes code and UI improvements in open-source projects (e.g., enhancing dupeguru’s image viewer and UX), underscoring hands-on problem solving across lab and software tools. Based in Greater Philadelphia, he combines academic pedigree (Harvard postdoc, PhD in organic chemistry) with operator-first execution in the bioconjugate and pharma CDMO space.
10 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Organic Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Organic Chemistry at Beijing Normal UniversityPostdoctoral Research Fellow Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Postdoctoral Research Fellow Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University
Github Skills (8)
uid10
user-interface10
pyqt10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
graphical-user-interface10
python10
deduplication8
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
arsenetar/dupeguru
Apr 2020 - Mar 2022
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Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:27 reviews, 171 commits, 39 PRs in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Fu-an contributed significantly to the user interface of the project, improving the user experience by implementing features to customize the visual appearance. They added the functionality to use bold fonts for reference, prevent aggressive text truncation, and add shortcut descriptions. Moreover, the user implemented features for the image viewer such as zoom, and swap functions and added working synchronized views and the ability to toggle the visibility of the details dialog.
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glubsy/dupeguru
Jun 2020 - Jul 2020
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Contributions:1 release, 13 commits, 165 pushes in 12 days
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