History
2002
GemPharmatech Co., Ltd. began as the Model Animal Research Center (MARC) of Nanjing University.
2006
MARC received accreditation from the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) and joined the Asian Mouse Mutagenesis and Resource Consortium.
2010
The Nanjing Biomedical Research Institute (NBRI) of Nanjing University was established.
2011
MARC joined the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC).
2014
MARC opened a new research building and animal facility in Nanjing. We also became a member of The International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS).
2017
MARC spun out of Nanjing University and became GemPharmatech Co., Ltd.
2020
GemPharmatech Co., Ltd. opened its five subsidiaries!
Leadership Team
Xiang Gao, PhD
President
Dr. Xiang Gao has more than 20 years of experience creating, generating, and analyzing animal models. He is a distinguished Professor at Nanjing University and has more than 130 scientific publications. Dr. Gao received his PhD in Anatomy and Developmental Biology from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA.
Jing Zhao, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Jing Zhao has more than 16 years of experience in animal model creation and analysis. She is currently the Deputy Director of the National Genetic Engineering Mouse Resource Bank and has been involved in various scientific research and talent projects including implementing the cost control system for experimental animals in China. Throughout her career Dr. Zhao has published in several prominent journals including in Cell, the Journal of Biomedical Science, and Genesis.
Hong-Yu Wang, PhD
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Hong-Yu Wang received her PhD from the University of Saarland and completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Dundee and the University of Oxford. Soon after, Dr. Wang joined the Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University (MARC), which is a member of the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC) and a collaborator of the National Research Center of Mutant Mice (NRCMM). Dr. Wang serves GemPharmatech Co., Ltd. in the capacity of Technical Consultant.
Tremain Ju, PhD
Chief Data Officer
Dr. Tremain Ju has been in the technical world for more than 10 years. He has extensive experience in immune reconstruction and gene editing (e.g., Cas9 technology), and has successfully built a technology platform for humanized mice.