Jenny Yang

Head of External Innovation Asia-Pacific at Novo Nordisk

Speaker

Dr. Jenny Yang is Head of External Innovation Asia Pacific at Novo Nordisk, leading identification and collaboration on novel therapeutics and technologies up to Phase 3. She graduated from Peking University, earned her PhD from Columbia University and completed postdoctoral training at Caltech and HHMI. Since joining Novo Nordisk in 2008, she has held various R&D and leadership roles including VP of Drug Discovery Technology. In her current role in Global Business Development, Jenny drives scouting, due diligence, open innovation, and external partnerships, fostering a dynamic innovation ecosystem across Asia Pacific.