40 Under Forty 2020: Zu Shen
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Zu Shen
- Title: Vice president
- Company: Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives, in Worcester
- Residence: Ayer
- Birthplace: Shanghai, China
- Colleges: Clark University, UMass Medical School
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Zu Shen’s talents are many. A veritable expert in immunology and biochemistry, his strengths far exceed the parameters of his Ph.D. Previously one of two people at a startup at the MBI incubator, Shen worked to develop a novel therapeutic aimed at helping patients with pancreatic and lung cancer, as well as rheumatoid arthritis, deal with their illnesses without the toxic effect of chemotherapy.
In 2018, he joined MBI as vice president, counseling startup companies scientifically and advising them on commercializing their technologies. He reviews pitch decks, delivers presentations and provides advice to those up and coming in the biomedical field. He manages MBI’s leasing of laboratory space, the operations at MBI’s four facilities, supports construction on a new MBI facility on Briden Street, and is known for his knack at managing relationships between MBI clients and external stakeholders. Although he does a little bit of everything, his priorities go back to basics: helping others make profound impacts on the medical community’s capacity to combat disease.
What four people would you pick as year-long travel companions? My wife Stephanie (why wouldn’t I want to travel with her?), my grandmother Theresa, who passed in 2010 (would do anything to spend another day with her), Charles Darwin (great discovery, cool boat ride), Bruce Lee (master of his craft, pushed the limits of the time)
What will the statue they eventually build of you say? The money for the statue would be better used to improve people’s lives.
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