Frank Kung
Director/Board Member at AMYRIS, INC.
Net worth: - $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Dr. Kung is a founding member of Vivo Capital, LLC (formerly BioAsia Investments), a healthcare/biotechnology venture capital management firm in Palo Alto, California.
Dr. Kung started his career in the biotechnology industry in 1979 when he joined Cetus Corporation.
He later co-founded Cetus Immune Corporation in 1981, which was acquired by its parent company in 1983.
In 1983 he co-founded Genelabs Technologies, Inc. (NADSAQ: GNLB) where he served as Chairman and CEO until 1995.
During his tenure in Genelabs, he brought the company public in 1991, and built it to a 175 employee international biotech company with operations in the United States, Belgium, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan.
Dr. Kung received his B.S.
in chemistry from the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, his Ph.D.
in molecular biology and M.B.A.
from the University of California, Berkeley.
He received the Best Use of Technology Award from the Governor of California, the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards from Ernst and Young, and the Asian Business League.
He also served on the board of directors of the Emerging Company Governing Body of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO); Mt.
Jade Science and Technology Association, West Coast; and the Asian American Manufacturing Association.
He was appointed by the U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services as a voting member of the National Biotechnology Policy Board.
Dr. Kung currently serves on the board of directors of a number of emerging healthcare and biotechnology companies.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AMYRIS, INC.
-.--% | 2023-02-28 | 0 ( -.--% ) | - $ | 2024-03-30 |
Frank Kung active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| SAGENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Director/Board Member | - |
| AMYRIS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2017-11-01 |
Vivo Capital LLC
 Vivo Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vivo Capital LLC (Vivo Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Frank C. Kung and Edgar G. Engleman. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Founder | 1995-12-31 |
Medeor Therapeutics, Inc.
 Medeor Therapeutics, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Medeor Therapeutics, Inc. engages in medical industry. It provides services which are dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of transformative and personalized cellular therapeutics. The company was founded by Samuel Strober, Edgar Engleman, Robert Lowsky, and Chih Ping in 2012 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2013-09-30 |
Copernicus Therapeutics, Inc.
 Copernicus Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Copernicus Therapeutics, Inc. develops biopharmaceutical products. It utilizes DNA nanoparticle technologies to produce DNA drugs. The company provides nucleic acid delivery systems with applications in human therapeutics. Copernicus Therapeutics was founded by Mark J. Cooper in 1997 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH. | Director/Board Member | - |
Hamilton Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Hamilton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Hamilton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and supplies pharmaceuticals. It also develops and commercializes novel medical treatments for central nervous system disease. The company was founded in April 2004 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Chairman | - |
| Vivo Co-Invest (S) LP | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Frank Kung
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| TOT BIOPHARM INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED | Director/Board Member | 2022-03-11 |
| REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2013-10-07 |
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Training of Frank Kung
| University of California, Berkeley | Doctorate Degree |
| National Tsing-Hua University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 4 |
|---|---|
| AMYRIS, INC. | Process Industries |
| REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Health Technology |
| NANJING KING-FRIEND BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,LTD. | Health Technology |
| TOT BIOPHARM INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 16 |
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Genelabs Technologies, Inc.
 Genelabs Technologies, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Genelabs Technologies, Inc. discovery and development of pharmaceutical products to improve human health. The company was founded by Brian D. Frenzel and Frank C. Kung in 1983 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA. | Health Technology |
Vivo Capital LLC
Vivo Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vivo Capital LLC (Vivo Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Frank C. Kung and Edgar G. Engleman. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Pepgen Corp.
 Pepgen Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Pepgen Corp. was a biopharmaceutical company. Its product was Tauferon. The company was founded by C. P. Liu in 1992 and was headquartered in Alameda, CA. | Health Technology |
Copernicus Therapeutics, Inc.
Copernicus Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Copernicus Therapeutics, Inc. develops biopharmaceutical products. It utilizes DNA nanoparticle technologies to produce DNA drugs. The company provides nucleic acid delivery systems with applications in human therapeutics. Copernicus Therapeutics was founded by Mark J. Cooper in 1997 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH. | Health Technology |
Hamilton Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Hamilton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Hamilton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and supplies pharmaceuticals. It also develops and commercializes novel medical treatments for central nervous system disease. The company was founded in April 2004 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
 Biotechnology Innovation Organization Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers. | Commercial Services |
NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical company which focuses on the development and commercialization of products for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The company was founded by Mahendra G. Shah on September 25, 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Health Technology |
Sagent Holdings Co.
 Sagent Holdings Co. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Sagent Holdings Co. operates as an injectable pharmaceutical company that develops and sources products which it sells in the U.S. through its sales and marketing team. It primarily focuses on generic injectable pharmaceuticals. The company currently offers a broad range of products across anti-infective, oncolytic and critical care indications in a variety of presentations, including single- and multi-dose vials, pre-filled ready-to-use syringes, medical devices and premix bags, and it generally seeks to develop injectable products where the form or packaging of the product can be enhanced to improve delivery, product safety or end-user convenience. Sagent Holdings was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL. | Health Technology |
Nuveta, Inc.
 Nuveta, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Nuveta, Inc. focused on the development and commercialization of new applications that significantly improve IVF therapy. It explored key scientific questions of in vitro embryo growth and uses these findings to create new methods. The company was founded by George Tidmarsh in 2009 and was headquartered in Portola Valley, CA. | Health Technology |
| Cetus Corp. | Health Technology |
West Coast Co., Ltd.
 West Coast Co., Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance West Coast Co., Ltd. is an investment holding Japanese company. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. | Finance |
Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the developing, manufacturing, and marketing of medical products. It offers injectable products such as amikacin sulfate, ampicillin and sulbactam, cefazolin, piperacillin and tazobactam, and vancomycin hydrochloride. The company was founded by Jeffrey M. Yordon in 2006 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL. | Health Technology |
| Asian American Manufacturers Association | |
Monte Jade Science & Technology Association
 Monte Jade Science & Technology Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Monte Jade Science & Technology Association operates as an organization that promotes the cooperation and mutual flow of technology and investment. The company was founded by Peter Liu in 1989 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Commercial Services |
Medeor Therapeutics, Inc.
Medeor Therapeutics, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Medeor Therapeutics, Inc. engages in medical industry. It provides services which are dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of transformative and personalized cellular therapeutics. The company was founded by Samuel Strober, Edgar Engleman, Robert Lowsky, and Chih Ping in 2012 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA. | Health Services |
| Vivo Co-Invest (S) LP |
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