Prominent Biotechnology Investor Joins
University of Marylands Business School
as Smith Senior Fellow
College Park, Md.
November 16, 2006
The University of Marylands Robert H.
Smith School of Business today announced
that Wei-Wu He, general partner and
co-founder of Emerging Technology Partners
LLC (ETP), a Maryland-based venture capital
firm focused on investing in the life
science industry, has joined the school as a
senior Smith fellow. In this role, Dr. He
will concentrate on supporting the Dingman
Center for Entrepreneurship.
Wei-Wu has had exceptional
success as an entrepreneur and in
identifying viable business ideas and
opportunities in the United States, and in
key developing markets such as China, said
Howard Frank, dean of the University of
Marylands Robert H. Smith School of
Business. He brings a wealth of knowledge
that complements the Smith Schools support
of entrepreneurship regionally, nationally
and internationally. We are pleased to
welcome him.
Wei-Wus insight as an
accomplished entrepreneur, investor and
scientist will be a huge asset to the
center. said Asher Epstein, managing
director of the Dingman Center for
Entrepreneurship. We were privileged to
have Wei-Wus support as a panelist speaker
during this years China Business Plan
Competition in Beijing and his increased
involvement offers the entrepreneurs served
by the Dingman Center tremendous
advantages.
Prior to ETP, Dr. He was the
founder and president of OriGene
Technologies Inc. Dr. He was also one of the
first employees of Human Genome Sciences
Inc. (NSDQ: HGSI). He has been involved in
more than 20 biotech companies throughout
his career. Dr. He has been awarded more
than 20 U.S. patents and has more than 20
original research publications. Dr. He
received his Ph.D. in molecular biology from
Baylor College of Medicine and conducted
cancer research at the Mayo Clinic and at
Massachusetts General Hospital. He received
his MBA from the Wharton School.
About the
Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an
internationally recognized leader in
management education and research for the
digital economy. One of 13 colleges and
schools at the University of Maryland,
College Park, the Smith School offers
undergraduate, full-time and part-time MBA,
Executive MBA, Executive MS, PhD, and
non-degree executive education programs, as
well as outreach services to the corporate
community. The school offers its programs in
learning locations on four continents
including North America, Europe, Africa and
Asia.
