About Us

Company Profile

LeadArt Biotechnologies (www.leadartech.com) is revolutionizing drug discovery and development by pioneering automation in chemoproteomics. Our cutting-edge platform seamlessly integrates chemoproteomics and advanced automation technologies, enabling the rapid generation of high-quality, large-scale protein-drug target profiling data.

With a proprietary live-cell protein-probe interaction database, targeting over 15,000 human proteome proteins, and an AI-enhanced analytics platform, we empower biotech and pharmaceutical companies to accelerate drug discovery for undruggable and challenging targets.

Our proprietary Target Space Station™ system provides high-throughput, live-cell assays and screenings tailored to individual needs. This innovative platform not only enables fast and cost-effective hit discovery and lead optimization but also offers customized construction of target-ligand interaction databases. These databases deliver large-scale, reliable data critical for advancing drug discovery projects, especially for AI-augmented pharmaceutical development.

Our automation solutions further streamline research processes:

  • Hive™: A scalable automated sample management system capable of managing up to 5,000 samples per unit, expandable through networked integration.
  • Eve™ Automated Cell Workstation: Fully automates cell handling, processing up to 150 T75 flasks per day, eliminating manual labor.
  • Cube™ Automated Incubator: Versatile for diverse automated cell culture workflows, with integrated microscopy for real-time cell monitoring.

At LeadArt Biotechnologies, we are committed to transforming the future of drug discovery through innovation, precision, and efficiency.

Dr. Feng Ni
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Chemoproteomics and Medicinal Chemistry expert with 15+ years of experience B.S. Chemistry, Xiamen University Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, Xiamen University 2010-2017 Senior Scientist, University of Southern California 2017-2023 Anzhong Chair Professor, the Institute of New Drug Technology, Ningbo University
JIe Yan
Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer
14 years + of drug development experiences in the biopharma industry including Amgen and Lexicon Pharmaceuticals in the USA, Co-founder of BioSpark Group in the USA. MS of Iowa State University, Candidate of Doctor of Engineering of Tsinghua University
Dr. Yufeng Zhao
Co-Founder, Board Director
Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, More than 30 years of experience in chemical biology research and drug discovery, Dean of the Institute of New Drug Technology, Ningbo University, Professors of Tsinghua University, Xiamen University, Zhengzhou University
Frank Ebetino
Drug Development Expert
President of BioVinc USA, former director of the Procter & Gamble's drug research and development department in US, with complete drug development process experience, world authority in phosphorus chemistry
Xi Ning
Expert In Medical Chemistry
Chief Scientific Officer of Guangdong Dongyangguang Pharmaceutical, National Distinguished Expert, Professor of Ningbo University, Former Senior Scientist of the Medicinal Chemistry Department of Amgen
Chen Yuzong
Expert In Chemical Informatics /AI
Professor of Singapore National Unversity, Computational Biology, Computer Aided Drug Design and Bioinformatics Authority
History
Ranked on the 2024 VBEF Innovative Healthcare Products List
2024
Enter into a strategic partnership with AstraZeneca's iCampus for the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine.
2023年
Certification as a National High-tech Enterprise
2023年
Achieve ISO9001 Quality Management System Certification
2023年
Established research and Development and business center in Boston, USA
2022-06
Established the automation production center in Cixi, China
2022-08
Completed the Pre-A round of financing
2022-08
Major Science and Technology Breakthrough Award, Ningbo, China
2021-09
Acquired Keyone Biomedical and established automation team
2020-10
Moved in to LeadArt R&D headquarter
2020-11
Angel round financing
2018-05
Shanglin Elite Entrepreneurship Award
2018-07
Ningbo 3315 Entrepreneurship Award
2018-09
Established LeadArt Technology in USA
2017-04-01
Established Ningbo LeadArt Biotechnology Co Ltd
2017-06-03
Strategic Partners
Collaborators

LeadArt is a leading chemoproteomics and automation platform, and we have established multiple business and collaborations with universities, research institutes, biotech, biopharma, and medical companies.