Co-hosted by Yale Healthcare Club of China, Peking Union Medical College Alumni Association Industry Branch (Preparatory Committee), Xiangya School of Medicine at Central South University, and Yale Center Beijing
Event Time
Sunday, February 1, 2026
15:00-18:00
Agenda:
Opening & Welcome Remarks
15:00-15:05
Keynote Speech 1: Innovative Drug Discovery and Development in the AI Era
15:05-15:20
Keynote Speech 2: From 0 to 1: MIT Innovation & Entrepreneurship Theory, Practice, and Reflections
15:20-15:35
Keynote Speech 3: Convergence of Medical Science and Industry: Pathways for International Collaboration
15:35-15:50
Audience Interaction
15:50-15:55
Panel: Crossing the "Valley of Death": Multi-Dimensional Perspectives on Transformative Medical Innovation Paradigm
15:55-16:55
Insights Sharing: Medical AI Empowering Clinical Decision-Making and Practice
16:55-17:55
- Industry Implementation of AI and Large Models in the Pharmaceutical Sector
- Ophthalmology and Artificial Intelligence
- Decoding the Protein Sequence-Function Space
Closing Session
17:55-18:00
Location
Yale Center Beijing
36th Floor Tower B of IFC Building 8 Jianguomenwai Avenue Chaoyang District, Beijing (Yong'anli Subway Station, Exit C)
Registration and Fees
Please click “HERE” to register. Please send an email to yalecenterbeijing@yale.edu if there are any problems. If you encounter any payment issues, please attach a screenshot that identifies the issue.
Advance Tickets: RMB 100 for Yale, PUMC, and Xiangya alumni; RMB 130 for regular admission
At the Door Tickets: RMB 160
*The registration fee for the event is non-refundable. Unless due to a force majeure reason, Yale Center Beijing will not refund any part of the registration fee if a participant fails to attend the event.
Walk-ins will not be accepted.
The event will be in Chinese.
Note: Seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis.
The Event
On February 1, the 2026 International Forum on Medical Innovation and Translation of Medical Research will bring together experts from universities, research institutions, healthcare organizations, and industry, to establish a high-level global exchange platform.
Focusing on global frontier trends in medical innovation and translational development, the Forum will explore regulatory policies, international collaboration, translational practice, coordinated development of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and the application of AI in clinical decision-making and healthcare systems.
Opening & Welcome Remarks
Selina Zhang MBA ’04
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Yale Healthcare Club of China
Founder, Zhiyu Lifescience
Yusheng Zhang
Secretary, Peking Union Medical College Alumni Association Industry Branch (Preparatory Committee)
Founder & CEO, Apricot Forest
Moderator:
Vivian Li MAM ’13
Founding Partner, Beijing DRGS Tech Co., Ltd
Keynote Speech 1: Innovative Drug Discovery and Development in the AI Era
Hang Yin PhD ’04
Professor & Former Associate Dean, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University
Senior Advisor to the President of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles
Member, National Technical Committee on Standardization of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Keynote Speech 2: From 0 to 1: MIT Innovation & Entrepreneurship Theory, Practice, and Reflections
Jay Dong
Co-Initiator, Peking Union Medical College Alumni Association Industry Branch (Preparatory Committee)
Partner, Kunpeng Medical
Founder, UltraDx Biotechnology
Vice President, U.S.-Returned Scholars Division, Shanghai Overseas Returned Scholars Association
Keynote Speech 3: Convergence of Medical Science and Industry: Pathways for International Collaboration
Xuejun Li
Professor of Neurosurgery & Vice Dean, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University
Panel : Crossing the "Valley of Death": Multi-Dimensional Perspectives on Transformative Medical Innovation Paradigm
Peng Xi
Boya Distinguished Professor, College of Future Technology, Peking University
Optical Fellow, Optica
Chan Zhao
Chief Physician and Professor of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Vice Chair, Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Peking Union Medical College
Director, Office of the Youth Innovation Center for Health and Medicine
Yu Xiang PhD ’07
CEO, BRL+ Medicine
Xu Song
PhD, Peking Union Medical College
Post-Doctoral Research Scientist (1999-2002), Yale University
Professor, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University
Founder, LingTaike Biosciences
Shelley Liu PhD ’15
Head of China Business Development (BD) & Strategy, Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd
Yuechen Liu MS ’23
Assistant Engineer, Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University
Insights Sharing: Medical AI Empowering Clinical Decision-Making and Practice
Topics & Speakers：
Industry Implementation of AI and Large Models in the Pharmaceutical Sector
Dejing Dou PhD ’04
Distinguished Professor, College of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Fudan University
Chief Scientist, Beijing Electronic & Digital Intelligence
Adjunct Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University
Ophthalmology and Artificial Intelligence
Youxin Chen
Chief Physician of Ophthalmology & Professor, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH)
Director, Department of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Research Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Decoding the Protein Sequence-Function Space
Shuyi Zhang
Associate Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University
Principal Investigator, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University
Principal Investigator, National Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology
Moderator:
Jing Jing MPH ’20
Digital & Tech Consultant, Real World Solutions (RWS), IQVIA