Zhen Gu

Dr. Zhen Gu is Qiushi Distinguished Chair Professor and Associate Vice President at Zhejiang University. He also serves as the Director of the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, and Deputy Director of Pharmaceutics Professional Committee of Chinese Pharmaceutical Association. Dr. Gu was elected to the College of Fellows of the Controlled Release Society (CRS, 2025), International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE, 2021) and American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE, 2019). Dr. Gu’s group studies controlled drug delivery, biomaterials and cell therapy. He has published over 300 research papers and applied over 200 patents (issued: 75) that have been licensed to over 10 companies. He is the recipient of the National Natural Science Award (second place) in China (2024), Felix Franks Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2020), Sloan Research Fellowship (2016) and Pathway Award of the American Diabetes Association (2015). MIT Technology Review listed him in 2015 as one of the top innovators under the age of 35.