Zhang Yu

Wuhan Originem Biotech Company Limited

Zhang Yu, founder of Wuhan Originem Biotech Company Limited, is a serial entrepreneur and early-stage technology investor with eight years of deep expertise in microalgae technology and industrial development. He spearheaded the world's first methodology for ecological carbon sequestration and methane reduction in rice paddies using microalgae technology. He co-founded China's first Microalgae Synthetic Biology Research Institute and assembled a top-tier R&D team. He achieved the world's first successful expression of recombinant hirudin with 63 tyrosine sulfation modifications using a plant-based platform, enabling environmentally sustainable and efficient application in food and skincare products.The research results have been published in high-impact international journals such as eLife, PNAS, Cell Reports, Developmental Cell, and Nucleic Acids Research.