Burning Rock Biotech appoints Dr. Licen Lisa Xu to its Board as Independent Director

– CHINA, Shanghai –  Burning Rock Biotech Limited (NASDAQ: BNR), a company focused on the application of next-generation sequencing technology in the field of precision oncology, today announced the appointment of Dr. Licen Lisa Xu to its Board as an independent director.

“We are delighted to have Dr. Xu, a highly qualified expert with a wealth of experience in our industry, join our board. We are confident that her extensive experience will be of great value to our firm,” said Chairman and CEO,  Yusheng Han.

The company also announced the resignation of Jing Rong from the Board.

About Dr. Licen Lisa Xu

Dr. Xu has over 15 years of experience in driving the productization and lifecycle of life science and biomedical products, from conceptualization and research to development and commercialization. She is the CCO of FlashDx Inc., a molecular diagnostics point-of-care solution company, and an independent board member of Ribbon Biolab, a company that specialized in the production of synthetic DNAs. Dr. Xu served as VP of strategic product management and lifecycle management at Roche Diagnostics, a subsidiary of Roche Holding AG for the development of diagnostic tests, instruments, and digital solutions, and VP of strategic marketing and product management at Illumina Inc.

Dr. Xu has a Ph.D. degree in molecular biology from the University of Zurich and a master of science degree in biophysics from Tsinghua University and completed the business executive education program at Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania.

About Burning Rock

Burning Rock Biotech Limited whose mission is to guard life via science focuses on the application of next-generation sequencing technology in the field of precision oncology. Its business consists of NGS-based therapy selection testing for late-stage cancer patients, and cancer early detection, which has moved beyond proof-of-concept R&D into the clinical validation stage.

For more information: https://ir.brbiotech.com/

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