WuXi PharmaTech announces winners of third Life Science and Chemistry Awards

WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today announced the winners of its third Life Science and Chemistry Awards, held on December 20, 2009, at the China World Hotel in Beijing.

The theme of this year's awards was Biology in Drug Discovery. The selection panel was comprised of ten scholars with extensive industry expertise:

-- Han Qide, honorary Chairman of the selection panel, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, Chairman of the Jiusan Society, President of the Chinese Society for Science and Technology, Dean of the Medical School of Peking University, and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences -- Dr. Ge Li, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WuXi PharmaTech -- Dr. Shuhui Chen, Chief Scientific Officer of WuXi PharmaTech -- Dr. Qiang Lu, Vice President of Biology of WuXi PharmaTech -- Dr. Xiaodong Wang, Director of the National Institute of Biological Science in Beijing and Academician of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States -- Dr. Chen Kaixian, President of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences -- Dr. Saijuan Chen, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Executive Director of the Shanghai Institute of Hematology, and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering -- Dr. Yi Rao, Dean of the School of Life Sciences at Peking University -- Dr. Yigong Shi, Dean of the School of Life Sciences at Tsinghua University -- Dr. Gang Pei, President of Tongji University and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Sixteen winners were selected through a rigorous, objective, and transparent evaluation process that began in July.

The First Prize winners are: -- Dr. Yongfeng Shang, Director of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the School of Basic Medical Science at Peking University -- Dr. Jiahuai Han, Professor of the School of Life Sciences at Xiamen University and Dr. Baofeng Yang, President of Harbin Medical University -- Dr. Baofeng Yang, President of Harbin Medical University

Dr. Yongfeng Shang is a newly selected Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr. Baofeng Yang is a newly selected Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

The Second Prize winners are: -- Dr. Hongbing Shu, Dean of College of Life Sciences at Wuhan University -- Dr. Xiangyin Kong from the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Group Leader of Molecular Genetics of the Institute of Health Sciences of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine -- Dr. Jianping Ding from the Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology of the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences -- Dr. Tianle Xu from the Institute of Neuroscience of the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences The Third Prize winners are: -- Dr. Bing Hu from the School of Life Sciences of the University of Science and Technology of China -- Dr. Yuanying Jiang, Dean of the School of Medicine at Second Military Medical University -- Dr. Jijie Cai from the National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing -- Dr. Xiang Gao, Vice Dean and Professor of the Medical School of Nanjing University -- Dr. Zehong Miu from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences -- Dr. Shaorong Gao from the National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing -- Dr. Xuechu Zhen from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences -- Dr. Jianguo Chen, Executive Vice Dean of the Research and Development Office and Director of the Department of Pharmacology of Tongji Medical College at Huazhong University of Science and Technology -- Jie Tang from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

"I am honored to receive the WuXi PharmaTech Life Science and Chemistry Award," said Dr. Yongfeng Shang, the First Prize Winner. "This award recognizes my research work and inspires me to delve deeper into the study of pharmaceutical research and development. As a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device research and development outsourcing company, WuXi PharmaTech founded this award to encourage scientists working in pharmaceutical research and development and to promote basic scientific research and innovation related to life science and chemistry. I will continue to spare no efforts to make my contributions to the life science industry."

Han Qide, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and Mr. Zhang Huaixi, Vice Chairman of the Tenth Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the awards ceremony, presented the awards, and congratulated the winners, encouraging them to continue their contributions to China's pharmaceutical research and scientific development.

"We are honored to host the third WuXi PharmaTech Life Science and Chemistry Awards Ceremony," said Dr. Ge Li, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WuXi PharmaTech. "Without the robust talent pool of scientists available in China and the support of our society, WuXi could not have built its broad platform of research capabilities. We want to express our gratitude to everyone who supports our company and its contributions to the pharmaceutical industry of China. WuXi will continue to expand its service portfolio to transform drug research and development and ultimately to save lives and improve human health."