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Zhong Shengping
( chinadaily.com.cn )
Updated: 2012-09-18

Zhong Shengping

Zhong Shengping, General Manager of Essen Technology (Beijng) Company Limited

Zhong Shengping, General Manager of Essen Technology (Beijng) Company Limited

Zong Shengping specialized in research and development and production of medical apparatus and instruments at Boston Scientific, a well-known transnational company. He served as senior engineer, project director and senior manager of the company's R&D department.

He obtained nearly 30 American patents during his 13 years working at Boston Scientific. He developed the first generation of drug-eluting stents (DES), cardiovascular catheters, guide wires, artificial blood-vessels and other apparatus.

He and other overseas returnees established Essen Technology (Beijing) Company Limited. He simultaneous serves as visiting research fellow at the Biological Materials & Tissue Engineering Center, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University.

Work Experience

Jan 2008 - Present

General Manager, Essen Technology (Beijing) Company Limited

May 2006 - Jan 2008

Executive Director, Yisheng Technology (USA) Co Ltd

1993 - 2006 Boston Scientific

Education

1989 - 1993

Ph.D. in bioengineering, the Royal College of the University of Liverpool

Student of academician David F. Williams, top global expert in biological materials

1980-1987

Chengdu University of Technology (now Sichuan University) Bachelor's and master's degree in high polymer material