About CHARSIRE

We focus on developing innovative topical new drugs to address unmet needs in advanced brain and aging diseases.

About CHARSIRE

We focus on developing innovative topical new drugs to address unmet needs in advanced brain and aging diseases

Management Team

Chih-Yi Weng

Founder, Chairman & CEO

  • 20-year exp. in botanical new drug R&D
  • Nutritional biochemistry
  • New drug management
  • Registered dietitian at Chi Mei Hospital

Teng-Kai Chung

Chief Operating Officer

  • Molecular biochemistry
  • Clinical study management
  • Researcher at NUS and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Chun-Che Lin

Chief R&D Officer

  • Chemical analysis and biochip
  • Manager at MIRDC
  • Postdoctoral researcher at National Cheng Kung University

Chien-Yu Chen

Chief Technology Officer

  • Chemical analysis
  • Pharmaceutical factory QC control
  • CDMO manufacturing control
  • R&D manager at PharmaCore Biotech

Tzu-Hui Fang

Chief Financial Officer

  • 28-year exp. in international accounting and corporate finance
  • Accounting manager at Sinon Corp. and Tainan Enterprises Co.

Advisors

Dr. Chao-Chin Chen

Board Member

  • Vice president of R&D at Cordis (a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary)
  • Director at Safestitch
  • COO at UniMedVM

Dr. Chi-Yu Wu

Board Member
CEO at Proteosome Research Center of Taiwan Genome Medicine National Project

Wen-Nan Li

Board Member

  • General manager at Newai Chemical
  • VP of Nang Kuang Pharmaceutical Factory manager at Eisai (Japan)

Jeff Chiu

Board Member

  • Thunderbird School of Global Management, MBA
  • UC, Berkeley Molecular and Cell Biology, B.A.
  • Co-founder at Balius EV Pte Ltd.
  • Chairman at Qookee Technologies Co., Ltd.

Medical Development Consultant

Dr. Yushan Zhong

Experience

  • Botanical Drug Development Consortium – Chief Director
  • Development Center for Biotechnology – Associate Director, Institute for Pharmaceutics
  • Botanical Drug Development (wound healing of diabetes, cancer and adjuvant therapy, Alzheimer’s disease, liver cancer and liver fibrosis, etc.)
  • Establishment of Chinese herbal medicine GACP cultivation and harvesting norms

Dr. Qiongzhi Zhang

Current Position

  • Neurology Department-Deputy Director
  • Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital – General Neurology Attending Physician
  • Cognitive neurology, neuroimaging , neurology, early onset dementia treatment, dementia treatment, geriatrics, radiology & medical imaging, carbon monoxide poisoning

Awards & Recognition

  2021National Innovation Award
  2021International Innovation Award, Enterprise Asia
  2021 Pharmaceutical Technology R&D Award
  2021Asia-Pacific Award for Quality in the Beauty Industry
  2020The National Brand YUSHAN Award
  2017Interview with Pharma Boardroom Magazine for new drug development entering clinical trials
  2014 “The phase II clinical trial of CSTC1, a new botanical drug for treating diabetic foot ulcer healing” was subsidized by the “A+ Industry Innovation R&D Program” of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
  2011“Application of lychee waste in the development of functional cosmetic & skin care products” was subsidized by the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan
  2011“Development of high-quality products for legume crops and purple sweet potato” was subsidized by the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan
  2011“Development of CSTC patented extracts for diabetic wound healing products” was subsidized by the Industrialization Technology Promotion Program of Biotechnology R&D Achievements of the Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA
  2003Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry, Executive Yuan -Finalist
  2003Won the Gold Diamond Award for Top Commodities of the Consumers Association of the Republic of China
  2003Won the Golden Peak Award for Outstanding Enterprise and Outstanding Commodity