Yen-Wen Chen, PhD

Dr. Yen-Wen Chen has more than 20 years of industrial experience with expertise in biochemical and cell-based assays, as well as reagent and instrument R&D in the areas of drug discovery, diagnostics, and bioresearch. Throughout her career, Yen-Wen has taken on diverse roles and responsibilities including reagent/assay development, new product concept and design with multidisciplinary teams, evaluating new technologies, and collaborating with external partners for business development. At Triple Ring Technologies, she leads the Biology/Assay group which works closely with engineering teams to productize novel assays and bioinstrumentation. Previously, Yen-Wen led or contributed to a variety of product development projects, such as several reagent kits for research or drug discovery applications, and a label-free biosensor system, leading to successful commercial launches. She has also authored many scientific papers.

Yen-Wen received her BS in Chemistry from National Taiwan University, and MS in Chemistry and PhD in Biological Chemistry from the University of Michigan. She also studied cellular signal transduction at University of California, San Francisco as a postdoctoral fellow.