{"id":32558,"date":"2020-07-28T12:39:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T11:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biotechpharmasummit.com\/?page_id=32558"},"modified":"2021-03-18T12:24:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T12:24:51","slug":"christopher-ung","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.biotechpharmasummit.com\/index.php\/companion-diagnostics-biomarkers-2017-speakers\/christopher-ung\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Ung"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vgblk-rw-wrapper limit-wrapper\">\n<h2>Christopher Ung<\/h2>\n<h4>Chief Business Officer at HistogeneX<\/h4>\n\t<p>Mr. Christopher Ung led the global development and commercialization efforts of HercepTest\u2122 and pharmDx EGFR companion diagnostic assays. He continues to lead and implement global biomarker strategies for drug development and companion diagnostic projects. He has set up CAP, CLIA laboratories in the US, Scotland, China, and Singapore, all of which are connected via a digital pathology WSI scanning and analysis platform.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ung spends his time working with oncology translational and clinical development teams at pharmaceutical and biotechnology development teams. He regularly speaks and writes on digital pathology applications, multiplex IHC, RNA Sequencing and ensuring that specimens pre-analytics are understood and properly considered. 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A well-designed training module addresses these needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPresentation not available\n\t<\/a>\n<h4>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" title=\"On the Web\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\tOn the Web\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.histogenex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.histogenex.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" title=\"On LinkedIn\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\tOn LinkedIn\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christopherung\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><!-- .vgblk-rw-wrapper -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Ung Chief Business Officer at HistogeneX Mr. Christopher Ung led the global development and commercialization efforts of HercepTest\u2122 and pharmDx EGFR companion diagnostic assays. 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