Partner
Frank Kung
Managing Partner, Vivo Capital
- Firm
- Vivo Capital
- Title
- Managing Partner
- Role
- Managing partner
- Known as
- Investor
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Record updated 28 September 2026
About
Dr. Kung is a founding member and partner of Vivo Capital. Dr. Kung started his career in the biotech industry in 1979 when he joined Cetus Corporation. He co-founded Cetus Immune Corporation in 1981, which was acquired by its parent company Cetus in 1983. In the same year he co-founded Genelabs Technologies, Inc. where he served as the Chairman and CEO until 1995. During his tenure at Genelabs, he brought the company public in 1991 (NASDAQ: GNLB) and built it to a 175 employee international biotech company with operations in the United States, Belgium, Singapore, Switzerland, and Taiwan.
Background
- Education
- Dr. Kung received his B.S. in chemistry from the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and his Ph.D. in molecular biology and M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.Source (opens in a new tab)
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