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Best Life Sciences Companies in Guangzhou, China

The 43 best Life Sciences companies in Guangzhou, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Guangzhou Kang Liming Biotechnology.

43companies tracked
$775.8Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
18have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · LIFE SCIENCES × GUANGZHOU

Our analysis of 50 Life Sciences companies

$5.7b in tracked funding; 40% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
40%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2017median founding year

Ranked: Best Life Sciences companies in Guangzhou

#CompanyLast roundDisclosed fundingStageFounderEmployeesTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Apex Tools & Orthopedics
Develops Orthopedic devices and instruments
DeadpooledScott Liang
CEO & GM
2bebetter med
Bebetter Med operates as a pharmaceutical research and development enterprise with a focus on small molecule…
PE-Backed87
3Beijing Intemet Technology
Provider of AI-based pathological diagnosis platform
Funding RaisedZhang Kaiwen
Co-Founder & CEO
4bostal drug delivery
Bostal Drug Delivery develops and manufactures drug preparation products for new drug delivery systems.
Private4009 patents
Controlled-release drug delivery systems: microspheres, gels, films, and pellet formulations.
5Chuanger Biotechnology
Provider of collagen-based wound-care products
Funding RaisedTong Gang
CEO
6Chuangxin International Biotechnology
Provider of organoid models for drug discovery and development
Funding RaisedHuang Min
Founder & CEO
45
7Daan Gene
Provider of instruments, reagents, and services in molecular diagnostics
PublicYang Wang
CEO
3,580Windows ServerThree.jsLayui+5115 patents
Engineered enzymes and kits for nucleic‑acid amplification and viral diagnostic testing
8Easy Living Biotechnolog
Developer of a gene detection platform
Funding RaisedWei L
Founder & CEO
40

Top 12 Life Sciences companies in Guangzhou

#1
Series C · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2013 · 150 employees
$45Mraised

Guangzhou Zhiyi Biotechnology is developing second-generation probiotics. The lead candidate of the company AAD/CDAD (Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea (AAD) and Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea) for treating gastrointestinal disorders. The candidate is in the preclinical stage. Also, they are developing candidates for treating ulcerative colitis. They offer fermentation, separation of active products, etc.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2024Series C
  • Jul 2022Series B$15M
  • Sep 2021Series B
  • Dec 2020Series B$16.8M
Founders & team
Ye WangCEO
Investors
SDIC Venture Capital Management, Guangzhou Development Zone, Shenzhen Capital Group, Guangdong Investment, SinoKing Capital
#2
Series C · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2003 · 600 employees
$14Mraised

Developer of therapeutics for reproductive health. It offers drugs, topicals, latex products, and nutritional supplemnts for female, male, and assisted reproductive health.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Series C$14M
Investors
Chuangyu Investment, Fortune Capital, Guangzhou Industrial Investment Group, GF Xinde Investment Management
#3
Series D · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2015
$219.7Mraised

Guangzhou Kang Liming Biotechnology provides cancer detection kits. Chang'an Heart, the company's platform product, is a fecal DNA colon cancer detection kit. The kit is meant for keeping the sample intact until it reaches the laboratory. The company also provides screening services for lung, gastric, and bladder cancer.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 612 LinkedIn followers — 97.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2021Series D$87M
  • Sep 2020Series C$88M
  • Apr 2019Series B$44.7M
  • Series A
Founders & team
Hongzhi ZouFounder and Chairman
Investors
Oceanpine Capital, CDH, IDG Capital, Tsing Capital, Shanghai Shengyu Equity Investment Fund Management, CD Capital
#4
Series D · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2018
$120.7Mraised

Provider of gene editing and sequencing technology for precision medicine. The company provides two propriety technology platforms, a diagnostic platform for genetic editing technology which is CRISPR based, and a high-throughput sequencing (NGS) platform. The company offers an AI-based big data muti-omics analyzing platform.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Series D$46.9M
  • Feb 2021Series C$31M
  • Aug 2020Series B$28.8M
  • Sep 2019Series A$14.1M
Founders & team
Li YongjunFounder & CEOWang XiaoruiFounderXu TengFounder
Investors
Boyu Capital, CDH, VGC Partners, Tencent, CICC Capital, Cash Capital
#5
Series B · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2015 · 63 employees
$50.2Mraised

Provider of diagnostic testing services for genetic analysis. The company provides testing services for genomic detection, hereditary metabolic disease, Epilepsy Comprehensive testing, and more. Also, it offers genetic counseling and clinical consultation.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2022Series B$29.9M
  • Jan 2020Series B$16M
  • Oct 2019Series A$4.3M
Founders & team
Zhang WeiCEO
Investors
Green Pine Capital Partners, Songhe Capital, Yueke Financial Group, Guangdong Yuecai Fund Management, Jointown Pharmaceutical Group, Xiamen Qianshan Yunfan Asset Management
#6
Series A · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2018
$35Mraised

Developer of therapeutics for cancer treatment. It focuses on the development of innovative anti-tumor drugs. The lead candidate of the company includes "LP-108" for the treatment of Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL).

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Series A$35M
  • Jul 2021Series A
Founders & team
Tan FenlaiCo-FounderChen YiCo-Founder
Investors
Temasek, Lilly Asia Ventures, Fontus Capital, Lake Bleu Capital, Kaitai Capital Management, FC Capital
#7
Series A · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2018
$14.8Mraised

Developer of immunotherapies for cancer. It offers a lead candidate CAN1012, a TLR7 agonist, and DPV-001 a dendritic cell targeted cancer vaccine that provides both innate and adaptive immune responses against tumor cells.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2022Series A$14.8M
Founders & team
Henry YuCEO
Investors
SDIC, Jiuyou Capital
#8
Series C · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2015 · 20 employees
$73Mraised

Developer of high throughput gene sequencing platform for clinical application. It enables early diagnosis of genetic diseases and thereby intervene and reduce the incidence of the disease. Its proprietary test menu includes non-invasive prenatal testing, pre-implantation carrier screening, cancer diagnostics, and liquid biopsy tests.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2021Series C$40M
  • Nov 2017Series B$28M
  • Dec 2015Series A$5M
Investors
NLVC, Frontline BioVentures, Arch Venture Partners, WuXi PharmaTech, Marathon Venture Partners, Orbimed
#9
Public · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2014 · 1138 employees
$203.3Mraised

Developer of personalized diagnostic and treatment services based on genomic big data analysis. It provides next-generation sequencing-based cancer diagnostics, including bioinformatics analysis and tumor molecular pathology, and immunohistochemistry. Uses diagnostic tools to gather the information that enables the personalized treatment of cancer. It also offers liquid biopsy tests for lung cancer.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2019Series C$127.5M
  • Dec 2016Series B$43.1M
  • Aug 2015Series A$23M
  • 2014Series A$9.7M
Founders & team
Shannon ChuaiCo-FounderSimon WuCo-Founder
Investors
Legend Star, LYFE Capital, HongShan, NLVC, GIC, CMB International Capital
Tech stack
Outlook Web AppWindows ServerMicrosoft Asp.NetIis
#10
Public · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2003 · 1189 employees
$149Kraised

Developer of antibody drugs to treat multiple diseases. The company focuses on the research and development of a new generation of antibody drugs for the treatment of tumors, autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and other major diseases. The company's product portfolio includes Glarely (adalimumab), Pubexi (bevacizumab), Serelil (Tocilizumab), and more.

Funding rounds
  • 2019Series C
  • 2018Series B
  • 2016Series A
  • Jun 2014Grant (prize money)$149K
Investors
gf.fund, HHS, Jifu Venture Capital
#11
Seed · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2016
raised

Developer of T-cell therapies for the treatment of solid tumors. The company focuses on the development of T cell therapy products for solid tumors, as well as diagnostic reagents for accurate screening of effective immunotherapies.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2022Seed
Founders & team
Zhou PenghuiCo-Founder
Investors
Yunxiu Capital, Panacea Venture, Yabao Pharmaceutical Group
#12
Seed · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2018
raised

AI-based molecular modeling platform for drug development

Founders & team
Weidong XieFounder & CEO

Funding & investor landscape

$775.8Mtotal disclosed funding
10companies funded
24disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
CDH2 rounds
Cowin Capital2 rounds
Guangzhou Qudao Asset Management2 rounds
Guangzhou Science and Technology Finance Innovation Investment Holdings2 rounds
Lilly Asia Ventures2 rounds
Marathon Venture Partners2 rounds
Mifang Capital2 rounds
NLVC2 rounds
Orbimed2 rounds
Tianjin Haida Venture Capital Management2 rounds

Notable founders

Ye Wang
CEO · Guangzhou Zhiyi Pharmaceutics
Hongzhi Zou
Founder and Chairman · Guangzhou Kang Liming Biotechnology
Li Yongjun
Founder & CEO · Weiyuan Gene
Wang Xiaorui
Founder · Weiyuan Gene
Zhang Wei
CEO · Guangzhou Jia inspection medical testing
Tan Fenlai
Co-Founder · Lupeng Pharmaceutical
Chen Yi
Co-Founder · Lupeng Pharmaceutical
Henry Yu
CEO · CANWELL BIOTECH
Shannon Chuai
Co-Founder · Burning Rock
Simon Wu
Co-Founder · Burning Rock
Zhou Penghui
Co-Founder · Guangzhou Fanen Biotechnology
Weidong Xie
Founder & CEO · DM Intelligence
Prism market signals · China · country-scoped Prism corpus, 217,045 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Life Sciences coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN GUANGZHOU · Health & Bio

How research on Biotechnology in Guangzhou is moving

A read on the academic research around Biotechnology in Guangzhou — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 115 papers.

115 papers · stance +0.63 · 51% breakthrough · 7% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • Guangzhou Medical University55
  • Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University14
  • Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health13
  • Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine11
  • Guangzhou University10
leading researchers
Jihang Chen · Cong Xia · Huangqu Zhu · Jianping Chen · Jue Hou · Jun Chen
prism intelligence · tone & topics
92% positive · 3% critical tone
HealthMedical ResearchPharmaceuticalsGeneticsClinical TrialsHealthcare
Breakthroughs55 · 48%
▲ 0%→47% share
0 median citations91% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→47% of field), led by Cell.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Cell4
  • Gene4
  • Messenger RNA4
  • Virus4
  • microRNA4
Newly emergingCell 0→4 · Gene 0→4 · Messenger RNA 0→4
Landmark Single-cell RNA expression profiling of ACE2, the receptor of SARS-CoV-2 · 762 cites
Advancements44 · 38%
▲ 0%→39% share
0 median citations98% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (0%→39% of field), led by Apoptosis.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Apoptosis1→3
Newly emergingDownregulation and upregulation 0→6 · Gene knockdown 0→6 · Gene 0→4
Landmark Harnessing the potential of hydrogels for advanced therapeutic applications: current achievements and future directions · 436 cites
Concerns8 · 7%
▲ 0%→7% share
0 median citations88% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are rising (0%→7% of field), led by Synthetic biology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Synthetic biology2
  • Agriculture2
  • Aquaculture1
  • Antibiotic resistance1
  • Antibiotics1
Landmark Antibiotics and Food Safety in Aquaculture · 487 cites

Common questions

How many Life Sciences companies are there in Guangzhou, China?
Radar tracks 43 indexable Life Sciences companies headquartered in Guangzhou, China that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Life Sciences companies in Guangzhou, China?
The Life Sciences companies in Guangzhou, China on this list have raised a combined $775.8M in disclosed equity funding across 10 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Life Sciences company in Guangzhou, China?
Guangzhou Kang Liming Biotechnology is the highest-funded Life Sciences company in Guangzhou, China, with $219.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Life Sciences companies in Guangzhou, China are funded?
10 of the 43 Life Sciences companies in Guangzhou, China on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Life Sciences unicorns are there in Guangzhou, China?
None of the Life Sciences companies in Guangzhou, China on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Guangzhou, China Life Sciences companies?
The most active investors in Guangzhou, China Life Sciences companies on this list include CDH, Cowin Capital, Guangzhou Qudao Asset Management, Guangzhou Science and Technology Finance Innovation Investment Holdings, Lilly Asia Ventures.
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