WuXi Biologics announced the appointment of David R. Liu, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University, Richard Merkin Professor and Vice-Chair of the Faculty at the Broad Institute, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator, as a member of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Prof. Liu joins other renowned experts with deep collective knowledge in the fields of synthetic biology, antibody therapeutics, protein engineering, analytical sciences, virology, vaccines, and cell culture bioprocessing and bioengineering, providing insightful suggestions to help shape the technological and strategic direction of the company and build additional momentum for WuXi Biologics' quest to empower global partners and transform the way in which biologics are discovered, developed and manufactured. David R. Liu was promoted to Full Professor and became an HHMI Investigator in 2005. Base editing, phage-assisted continuous evolution (PACE), and DNA-templated synthesis are three examples of technologies pioneered in his laboratory. Prof. Liu's research and teaching have earned distinctions including the Ronald Breslow Award, the Pure Chemistry Award, and the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award. In 2017, he was named to the Nature's 10 researchers in world, and base editing, a next-generation genome editing technology, was one of four finalists for Science magazine's 2017 Breakthrough of the Year. Prof. Liu has published more than 160 papers and is the inventor of more than 60 issued patents. He is the founder or co-founder of five biotechnology companies, including Editas Medicine, Pairwise Plants, and Beam Therapeutics.