On the afternoon of 28 June, Yunqi Town held a meeting on strengthening its “three talent teams” and on party building in 2024, marking the 103rd anniversary of the Communist Party of China. Party officials, community party secretaries, representatives of mass organisations and grassroots members, talent and entrepreneur representatives, and town officials attended.
For its work in recruiting and developing talent, Westlake Pharmaceuticals was recognised as a 2023 outstanding contributor to talent work in Yunqi Town and received the award at the meeting.
Westlake Pharmaceuticals discovers original medicines for major human diseases. Innovation drives the company, and a strong team is the foundation of innovation. From the start the company has put recruitment and development of talent first, actively bringing in highly skilled people from around the world and supporting their growth so that research capability keeps rising.
The company has built a high-calibre team spanning disciplines. More than 90% of employees hold a postgraduate degree or above, more than 75% graduated from leading universities in China or abroad, several have been recognised as high-level talent in Hangzhou, and researchers cover cell biology, medicinal chemistry, structural biology and computational biology.
Westlake Pharmaceuticals invests in its people and works to build an environment where they can grow, offering internal and external learning opportunities and regularly organising sporting and social activities.
The company will keep to its talent strategy, bringing in highly qualified people and building a team that matches the needs of the business, so that innovation reaches more patients.