Li Ge built his fortune by co-founding WuXi AppTec in 2000 and leading its expansion from a small laboratory into a global pharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing-services platform. [1][2]
He built the company after training as a chemist
Forbes identifies Li Ge as chairman and chief executive of WuXi AppTec and notes that he earned a doctorate in organic chemistry from Columbia University. [1]
WuXi AppTec says Li has led the company since its founding in 2000 and describes him as a scientist and entrepreneur who developed its integrated research and development services model. [2]
The reviewed evidence ties the fortune to a company Li helped create and scale, with no large inherited operating business identified as the starting base. [1][2]
WuXi expanded into a global life-sciences services platform
Forbes says Li also chairs WuXi Biologics, while his principal listed-company fortune is tied to WuXi AppTec's role serving biotechnology and pharmaceutical customers worldwide. [1]
WuXi AppTec says the business grew under Li's leadership into a global platform providing research, development and manufacturing services across drug discovery and commercialization. [2]
Sources for background
Sources reviewed Sep 24, 2026.
- Li Ge · Forbes · Mar 10, 2026
- Leadership Team · WuXi AppTec
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