Emil Chuang

Dr. Chuang is a pediatric gastroenterologist with nearly 25 years of pharmaceutical and clinical experience spanning large pharma, biotech, therapeutics, medical nutrition, and diagnostics. His expertise spans from preclinical translational medicine through Phase 1-4 clinical development. Notably, his leadership has contributed to multiple drug development programs, including two successful regulatory approvals (NDA/sBLA): infliximab for pediatric Crohn’s disease and lorcaserin for morbid obesity.

Following a successful academic career as an Assistant Professor at both Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Chuang transitioned into the pharmaceutical industry, where he has earned a reputation for simplifying complex challenges into actionable development strategies. His work includes significant contributions to programs targeting inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including infliximab and vedolizumab.

Dr. Chuang currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer at Intrinsic Medicine, a privately held biotechnology company. He also leads Chuang Global Consulting, his independent advisory firm. His prior leadership roles include Head of GI Clinical Development for Nestlé Health Science, Head of GI Translational Research and Early Clinical at Takeda, and Head of GI Precision Medicine at Progenity. Over the course of his career, Dr. Chuang has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, and book chapters.

He received his medical degree (MB BS) from the University of Sydney, Australia and completed his pediatrics specialty training (FRACP) in Australia before moving to the United States, where he completed subspecialty training in both pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.