Our Staff
Chris Xu – Executive Chairman of the Board
Dr. Xu has served on ThermoGenesis’ Board of Directors since March 2016, and is currently serving as Executive Chairman of the Board. He has over 15 years of leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry and has contributed to numerous successful product launches. In 2009, Dr. Xu founded Boyalife Group, a globally diversified life sciences holding company. Prior to founding Boyalife, Dr. Xu served as a project leader at Pfizer; as a director of research at two publicly traded companies and as a vice president at Founder Group, a technology conglomerate with $20 billion annual revenue. Dr. Xu’s expertise spans several diverse therapeutic areas, including arthritis & inflammation, cardiovascular disease, autoimmunity, oncology and diabetes. He has authored over forty publications and has been recognized by numerous professional societies for his contributions to biomedical research. Dr. Xu received his Ph.D. in immunology from Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, USA) and an executive MBA from Emory University (Atlanta, USA).
Haihong Zhu – CEO
Currently the Chief Executive Officer at ThermoGenesis Corp., Haihong Zhu has over 25 years of technical, research and development, and marketing experience in the stem cell and cell therapy industry. Haihong started her career in stem cell research at Harvard Medical School, then moved to BioTransplant Inc. She joined ThermoGenesis in 2004 and helped develop and market automated cell processing technology for cell banking and cell-based therapies.
Ms. Zhu graduated from the Shanghai University of Science & Technology with a Bachelor’s in Biology and also studied statistics at Boston University.
Darrell Drysen – VP of Operations
Darrell Drysen has over 25 years of experience in the Medical Device, Life Science, and Bio-Tech industries. As a technical leader, he holds patents in several fields including Brachytherapy, Electrophysiology, and Neurovascular implants. His outstanding ability to lead projects is evident from the numerous products he has taken from from concept through commercialization for both large companies and starts-ups. He joined ThermoGenesis in 2019 and is currently the Vice President of Operations.
Darrell holds certificates and degrees in Plastics Engineering Technology, Project Management, and Business Administration from California State University Sacramento and Cal Poly Pomona.
