2025年3月24日,SJTU-SMU DBA 2018级黄皓宇同学在交大安泰迎来了他论文的答辩时刻。SJTU导师石先蔚教授,SMU导师方剑教授及胡子寒教授,一起参加并见证了黄皓宇同学的毕业答辩。

论文题目

风险资本增值服务对资本融资结果的影响:中国生物科技初创企业的研究

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作者简介


黄皓宇是一位经验丰富的医药领域高管,目前在SJTU-SMU DBA攻读博士学位。他曾于辅仁大学就读食品与营养科学学士学位,并进一步取得辅仁大学(AACSB认证)高级技术工商管理硕士学位。他的博士研究主要集中在风险资本动态、生物技术创新和高风险行业战略治理的交叉领域,这得益于他在全球制药和生物技术公司的多年经验积累。在专业领域,皓宇拥有超过28年的医疗行业发展经验,包括担任信瑞诺医药(SanReno Therapeutics)首席执行官、武田(Takeda)中国肿瘤学副总裁、百特(Baxter)中国肾脏护理总经理及艾伯维(AbbVie)台湾区总经理等变革性角色。他的研究兴趣深深植根于实际挑战,例如优化生物科技初创企业的投资后干预措施,应对复杂的监管,以及增强新疗法的商业化策略。其重要工作成就体现在:加快了SanReno在中国的临床试验注册三期关键研究的注册,成功领导了跨境并购谈判。

闲暇时间,黄皓宇喜欢和医疗保健领域崭露头角的领导者交流。他分配在职业、学术与家庭的时间比较均衡,这些又激发了他的创造力和韧性。他致力于将科学创新与可持续商业影响相结合,其职业生涯和学术追求印证了这一点。

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论文摘要

中国的生物技术行业经历了前所未有的增长,这得益于诸如“中国制造 2025”等国家战略举措以及上海科创板等资本市场的扩张。风险投资(VC)在这一转变中发挥着关键作用,其作用已超越了单纯的财务投资,还提供诸如战略指导、监管导航和网络促进等关键增值服务(VAS)。然而,这些非财务干预措施对初创企业融资成功的影响程度仍鲜为人知。本论文探讨了风险投资(VC)如何助力生物技术初创企业的估值增长和资本获取,同时考虑了融资阶段、风险投资的专业化程度以及市场状况的差异。

研究基于资源基础观(RBV)和信号(Signaling)理论,采用混合方法,结合了对 30 名风险投资家和生物技术高管的半结构化访谈所获得的定性见解(研究1),以及对 143家初创公司创始人和高管的调查数据进行的定量分析(研究2)。定性研究结果揭示了风险投资干预的四个关键维度:资源基础(股权、专业知识)、监督平衡、战略一致性和融资的有利条件。早期阶段的初创企业受益于直接的运营支持,而后期阶段的公司则需要战略治理以优化融资结果。然而,在有经验领导的初创企业中,风险投资的监督与创始人自主权之间存在紧张关系。回归分析的实证结果表明,与普通风险投资家相比,生物技术专业风险投资家在 A 轮之后推动了更高的估值增长,这突显了特定领域专业知识的重要性。风险投资的深度参与能提升资源匮乏的早期初创企业的融资成果,但在后期可能会限制其自主性。此外,新冠疫情后的市场情绪和监管政策变化更倾向于拥有强大临床研发管线的初创企业,进一步塑造了风险投资策略。

本研究拓展了风险投资理论,阐明了无形的风险投资资源——战略网络、监管敏锐度和声誉信号——如何在高风险领域补充金融资本,并填补了对于biotech产业以及中国特定研究空白。研究结果为风险投资家、生物技术企业家和政策制定者提供了切实可行的见解,倡导量身定制的投资策略、明智的投资者选择以及监管改革以支持生物技术创新。通过将定性深度与定量严谨性相结合,本论文为中国生物技术生态系统中风险投资不断演变的角色及其对全球创新驱动型产业的更广泛影响提供了全面的视角。

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导师信息

FU Fangjian

Dissertation Committee Chair

(fjfu@smu.edu.sg)

Full-time Faculty

Associate Professor of Finance,Lee Kong Chian School of Business

Shi Xian Wei

Co-Supervisor

(xianwei.shi@sjtu.edu.cn)

Full-time Faculty

Assistant Professor of organization Behavior, ACEM, SJTU

HU Zihan

Committee Member(s)

(zihanhu@smu.edu.sg)

Full-time Faculty

Assistant Professor of Economics,School of Economics,SMU


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Abstract

China’s biotech sector has experienced unprecedented growth, driven by national strategic initiatives such as Made in China 2025 and the expansion of capital markets like the Shanghai STAR Market. Venture capital (VC) plays a pivotal role in this transformation, extending beyond financial investment to provide critical value-added services (VAS), including strategic guidance, regulatory navigation, and network facilitation. However, the extent to which these non-financial interventions influence startups’ financing success remains underexplored. This dissertation examines how VCs contribute to biotech startups' valuation growth and capital access, considering variations in funding stage, VC specialization, and market conditions.

Grounded in the Resource-Based View (RBV) and Signaling Theory, the study employs a mixed-methods approach, integrating qualitative insights from 30 semi-structured interviews with venture capitalists and biotech executives (Study 1) and quantitative analysis of survey data from 143 stakeholders (Study 2). The qualitative findings reveal four key dimensions of VC intervention: resource foundation (equity, expertise), supervision balance, strategic alignment, and enabling conditions for financing. Early-stage startups benefit from hands-on operational support, while later-stage companies require strategic governance to optimize financing outcomes. However, tensions arise between VC oversight and founder autonomy, particularly in startups with experienced leadership.

Empirical results from regression analyses demonstrate that biotech-specialized VCs drive higher valuation growth in post-A rounds compared to generalist VCs, underscoring the importance of domain-specific expertise. Intensive VC involvement enhances financing outcomes for resource-constrained early-stage startups but may constrain autonomy at later stages. Additionally, post-COVID shifts in market sentiment and regulatory policies have favored startups with robust clinical pipelines, further shaping VC investment strategies.

This research extends venture capital theory by elucidating how intangible VC resources—strategic networks, regulatory acumen, and reputational signaling—complement financial capital in high-risk sectors. The findings provide actionable insights for venture capitalists, biotech entrepreneurs, and policymakers, advocating for tailored investment strategies, informed investor selection, and regulatory reforms to support biotech innovation. By synthesizing qualitative depth with quantitative rigor, this dissertation offers a holistic perspective on the evolving role of VCs in China’s biotech ecosystem and its broader implications for global innovation-driven industries.

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项目简介

SJTU – SMU DBA项目是上海交通大学安泰经济与管理学院与新加坡管理大学李光前商学院联合举办的一个高等学位教育项目,结合了中西方顶尖学术力量,立足中国、放眼全球、旨在培养集应用、管理、研究大成于一体的企业家和管理者。本项目充满了创新与挑战精神,在课程设置上侧重研究理论与方法的传授,在应用研究上追求商业实践与学术的结合。学员从不同的视角来探索全球商业社会,在系统学习和论文答辩后,获得新加坡管理大学工商管理博士学位。


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