Jessie Ni

Jessie H.-T. Ni is Vice President of Research and Product Development at BioLegend and a biotechnology executive scientist with 25+ years of experience across academia and industry. Trained in agricultural chemistry, biochemistry and technology management, she leads global R&D programs in neurobiology, immunology, and cell/gene therapy. Her work focuses on translational assay development, biomarker standardization, and quality-driven reagent innovation. She has held senior leadership roles at R&D Systems and Fujifilm Irvine Scientific and has led NIH/NCI- and MJFF-supported efforts, including α-synuclein immunoassay and neurodegenerative biomarker tool development. She is recognized for bridging discovery science with scalable, regulatory-aligned product development.