Dr. Xi Zhang is currently the R&D director of Shenzhen Kexing Tianhe Biotechnology Co., LTD. and has been recognized as a high-level talent in Shenzhen. With a Ph.D. in Food Science from Cornell University, her research focused on the mechanism of functional ingredients to prevent chronic diseases from genes, epigenetics and protein expressions.

She also holds a Master's degree in Food Safety and Technology from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and she worked as a research assistant at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), contributing to the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act project for which she received the Leveraging/Collaboration award by FDA. Dr. Zhang led the Shenzhen-Israel Industrial Technology R&D Cooperation Project, has published many articles, and holds several authorized patents.