History / Leadership
Frontage was founded by Dr. Song Li in 2001 with the ambition of becoming one of the best client-oriented, contract research companies in the industry. Dr. Li was known to always provide technical help to his friends and colleagues who were faced with complex analytical issues. With the passion to aide others in troubleshooting development issues and frustration with the level of expertise available to perform outsourced analytical projects that he was running at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ esiLederle division, Dr. Li felt compelled to start Frontage.
Dr. Li has beaten many odds to start and grow the company. Growing up as a farmer’s son in a remote village in the People’s Republic of China, Dr. Li was the first person to receive a B.S. degree in the history of his hometown district with a population of more than 100,000. He made the most of his studies and had the opportunity to receive his doctorate education at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Based on his post-doctorate studies in analytical chemistry and chiral compound analysis, Dr. Li was hired by Great Valley Pharmaceuticals and was brought to the US to start his career in the pharmaceutical industry. He has since been recognized as a leader in analytical and bioanalytical research, and the insights gained in these areas have helped Dr. Li to build the successful venture Frontage is today.
Frontage has brought on board many successful technical and business leaders from the pharmaceutical and biotech community as it has expanded its reach into additional service areas. Frontage’s corporate mission is to become one of the best CROs in the world by providing the best service possible, using the best technical know-how at a reasonable value, to enable our clients to develop life-saving medications.
