
Before SalubrisBio opened its Maryland laboratory, John Li transferred its shares for $1. His path from scientist to founder runs through two countries, a ribbon cutting, and a later encounter with a bank willing to lend against ideas.

Before an X-ray becomes an image, a detector has to catch what passes through. Liu Jianqiang made that overlooked layer the center of a 19-year engineering company.

From a prize-winning computer-vision poster in Boston to a CT company in Suzhou, Zhengrong Ying’s career is a study in one patient idea: better images can change what people are able to see, decide and build.