# Xiaoxi Wei

> Xiaoxi (Sofie) Wei is the CEO and co-founder of X-Therma, which she established in the San Francisco Bay Area in October 2014 after earning her doctorate at the University at Buffalo. A chemist and inventor, she has led company research at Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry and built an enterprise with operations in California and Austria. Her background also includes business translation, engineering-project management, and scientific society leadership.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at X-Therma
- **Organizations:** X-Therma Inc., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Molecular Foundry (industrial user affiliation), American Chemical Society, RULEBREAKER Society
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in biotechnology; highest honors, Ningbo University, Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
- **Known for:** Co-founded X-Therma in October 2014., Earned a doctorate at the University at Buffalo in 2014., Graduated from Ningbo University with highest honors.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Graduated from Ningbo University with highest honors.
- **2007-2009** — Worked as a business translator before graduate study in the United States.
- **2009** — Began doctoral study at the University at Buffalo with Bing Gong.
- **2014** — Completed her doctorate and co-founded X-Therma in October.
- **2015** — Began X-Therma research at the Molecular Foundry; company records its first grant and provisional patent filing.
- **2019** — Her ice-crystal image placed second in both NanoArt voting categories at the Molecular Foundry.
- **2021** — X-Therma announced a $13 million Series A led by LOREA AG.
- **2024** — X-Therma announced a $22.4 million Series B, followed by commercial manufacturing readiness in Hercules.
- **2025** — Welcomed Neil Warma to X-Therma’s board.
- **2026** — Continued public interviews, including August and October podcast appearances.

## Achievements

- Co-founded X-Therma in October 2014.
- Earned a doctorate at the University at Buffalo in 2014.
- Graduated from Ningbo University with highest honors.
- Second place in both Foundry’s Choice and People’s Choice in the 2019 Molecular Foundry NanoArt Image Contest.
- Inventor of X-Therma’s core biomimetic materials technologies; company biography reports 17 issued global patents.
- Company biography reports leadership or co-leadership of 12 innovation research grants exceeding $14 million in combined value.
- Served as vice chair of the American Chemical Society Younger Chemists Committee.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Appeared on Outcomes Rocket in an episode dated October 15, 2026.
- **2026-08** — Appeared on the Empowered Patient Podcast in an episode dated August 24, 2026.
- **2025-06** — X-Therma appointed Neil Warma to its board; Wei highlighted his experience in scaling global operations.

## Links

- Website: https://x-therma.com/company/team/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xiaoxi-sofie-wei-0b629032/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26