Ecole Normale Supérieure of Paris, France
Yong Chen is a CNRS Research Director (Emeritus) at the École Normale Supérieure (ENS, Paris). He has previously served as a Professor at ENS, an Adjunct Professor at Kyoto University (Institute for Integrated Cell–Material Sciences), a Lecture Professor at Peking University, and a Distinguished Chair Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
With more than 20 years of experience spanning condensed matter physics and nanotechnology, his research over the past 25 years has increasingly focused on biophysics and organ-on-chip systems, addressing both fundamental scientific questions and industrial applications. He has authored or co-authored over 500 peer-reviewed journal publications and has played a major role in numerous European and national research projects.