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Hualin Xi

Co-founder and chief executive officer of Rgenta Therapeutics

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Updated Nov 6, 2026·Latest SEC filing Nov 3, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Hualin Xi

Hualin Xi, who goes by Simon Xi, co-founded Rgenta Therapeutics and is its chief executive officer and a director. He has held that role since the company launched in April 2020. Rgenta develops oral, small-molecule medicines that target RNA to treat cancer and neurological diseases that current drugs cannot reach.

He has announced several funding rounds and partnerships as Rgenta's chief executive officer. These include a $20 million seed round in April 2020 and a research collaboration with H. Lundbeck A/S in August 2021. Rgenta also raised a $52 million Series A round in November 2022.

Experience

This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Hualin Xi in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Rgenta Therapeutics, Inc. Current
Co-founder and CEO, director
2020 – Present · Woburn, MA
The company develops oral small-molecule drugs that target RNA to treat cancer and neurological diseases that current medicines cannot reach.

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Hualin Xi works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Rgenta Therapeutics, Inc. · Form D, Nov 3, 2026
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Yichao Fan
Director
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Sean Zhang
Director and promoter
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Cillian King
Director and promoter
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Travis Wager
Travis Wager
Co-founder, President and CSO
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Zhiping Weng
Director
Jeff Guckert
Jeff Guckert
Director of Finance

Hualin Xi in the News

Sources

  1. SECRgenta Therapeutics, Inc. Form D, filed Nov 3, 2026
  2. press releaseRgenta Therapeutics Raises $52M in Series A Financing (PR Newswire)
  3. press releaseRgenta Therapeutics Enters into a Collaboration with Lundbeck (PR Newswire)
  4. press releaseRgenta Therapeutics Launches with $20 Million Seed Investment (PR Newswire)
  5. journal articlePFRED: A computational platform for siRNA and antisense oligonucleotides design (PMC)