From bench to business and beyond.

My journey began in neuroscience, where I spent years understanding how the brain works. That training taught me how to ask good questions, analyse complex systems, and communicate findings with clarity.

After my PhD at the University of Melbourne and postdoctoral research at UCSF, I realised my deepest drive was not just to discover knowledge, but to translate it into real-world impact. That insight took me out of the lab and into the world of business development, strategy, and building.

Today, I lead business development at Cancer Research Malaysia, build AI-enabled educational tools, coach individuals on intermittent fasting, and speak to students and professionals about career reinvention, AI, and purposeful work.

I do not see my career as a departure from science. I see it as an expansion of what science made possible.

Dr Low Ley Hian, PhD

The chapters behind the bridge

A fuller view of the tools each chapter added.

Biotechnology lab work

01

Biotechnology

Scientific foundation

YPDA Agong Scholarship moment

02

YPDA Agong Scholarship

National leadership development

University of Melbourne PhD chapter

03

PhD, Melbourne

Doctoral research in neuroscience

Postdoctoral chapter in San Francisco

04

Postdoc, Melbourne / UCSF

Advanced research

Biotech startup lab team

05

Biotech Startup

Operations & business development

Clinical operations team at CRC Sibu Hospital

06

Clinical Operations

Healthcare operations leadership

Product development lab team

07

Product Development

Product strategy & innovation

Business development product demonstration

08

Business Development

Commercial strategy & partnerships

Cancer Research Malaysia community event

09

Present

Cancer Research Malaysia

Head of Business Development

AI-enabled educational game interface

10

Ongoing

AI-enabled Builder

Building educational tools and games

Memento Mori

Cogita te mortuum esse, et vitam tuam exegisse. Quod autem superest temporis, secundum naturam vive.

"Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left and live it properly." ~ Marcus Aurelius

Life is not the destination. Life is a vehicle to learn, serve, experience life, and become more fully human.

Let's build something useful together.