The major founder and the President of the company is Dr. Chunde Wang, a professor on molluscan aquaculture in Qingdao Agricultural University, a national renowned “Thousand Talents Program” expert, a “Taishan Scholars” of Shandong Province, and top ten most recognized figures in agricultural science by CCTV in 2012. He also served as an expert in moluscan genetic breeding for modern agricultural industrial system of Shandong Province. Having engaged in molluscan genetic breeding studies for nearly 30 years, he has 25 national invention patents, 4 PCT international patents, and two nationally approved new scallop strains including the “Bohai Sea Red” and QN-2, which are now the most cultured scallop varieties in northern China.