Company
The Team Behind Glowbalance™
Founded in 2019 by Dr. Julia Bao with scientists and engineers spanning formulation science, molecular biology, materials engineering, and AI.
Leadership
Executive Team
Dr. Julia Bao
Founder & CEO
Formulation science, QC, commercialization.
Lynne X. Wu
Chief Financial Officer
Capital markets and corporate finance. Previously Morgan Stanley.
Jingjing Zheng
Chief Marketing Officer
18 years in cross-border brand building and go-to-market strategy.
Hai Zhong
Chief Technology Officer
Platform architecture, data pipelines, multi-site scale.
Science & Engineering
Research Team
Dr. Liang Hu
Head of AI & Product
Dr. Christopher Schruder
Lead, Materials & Formulation R&D
Dr. Gurbet Karahan
Lead, Molecular Biology
Dr. Emre Yurdusev
Lead, Biochemistry & Applied R&D
Compliance
Manufacturing Standards
ISO 22716 Cosmetic GMP
BAO's Ontario manufacturing facility is ISO 22716 certified — the international standard for cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices.
Cleanroom Manufacturing
Robotic dispensing operates in ISO 5–7 clean environments at the point of sale, with sub-microliter precision on every unit produced.
Milestones
Our Journey
Founded
Dr. Julia Bao establishes BAO Laboratory in Ontario, Canada.
ISO 22716 Certified
In-house manufacturing facility in Ontario achieves ISO 22716 cosmetic GMP certification.
60,000+ Customers
Global customer base surpasses 60,000 across e-commerce and wholesale channels.
Glowbalance™ Platform
Launch of the Glowbalance™ robotic micro-manufacturing system — integrating scan, compute, make, and learn into a single closed loop.
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