# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nancy-t-chang
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:02:00.089Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nancy-t-chang"
name: "Nancy T. Chang"
slug: "nancy-t-chang"
description: "Chang Tang Chang, also known by her English name Nancy Chang, is a Taiwanese biochemist. She co-founded the biopharmaceutical company Tanox in 1986. She also developed the asthma drug Xolair. In June 2003, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xolair, the first biotech product cleared for treating those with asthma related to allergies. Tanox was also active in the development of TNX-355, an antibody for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. \nIn 2007, Tanox was sold to Genentech for $919 million."
tagline: "Biochemist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nancy_Chang_Women_In_Chemistry_video.png?width=1200"
gender: "female"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1950"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           40.9
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.011772
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "نانسى ت. شانج"
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    title: "نانسی تی. چانق"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_T._Chang"
    title: "Nancy T. Chang"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_T._Chang"
    title: "Nancy T. Chang"
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    title: "نانسی تی. چانگ"
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    title: "నాన్సీ టి.చాంగ్"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump