Success Stories: NAILG Demonstrates Expertise in Securing NIW Approval for a Senior Scientist in Biochemistry

Client’s Testimonial:

“Thank you so much for your help with my case!”

On February 25^th, 2025, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Senior Scientist in the Field of Biochemistry (Approval Notice).

General Field: Biochemistry

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior Scientist

Country of Origin: China

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Maryland

Approval Notice Date: February 27^th, 2025

Processing Time: 9 months, 22 days

Case Summary:

Cancer remains the second leading cause of death worldwide, with therapeutic resistance and metastasis continuing to undermine treatment effectiveness and survival rates. Beyond cancer, infectious and immune-related diseases still impose a heavy burden on public health. Meeting these challenges requires innovative therapeutic solutions, an urgent national priority that North America Immigration Law Group (NAILG) was proud to champion in securing an EB-2 NIW approval for a biochemistry researcher whose work is reshaping the future of treatment.

Our client has developed engineering approaches for the production of therapeutic antibodies and novel antibody-like proteins designed to improve clinical outcomes in oncology, immunology, and anti-infection applications. Her innovations not only provide clinicians with more effective tools to overcome therapeutic resistance and metastasis but also enhance production efficiency to ensure broader accessibility of life-saving treatments. By creating technologies that strengthen both efficacy and availability, she is helping to transform the therapeutic landscape in ways that directly benefit patients and strengthen the healthcare system.

Her record of achievement demonstrates both innovation and recognition at the international level:

4 peer-reviewed journal articles, 2 first-authored conference abstracts, 1 first-authored book chapter.
1 international patent application publication.
127 citations of her published work.
Funding support from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry (NSF CHE) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Her peers have highlighted the irreplaceable value of her contributions:
“To sum up, [Client]’s skillset is irreplaceable, given its immense benefits to pharmaceutical drug development, cancer therapeutics, protein interaction targeting, peptide-based medicine advancement, immunotherapy innovation, and novel antibody alternatives. It is imperative that she be allowed to carry out her research uninterrupted so that the US is able to benefit fully from its value.”

By strategically framing her accomplishments, patent activity, and federal funding support, NAILG prepared a persuasive petition that emphasized the dual importance of her work, advancing clinical care while bolstering U.S. biomedical competitiveness. This approach ensured USCIS recognized the national significance of her proposed endeavor, resulting in NIW approval and paving the way for her continued contributions to therapeutic innovation in the United States.

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