Tagged with Hong Kong

Hong Kong Gene Shigekawa, managing partner of MAZ World, shares their recent move to the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP) in 2017, the revolutionary ostrich-derived antibody they hope to further develop and commercialize, the strengths of Hong Kong as a biotech base for start-ups, and the huge potential for their…

Hong Kong Professor Hon-Ming Lam, a renowned scientist specializing in soybean genomics, shares his passion for his research, the importance of soybeans to China’s future environmental and growth sustainability, his insights on Hong Kong’s ambition to become an innovation and technology hub, and his perspective on how government, industry and academics should…

Hong Kong Professor Justin Wu, chief operating officer of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Medical Center, shares his professional background and interest in gastroenterology, his insights into the research and commercialization environment in Hong Kong, and his hope for government, industry and academia to work together to propel Hong Kong…

Hong Kong Louis Sze, CEO of Personal Surgical Modelling, an exciting Hong Kong start-up in the 3D printing medical technology field, shares the company’s achievements over the past few years, his insights on the regulatory and commercialization challenges related to such a groundbreaking new field of healthcare technology, and his main priorities…

Hong Kong K P Tsang, president of the Hong Kong Alliance for Rare Diseases (HKARD), shares the challenges faced by patients with rare diseases and their caregivers in Hong Kong, the areas of improvement when it comes to rare disease policy, the advocacy work that HKARD is undertaking, and his insights on…

Belun Ring The Belun (magical) ring invented by a Hong Kong start-up helps you achieve a healthier night’s sleep without wasting valuable snooze time on going to the clinic. Anybody that struggles with sleep will be aware of the time, money and dedication it can take to come up with a cure.…

Hong Kong Ingrid Reinli, general manager of the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, discusses the chamber´s strategic priorities and how it serves to unify the European presence in the market. She also reflects on the relationship between Hong Kong and the many European countries investing into the region. Why did…

Belun Technology Lydia Leung, CEO of Belun Technology, introduces us to the start-up´s flagship product, the Belun Ring. She also discusses the impact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and preventative care can have on the healthcare industry in Hong Kong. Having been in a government research institute for ten years before joining Belun…

Hong Kong Merck Hong Kong’s Hee-sun Lee gives her first impressions of the Hong Kong market, her main priorities, upcoming product launches and tapping into the territory’s R&D ecosystem. Hee-sun, having joined Merck Pharmaceutical Hong Kong in February 2018 from the South Korean affiliate, what are your first impressions of the market…

Asia-Pacific Kevin O’Reilly, president for the APAC region at medtech giant Varian, discusses his key priorities, the importance of Asia to the global group, new technology adoption, and the importance of inter-stakeholder collaboration.   Diversity has been a major factor in our interest in this region, and by becoming closer to…

Hong Kong Ir. Prof. Andros Chan, president of the Hong Kong Medical and Healthcare Device Industry Association (HKMHDIA), introduces the organization’s mandate, the emerging trends in Hong Kong medtech, and the impact of the Greater Bay Area initiative on his industry. Andros, as a founding member of the HKMHDIA, could you share…

China One of China’s biggest vaccine manufacturers was found to have falsified rabies vaccine records causing nationwide parenting chaos. Executives from China’s second largest pharmaceutical company, ChangSheng biotechnology (Changsheng literally translates to ‘Long Life’) in Northeast China, admitted to having falsified records for over 250,000 substandard vaccines for DPT (diphtheria, pertussis,…