BIOTECH

31 March 2021

COVID-19 has swept the world in the past year. Being able to make clinical diagnoses quickly and accurately is of crucial importance in combating the increasing threat of infectious diseases. More

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Pharmaceutical pioneer seeks HK talent

23 February 2021

Hong Kong is Asia’s biggest fund-raising hub for biotechnology, and the world’s second-largest, behind the United States’ Nasdaq. The city would become the world’s number one between 2025 and 2030, according to predictions made last September by the then Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), Charles Li. More

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Vegan meat race is on

09 February 2021

Rapid adoption of plant-based meat alternatives in Hong Kong has led one of the United States’ fastest-growing brands to stock its flagship product in supermarkets. More

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Animal-free meat on menu

12 January 2021

The plant-based food movement is gaining momentum in Hong Kong but a local start-up is working on an ethical alternative for consumers who still demand animal protein. More

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Need for speed in COVID testing

10 August 2020

Living things are complicated and relationships between them – including infections of one by another – even more so. More

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DNA technology fights fish fraud

16 July 2020

Seafood is one of the most traded food commodities in the world and consumers in Asia are among the most voracious. More

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Early responders fight pandemic

29 June 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has given Hong Kong a chance to cement its reputation as a city full of nimble, innovative firms which can adapt rapidly to changing circumstances. More

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Rapid reliable tests vital in virus fight

23 June 2020

The rapid spread of COVID-19, which has infected more than eight million people across the planet and led to over 400,000 deaths, presents the world with an unprecedented health and economic challenge, especially to the frontline medical professionals risking their lives taking care of COVID-19 patients. More

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Virus beaters show their prowess

18 June 2020

Strengths in technological research and application have helped Hong Kong contain the COVID-19 outbreak and cope with the disruptions it caused. More

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The Greater Bay Area: Injecting a Scientific Boost

27 May 2020

Anglo-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca continues to see a rise in sales of its drugs in China – the world’s second largest pharmaceutical market. At the same time, it is also looking to boost scientific research in the country. It hopes that the jurisdictional obstacles in the fledgling Greater Bay Area (GBA) project can be overcome to allow it to use the region’s massive pool of patients to conduct clinical trials, which it hopes will take its research and development to new levels. More

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