BIOTECH

Pandemic brings healthtech innovators to fore

13 September 2022

Health tech start-ups have shouldered a heavy responsibility in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and are now regarded as important engines to promote the sustainable development of the global economy. More

Entrepreneurship

Decoding viral evolution

13 September 2022

A team from the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Medicine has developed patent technologies that can help pharmaceutical companies improve vaccine effectiveness of their products and efficiency of developing vaccines. The start-up has already signed cooperation agreements with a number of pharmaceutical companies to co-develop vaccines. More

Entrepreneurship

Redefining the meaning of salad

12 August 2022

Fresh vegetable and fruit salads are rich in nutrients, but the taste can be bland and the grass-like flavour of some salad leaves is not acceptable to everyone. More

Tech & Innovation

A new way to promote homemade food

11 August 2022

Bespoke gourmet shops marketing through platforms such as Instagram and Facebook are proliferating. Hong Kong start-up Calioo saw the pain points boutique caterers were experiencing – from receiving orders to delivery – and decided to address the issue, developing an online-to-offline (O2O) platform to help them solve problems and increase turnover. More

Tech & Innovation

HK and Canada boost healthtech ties

12 July 2022

Healthtech is a rapidly growing field in both Hong Kong and Canada – two economies that already have strong links as a result of high levels of migration between the two. More

Market Opportunities

Funding boost for R&D

25 May 2022

Cutting edge research and development (R&D) is concentrated in a just a handful of hubs across the world, including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), San Francisco and London. More

Tech & Innovation

In-body robots bring benefits

05 May 2022

The parasitic alien life form is a favourite theme for sci-fi film producers – the Venom and Alien series are two examples that come to mind. In a case of science imitating art, a team of Hong Kong-based researchers have drawn inspiration from Venom to develop a therapeutic invasive slime. More

Tech & Innovation

Healthcare goes digital

29 March 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the health industry, driving rapid digitalisation in the healthcare sector and forcing suppliers of medical devices and services to adapt. More

Tech & Innovation

Concrete-jungle farmers

07 March 2022

Agriculture may not be the first thing to come to mind when considering industries in the very urban Hong Kong, but one start-up is turning to a smart device that lets users experience the joy of growing food in the comfort of their homes. More

Tech & Innovation

Beefing up the biotech value chain

03 March 2022

Melbourne grew explosively in the mid-19th century following the discovery of gold in Victoria, and the city later found its feet as a wool export hub. By the 21st century, Melbourne had developed into a resource and life-sciences hub, continuing to update its capabilities. More

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