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health innovation.SHOW FULL PROFILEHong Kong economyOpinion | Hong Kong must reform its degree offerings to attract West’s brightestUniversities must evolve and burnish their offerings in

the latest disciplines, from AI to cybersecurity, as US crackdowns send more to the East.5 Jun 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam Artificial intelligenceBiotech firm touts new AI drug discovery amid

third Hong Kong IPO attempt4 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM ScienceChina boosts Southeast Asian populations overlooked in Human Genome Project2 Jun 2025 - 4:09PMvideocamBiomedicine: CompaniesChinese

biotech firm Akeso sinks after US partner’s cancer-drug setbackFDA says a ‘statistically significant’ benefit on overall survival is required to approve the ivonescimab antibody.2 Jun 2025 -

7:33PM Artificial intelligenceXPrize founder Diamandis projects hope for AI, biotech amid US-China tech warThe entrepreneur says biotech should be less contentious than AI, as a

breakthrough in Beijing is just as usable in Boston.2 Jun 2025 - 9:00AMvideocam RoboticsHong Kong surgical robot start-up Cornerstone takes aim at da VinciCompany aims to raise US$70 million

to develop its systems, which it claims rival the market-leading da Vinci units at lower cost.26 May 2025 - 3:46PMAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBiomedicine: CompaniesChinese

biotech firm secures Pfizer deal despite trade tensionsPfizer will produce the drug, which targets lung and colorectal cancers, in the US and take a US$100 million stake in China’s 3SBio.21

May 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam Biomedicine: CompaniesHong Kong’s Phase Scientific gets US$34 million to advance test for HPVCompany says its test is the world’s first urine-based screening for

the virus that causes 95 per cent of cervical cancer cases.20 May 2025 - 9:00AM Biomedicine: CompaniesChina’s weight-loss drug market to lure entrants as Eli Lilly, Novo dominateDrug

manufacturers to focus on China and Japan, where penetration is low and innovation continues to emerge, Morgan Stanley says.19 May 2025 - 12:06PMvideocam Artificial intelligenceHong Kong

healthcare investor looks for biotech’s ‘DeepSeek moment’ in ChinaORI Capital is planning a US$350 million fund to focus on Chinese biotech, with hopes that AI will help beat the market.17

May 2025 - 9:00AMUnited StatesOpinion | Trump’s attack on science risks dismantling a century of innovationRestrictive visa policies, rhetoric targeting academic institutions and proposed

budget cuts to scientific agencies mark the start of US retreat.14 May 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam ScienceDrug trial offers hope for patients with hard-to-treat lung cancer in China, USNew

medication appears to be safer and more effective than standard therapy, according to trial led by Chinese and US scientists.12 May 2025 - 3:24PMvideocam7 Biomedicine: CompaniesPharus, an

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ancer test developer, taps Hong Kong fundsPharus Diagnostics, backed by Li Ka-shing, seeks Hong Kong funds for AI-driven cancer tests.4 May 2025 - 3:30PM Quantum computingChinese quantum

computing firm tackles breast cancer screenings, drug designHefei-based Origin Quantum has demonstrated its computer’s ability to process medical imaging data ‘exponentially faster’ than

classical machines.28 Apr 2025 - 10:22PMChina propertyBeijing, Shanghai lead global construction of life sciences centres, CBRE saysConstruction of nearly 14 million sq ft of R&D facilities

is under way in China’s top two cities, report says.23 Apr 2025 - 2:00PM ScienceBeijing almost ready to switch on world’s most powerful X-ray light sourceAs construction finishes on China’s

High Energy Photon Source, scientists are lining up to use it to further their research.31 Mar 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam10 Hong KongThis week in PostMag: from André Fu’s designs to stem cell

therapyStunt double Jason Li talks about his journey from squash courts to the set of Transformers while we look at Fu’s Dusit Thani Bangkok project.4 Apr 2025 -

4:38PMAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementScienceWhat if curing cancer could cost 99% less in China?Chinese biotech start-ups are going up against Western drug makers – and they could

win.29 Mar 2025 - 8:40AMvideocam38 ScienceChinese breakthrough challenges Elon Musk’s verdict on paralysed patientsPatients with spinal cord injuries have been offered the chance to walk

again after the success of a Chinese trial.19 Mar 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam19 ScienceChina-led team uses 3D-printed male sex organ for ED treatment in world firstChinese-led team uses

hydrogel-based bioinks for 3D-printed implant able to replicate functional components of natural erectile tissue.14 Mar 2025 - 5:38PMvideocam Hong KongShe tried several careers but found her

niche in genetic sequencingPostMag talks to 5 women innovators at the top of their game and pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery – here we meet Angela Wu, a professor at HKUST’s

division of life science and department of chemical and biological engineering.13 Mar 2025 - 10:20AMCancerGroundbreaking cancer therapies are the goal for this biotech innovatorPostMag talks

to 5 women innovators at the top of their game and pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery: here we meet Gina Jiang, managing director of the Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology.12

Mar 2025 - 5:44PM Hong Kong science and tech Round table: what can women in STEM do to lead change?PostMag hosted a discussion between 5 Hong Kong-based innovators blazing a trail: Florence

Chan, Angela Wu, Wendy Lam, Gina Jiang and Megan Lam.13 Mar 2025 - 3:36PM ScienceChinese vaccine shows promise in stopping plaque build-up in arteriesIn mice trial, experimental nanovaccine

found to reduce development of condition that can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart attacks.8 Mar 2025 - 8:00PM Mainland ChinaHong Kong doctor bets on blood tests after saving mums from

the needleLo

’s blood tests can potentially reveal more information about patients’ health, from cancers to neurodegenerative conditions to age-related diseases.13 May 2025 - 9:13AMChina

technologyOpinion | In tech war, China is gunning for mass adoption over premium innovationFrom artificial intelligence and biotech to autonomous driving, China is disrupting the traditional

high-cost model of proprietary innovation.20 Feb 2025 - 9:27AMvideocam China technologyOpinion | From AI to EVs, China’s tech genius is in making it cheap and accessibleFrom artificial

intelligence and biotech to autonomous driving, China is disrupting the traditional high-cost model of proprietary innovation.18 Feb 2025 - 12:36PM ScienceChinese scientists investigate

whether microbe in food eases autism symptomsResearchers say they are building on growing evidence that gut microbiota may influence brain function, mood and cognition.16 Feb 2025 -

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