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Building a dynamic life sciences ecosystem

 
 

Building a dynamic life sciences ecosystem

 
 

Connecting life sciences to our everyday life experience

 
 

Connecting life sciences to our everyday life experience

 
 

Nurturing young talents in Hong Kong

 
 

Nurturing young talents in Hong Kong

WHAT WE DO

 
 

Hong Kong Life Sciences Society (HKLSS) is a youth organization established in 2018 aiming to build a dynamic life sciences ecosystem in Hong Kong. Through knowledge exchange, collaboration and engagement, HKLSS aims to attract, cultivate and retain talent in Hong Kong’s life sciences and biotechnology sectors.

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Hong Kong Life Sciences Society held a Presentation Ceremony for the Hong Kong Life Sciences Scholarship…

15 Oct 2023

Hong Kong Life Sciences Society held a Presentation Ceremony for the Hong Kong Life Sciences Scholarship Awards on 14 October to honor 10 outstanding undergraduate students in life sciences and biomedical science.

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Hong Kong Life Sciences Scholarship Awards 2023/24 Presentation Ceremony was held on 14 October 2023.…

14 Oct 2023

Hong Kong Life Sciences Scholarship Awards 2023/24 Presentation Ceremony was held on 14 October 2023.

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Curated by HKLSS interns, Remy Chan and Scholastica Fan, “The Scientist’s Kitchen” was held on 14 September…

14 Sep 2023

Curated by HKLSS interns, Remy Chan and Scholastica Fan, “The Scientist’s Kitchen” was held on 14 September 2023 as a mentor-mentee event. 

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Hong Kong Life Sciences Society has concluded its Summer Internship Program 2023 with success on 30 August…

10 Sep 2023

Hong Kong Life Sciences Society has concluded its Summer Internship Program 2023 with success on 30 August. A total of 16 companies from the biotechnology industry in Hong Kong and Shanghai participated in this year’s Program, providing a six-week full-time work experience to 32 interns in both locations. 

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HKLSS Summer Internship Program 2023 officially came to an end, 32 talented interns and 16 prestigious…

31 Aug 2023

HKLSS Summer Internship Program 2023 officially came to an end, 32 talented interns and 16 prestigious companies have participated in this year's program in Hong Kong and Shanghai for 6 weeks.

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Our interns gathered at the reunion to share their internship experience at the biotech/life sciences…

30 Aug 2023

Our interns gathered at the reunion to share their internship experience at the biotech/life sciences companies in Hong Kong and Shanghai on 30 August 2023.

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Hong Kong Life Sciences Society held a Presentation Ceremony for the Hong Kong Life Sciences Scholarship…

15 Oct 2023
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Hong Kong Life Sciences Society held a Presentation Ceremony for the Hong Kong Life Sciences Scholarship Awards on 14 October to honor 10 outstanding undergraduate students in life sciences and biomedical science.

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Hong Kong Life Sciences Scholarship Awards 2023/24 Presentation Ceremony was held on 14 October 2023.…

14 Oct 2023
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Hong Kong Life Sciences Scholarship Awards 2023/24 Presentation Ceremony was held on 14 October 2023.

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Curated by HKLSS interns, Remy Chan and Scholastica Fan, “The Scientist’s Kitchen” was held on 14 September…

14 Sep 2023
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Curated by HKLSS interns, Remy Chan and Scholastica Fan, “The Scientist’s Kitchen” was held on 14 September 2023 as a mentor-mentee event. 

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OUR PEOPLE

Gerald Chan
Vice-Chairperson
Board of Governors
Co-founder, Morningside

Gerald Chan, co-founded the investment firm Morningside and has been an active venture investor in technology and life science. He currently is chairman of the board of Apellis, a Nasdaq listed biotech company, in addition to being a board member of a number of non-listed biotech and digital health companies, among them, Linus Health, Prescryptive Health, LumiraDx, Vesigen, Neutrolis, and Cognito Therapeutics.

Dr Chan is a sought-after advisor in science, being a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Brigham and Women Hospital, a Harvard University teaching hospital, and the Dean’s Board of Advisors of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a trustee of Scripps Research Institute in California, and formerly the Chair of the Innovation Advisory Committee of Wellcome Trust in London.

Dr Chan was schooled in Hong Kong before studying Engineering at UCLA followed by a Master’s degree in Medical Physics and a Doctor of Science degree in Radiation Biology from Harvard University and a post-doctoral fellowship in Pathology at Harvard’s Dana Farber Cancer Institute. He holds an Honorary Professorship in Translational Medicine at University of Manchester, an honorary fellowship at Wolfson College, Oxford University and a visiting fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge University.

Seven universities in Hong Kong, UK and America have awarded him honorary doctoral degrees, most recently King’s College London. In 2017, he was elected to a fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Nancy Ip
Vice-Chairperson
Board of Governors
PhD (Harvard)
President, HKUSTThe Morningside Professor of Life Science

Nancy Ip is currently the President, The Morningside Professor of Life Science, and the Director of the State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She received her PhD degree in Pharmacology from Harvard University, after which she held the position of Senior Staff Scientist at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. in New York. Since joining HKUST in 1993, she has served as the Vice-President for Research and Development, Dean of Science, Director of the Biotechnology Research Institute, and Head of the Department of Biochemistry.

Prof Ip is world-renowned for her significant contributions to the field of neuroscience. Her outstanding research has resulted in 328 scientific papers and 70 patents. The excellence of her work has been recognized through numerous prestigious awards and honors including the L’OREAL-UNESCO for Women in Science Award, the National Natural Science Awards, 10 Science Stars of China by Nature, and Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite (National Order of Merit) by the French Government. As a further testament to her distinguished achievements, Ip has been elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the US National Academy of Sciences, the World Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences, and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.

Antony Leung
Vice-Chairperson
Board of Governors
Chairman, Nan Fung Group

Antony Leung, former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is Group Chairman of Nan Fung Group, a leading regional conglomerate focusing on property & investment businesses.  He is also Group Chairman & Co-Founder of New Frontier Group, a group that engages in health care, elderly services and investment business in China. Concurrently, Antony is Independent Non-Executive Director of China Merchants Bank, Chairman of two charity organizations - Heifer Hong Kong and Food Angel.

Antony also has extensive experience in financial services, including Chairman of Greater China of Blackstone, Chairman of Asia of JP Morgan Chase, Asia Head of Citi Private Bank, Regional Head of Citi Investment Bank, Treasury and Greater China.  In addition, he was Independent Director of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited, American International Assurance (Hong Kong) Limited, International Advisory Board Member of China Development Bank and Chairman of Harvard Business School Association of Hong Kong. His past public service included Non-Official Member of the Executive Council, Chairman of Education Commission, Chairman of University Grants Committee, Member of Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, Director of Hong Kong Airport Authority and Hong Kong Futures Exchange, Member of the Preparatory Committee and Election Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Hong Kong Affairs Advisors.

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