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Artificial intelligence
Hong Kong’s IntelliGen AI takes on Google DeepMind in drug discovery
The start-up, which aims to raise tens of millions of US dollars in an angel funding round, hopes to compete globally, founder says.
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Biomedicine: Companies
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Why dozens of Chinese firms are joining the weight loss drugs fray
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Science
Mammals could regenerate tissue by turning on ‘genetic switch’: Chinese team
27 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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Biomedicine: Companies
China’s drug innovators bank on AI to hasten discovery to commercial success
A deal between Shenzhen-based XTalPi and US firm DoveTree shows Chinese biotech AI capabilities are gaining recognition.
26 Jun 2025 - 7:30AM
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Health & Fitness
MingMed seeks Hong Kong listing to fund research and launch Botox alternative
Drug developer says it will set up an incubation centre in the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park in the third quarter.
18 Jun 2025 - 9:30AM
Hong Kong economy
Opinion
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Hong Kong must reform its degree offerings to attract West’s brightest
Universities 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 - 5:30AM
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Artificial intelligence
Biotech firm touts new AI drug discovery amid third Hong Kong IPO attempt
Insilico Medicine said results of a clinical trial in China showed positive results in treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
4 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM
Science
China boosts Southeast Asian populations overlooked in Human Genome Project
Before China took a role in the research, fewer than 200 indigenous genomes from MSEA existed in global databases, according to Nature paper.
2 Jun 2025 - 4:09PM
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Biomedicine: Companies
Chinese biotech firm Akeso sinks after US partner’s cancer-drug setback
FDA says a ‘statistically significant’ benefit on overall survival is required to approve the ivonescimab antibody.
2 Jun 2025 - 7:33PM
Artificial intelligence
XPrize founder Diamandis projects hope for AI, biotech amid US-China tech war
The entrepreneur says biotech should be less contentious than AI, as a breakthrough in Beijing is just as usable in Boston.
2 Jun 2025 - 9:00AM
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Robotics
Hong Kong surgical robot start-up Cornerstone takes aim at da Vinci
Company 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 - 3:46PM
Biomedicine: Companies
Chinese biotech firm secures Pfizer deal despite trade tensions
Pfizer 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 - 6:00PM
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Biomedicine: Companies
Hong Kong’s Phase Scientific gets US$34 million to advance test for HPV
Company 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: Companies
China’s weight-loss drug market to lure entrants as Eli Lilly, Novo dominate
Drug manufacturers to focus on China and Japan, where penetration is low and innovation continues to emerge, Morgan Stanley says.
19 May 2025 - 12:06PM
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Artificial intelligence
Hong Kong healthcare investor looks for biotech’s ‘DeepSeek moment’ in China
ORI 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 - 9:00AM
United States
Opinion
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Trump’s attack on science risks dismantling a century of innovation
Restrictive visa policies, rhetoric targeting academic institutions and proposed budget cuts to scientific agencies mark the start of US retreat.
14 May 2025 - 8:30PM
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Science
Drug trial offers hope for patients with hard-to-treat lung cancer in China, US
New medication appears to be safer and more effective than standard therapy, according to trial led by Chinese and US scientists.
12 May 2025 - 3:24PM
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Biomedicine: Companies
Pharus, an AI-powered cancer test developer, taps Hong Kong funds
Pharus Diagnostics, backed by Li Ka-shing, seeks Hong Kong funds for AI-driven cancer tests.
4 May 2025 - 3:30PM
Quantum computing
Chinese quantum computing firm tackles breast cancer screenings, drug design
Hefei-based Origin Quantum has demonstrated its computer’s ability to process medical imaging data ‘exponentially faster’ than classical machines.
28 Apr 2025 - 10:22PM
China property
Beijing, Shanghai lead global construction of life sciences centres, CBRE says
Construction 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
Science
Beijing almost ready to switch on world’s most powerful X-ray light source
As construction finishes on China’s High Energy Photon Source, scientists are lining up to use it to further their research.
31 Mar 2025 - 10:00AM
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Hong Kong
This week in PostMag: from André Fu’s designs to stem cell therapy
Stunt 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 - 4:38PM
Science
What 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 - 8:40AM
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Chinese breakthrough challenges Elon Musk’s verdict on paralysed patients
Patients with spinal cord injuries have been offered the chance to walk again after the success of a Chinese trial.
19 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM
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Science
China-led team uses 3D-printed male sex organ for ED treatment in world first
Chinese-led team uses hydrogel-based bioinks for 3D-printed implant able to replicate functional components of natural erectile tissue.
14 Mar 2025 - 5:38PM
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Hong Kong
She tried several careers but found her niche in genetic sequencing
PostMag 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 - 10:20AM
Cancer
Groundbreaking cancer therapies are the goal for this biotech innovator
PostMag 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
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