Hong Kong innovators look to world’s biggest biotech event in US to inject new life into projects
- Sixteen companies and institutes from Hong Kong Science Park will attend Bio International Convention from June 3 to 6
- Innovators hope to attract like-minded investors and partners to secure new funding and help bring Hong Kong products to global market
Hong Kong biotechnology start-ups are heading to the world’s largest industry event in the US to seek out new investors and collaboration opportunities in a bid to raise their global profiles amid the city’s research and development push.
Local researchers said they were hopeful their peers outside Hong Kong at the Bio International Convention in San Diego would share an interest in their work.
The delegation plans to showcase their latest products and services at a 1,000 sq ft “Hong Kong Pavilion” for the event, with local industry leaders making the trip to the convention for the first time since 2019.
“We hope to put Hong Kong back on the biotech map. In the past we have been developing well and growing rapidly … but outside Hong Kong not many people know the city is also a biotech hub,” said Grace Lau, head of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation’s Institute of Translational Research.