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Ricky Chiu
Ricky Chiu
Ricky Chiu is a biotech innovator, entrepreneur, and industrialist. He pioneers breakthrough medical diagnostics, commercialises and brings them to market to benefit humanity. The Covid-19 rapid antigen test he developed is a “Made by Hong Kong” success story, playing a vital role in fighting the pandemic. He is also adjunct associate professor at CUHK School of Biomedical Sciences.

Hong Kong is already trailing the likes of Shenzhen and Singapore, so it needs to go all out to become competitive again. Apart from offering subsidies and allowances, the city could also roll out a mentorship programme, widen internship opportunities and provide more versatile training

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Attractive policies are urgently needed to stem the tide of talent flowing to Singapore and Shenzhen and to nurture an industry-ready local talent pool. Dialogue between academia and industry must be enhanced to commercialise university research outcomes.

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