https://www.scmp.com/rss/511155/feed With Hong Kong set to host the inaugural Asia Summit on Global Health, learn how the city has emerged as a leading hub for both fundraising and research in the region’s healthcare sector. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com [Sponsored article] In October, the Hong Kong government proposed that the city could lead the development of a health technology hub to leverage the market potential of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA). In her 2021 policy address, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced the establishment of the InnoLife Healthtech Hub at the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park. The hub will focus on health care research and complement existing research and development (R&D)... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/hub-future-health-care/article/3156064/greater-bay-area-research-hub?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/hub-future-health-care/article/3156064/greater-bay-area-research-hub?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Nov 2021 02:26:32 +0000 [Sponsored article] While many industries have struggled through the Covid-19 pandemic, the global biotech sector has gone from strength to strength, with Hong Kong helping to lead the way. According to a report released earlier this year by consulting firm McKinsey & Company, venture capital (VC) activity in biotech firms grew 45 per cent between January 2020 and January 2021, with overall global investment for 2020 amounting to US$36.6 billion. The report also noted that although US biotechs... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/hub-future-health-care/article/3155510/hong-kong-biotech-investment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/hub-future-health-care/article/3155510/hong-kong-biotech-investment?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Nov 2021 03:00:20 +0000