Date: 2 December 2023 (Sat)
Time: 1:00pm – 5:30pm (Registration: 12:30pm)
Venue: Multi-function room 2-3, Inno2,
Building 17W, Hong Kong Science Park

The field of biomedical research has witnessed remarkable advancements in recent years, particularly in the areas of Organoids, Organs-on-Chips, disease modeling, and related biomedical instrumentation. The FDA Modernization Act 2.0 recently legitimized alternative testing methodologies for advancing drugs to human studies. Drugs thoroughly tested using either animal or non-animal models can proceed to clinical trials upon FDA approval.

The drug development sector has embraced patient-derived in vitro models. These models can replicate important aspects of the original disease with advantages in terms of speed and scalability. Patient-derived organoids can be created from both healthy and diseased tissues and used to assess the efficacy and safety of new drugs. Notably, these organoids remain stable when grown outside the body, making them a valuable laboratory tool for ex vivo drug screening. Nevertheless, the translation of these breakthroughs into commercial applications with impacts on clinical practice requires a concerted effort from researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers.

The symposium aims to bring together experts from diverse disciplines to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and strategies for effectively commercializing research related to organoid-based innovations and biomedical instrumentation.

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The symposium has been held successfully. We look forward to seeing you next time.

Speakers :
Prof. Andreas R. Bausch
Professor for Cellular Biophysics, Founding Director for Center of Functional Protein Assemblies, Founding Director for Center of Organoid Systems,
Technical University of Munich
Prof. Barbara Chan
Programmer Leader, ABIC / Professor of the Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, CUHK
Dr. Michael Chan
Principal Investigator, C2i
Associate Professor, School of Public Health, HKU
Dr. Linda Huang
Clinical Science Manager
Invitrocue (Hong Kong) Limited
Dr. Vincent Chi Hang Lui
Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer, GLOAS
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery,
School of Clinical Medicine, HKU
MR. VINCENT MA
Chief Executive Officer,
Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Limited
Prof. Anderson Shum
Centre Director, ABIC
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, HKU
Prof. Paul Tam, JP
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, GLOAS
Chair Professor & VP, Macau University of Science and Technology
Mr. Albert Wong
Chief Executive Officer, HKSTP
Prof. Kwok Yung Yuen, GBS JP
Managing Director, CVVT
Chair Professor, Department of Microbiology, HKU
Dr. Jane Jie Zhou
Principal Investigator, CVVT
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, HKU

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