Delegation Visit from Biotechnet Switzerland

Prof. René Rüttimann of Zurich University of Applied Sciences and members of Swiss Biotechnet from leading Swiss universities of applied sciences visited The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on 20 April 2012.

The delegation met with Prof. Henry N.C. Wong, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, representatives from our School including Prof. Chan Wai-Yee, School Director, Prof. Cho Chi-Hin, Associate Director (Research), Prof. Christopher H.K. Cheng, Director of Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology Ltd. and Chief of our Reproduction, Development and Endocrinology Program, Prof. Kenneth K.H. Lee, Chief of Stem Cell & Regeneration Program, as well as representatives from the School of Life Sciences.

During the meeting, Prof. Cho and Prof. Lee gave presentations on "Peptides targeting tumor blood vessels for cancer diagnosis and therapy" and "Small molecule, Programin, can be used to inhibit liver fibrosis", respectively.  Prof. Chan and Prof. Lee joined the luncheon hosted by Prof. Henry Wong after the meeting. 

This visit has built a good foundation for establishing academic collaborations in research and student exchange between the two parties in the future.

CUHK representatives with the Biotechnet Switzerland delegation, including Prof. Henry N.C. Wong (7th from left), Prof. Chan Wai-Yee (4th from left), Prof. Christopher Cheng (3rd from right) and Prof. Kenneth K.H. Lee (1st from right)


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MAJOR PAST EVENTS

Visits of the Working Group from the Hospital Authority
SBS Housewarming Lunch Gathering
Discussion Forum on Postgraduate Courses offered in the School of Biomedical Sciences
Frontiers in Biomedical Sciences Seminar Series
AWARDS AND HONOURS

School Members received teaching-related awards 2010/11, Faculty of Medicine
ACADEMIC LINKS

Delegation Visit from Shenzhen University
Delegation Visit of University of Edinburgh, U.K.
Delegation Visit from Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Delegation visit from the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Delegation Visit of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Delegation Visit to the Health Department of Guangdong Province
Delegation Visit of the School of Medicine, Shenzhen University
Prof. Bian Xiu-Wu from Third Military Medical University, China visited the School of Biomedical Sciences
Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2012
Delegation Visit of Brown University, U.S.A.
Delegation Visit from Biotechnet Switzerland
Prof. Arthur S. Levine from University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A. visited the School of Biomedical Sciences
Visit of Academia Sinica Academicians
Visit of the Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
Visit from Graduate College, Jinan University
Delegation Visit of Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology
UPCOMING EVENTS

School of Biomedical Sciences Research Day 2012
Cancer and Inflammation 2012 Symposium
Grand Opening of the Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building

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