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1. biohk2024 hong kong international biotechnology forum and exhibition was successfully held in hong kong from september 11 to 14, 2024. biohk2024 attracted authoritative experts, well-known scholars, government officials, investment experts, etc. from all over the world to conduct in-depth discussions on multiple topics.

2. investment companies look for suitable biotech startups to invest in at biohk2024, and schools set up their own booths to showcase the school's research results in the field of biological sciences. many primary, secondary and university students came to the venue of biohk2024 to get up close and personal with biotechnology.

3. professor yu changhai hopes that next year's biohk2025 will attract more practitioners, researchers, investors and enthusiasts from all over the world, so that more innovative achievements can be displayed and sparks of ideas can be collided and exchanged.

biohk2024 has many highlights

from september 11 to 14, 2024, the biohk2024 hong kong international biotechnology forum and exhibition was held at the hong kong international convention and exhibition center. the conference was co-organized by the hong kong biotechnology association, yingxintai capital co., ltd., baihua association, and the chinese society for bioengineering, and co-organized by the asian foundation for cancer research and other organizations. the conference was sponsored by 18 organizations and companies, including city university of hong kong, aofei (hong kong) technology co., ltd., etc. the conference invited more than 200 authoritative experts, well-known scholars, government officials, investment experts and other industry representatives from more than 20 countries and regions, and attracted more than 120 manufacturers, universities, scientific research institutions, academic organizations from home and abroad and hong kong to participate in the exhibition, and nearly 10,000 spectators attended the conference. as a co-organizer, "hong kong" conducted a "wind live broadcast" on phoenix.com, allowing netizens who were unable to come to the scene to experience the grand occasion of the opening ceremony.

▎group photo at the opening ceremony

the conference had a luxurious guest lineup, including mr. leung chun-ying, vice chairman of the national committee of the chinese people's political consultative conference, professor sun dong, director of the innovation, technology and industry bureau of hong kong, professor lo chung-mau, director of the medical and health bureau of hong kong, sir jonathan symonds, global chairman of gsk, ambassador george hara, chairman and ceo of defta partners group, professor gao fu, academician of the chinese academy of sciences, professor dennis lo, academician of the chinese academy of sciences and president of the hong kong academy of sciences, professor jin li, academician of the chinese academy of sciences and president of fudan university, and professor to hon-chung, deputy ceo of the national cancer centre singapore, a total of 19 heavyweight guests who delivered speeches or keynote reports at the conference.

▎ chairman leung chun-ying (top left), director sun dong (top middle), director lo chung-mao (top right), professor dennis lo (bottom left), sir jonathan symonds (bottom middle), academician jin li (bottom right)

during the conference, 52 seminars and other theme activities were held. in addition to in-depth discussions on hot topics in the biotechnology field such as drug approval, corporate overseas expansion, biotechnology policies, the collision between chinese and western medicine, "preventive treatment", infectious diseases, cancer, longevity research, cell therapy, precision medicine, artificial intelligence, etc., many special events were held.

the biohk2024 special award ceremony was held at the meeting. among them, eagle eye technology won the best ophthalmology company of the year, yunhe technology co., ltd. won the best startup company of the year, mirxes holding company limited won the best diagnostic company of the year, shanghai-hong kong zhongke international co., ltd. won the best cro company of the year, zhongpeptide biochemical co., ltd. won the peptide crdmo annual outstanding award, dr. peng huibing won the hong kong biotechnology social service contribution award, and professor lu yuming won the lifetime achievement award.

▎exhibition site

business and education sectors actively participate in biohk2024

during the conference, the "biohk2024 emerging five roadshow competition" was also held. the competition is open to a large number of start-ups and is strictly scored by a jury composed of senior investors in the industry. a total of 52 companies participated in the competition, including 7 companies from australia. after fierce competition, five companies, alivex biotech, genlight medtech, incando therapeutics, metis pharmaceuticals, and neox biotech, stood out and won the honor of "emerging five".

the department of commerce of guangdong province, asia pacific mergers and acquisitions association and asia pacific mergers and acquisitions fund management co., ltd., eurasian natural health industry association and hong kong polytechnic university hosted the guangdong biotechnology industry exchange conference, the china-us biotechnology investment and m&a summit forum, the 2024 eurasian natural health industry conference and the hong kong polytechnic university special symposium at biohk2024. many partners joined hands with biohk2024 to promote exchanges and cooperation in biotechnology.

during the conference, the first hong kong academic biotechnology steam education award ceremony was also held. the award ceremony rewarded hong kong schools, teachers, and students in biotechnology education/steam education. biotechnology research and development and education have always been the strengths and focus of hong kong's innovation and education. this award ceremony is a great encouragement to schools and individuals who have performed well in science education.

on the last day of the forum, the public open day event attracted enthusiastic participation from local primary, secondary and university students and citizens in hong kong. they not only visited the exhibition, listened to professional lectures and learned popular science knowledge, and received popular science books signed by academicians, but also had rich and diverse interactions with the participating companies and had close contact with biotechnology.

▎academician gao fu signed and donated books

it is worth mentioning that during the conference, the organizer hong kong biotechnology association signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) on cooperation with the zhongshan science and technology bureau and suzhou biomedicine industrial park respectively. the two parties pledged to establish a stable long-term cooperative relationship through the biohk hong kong international biotechnology forum and exhibition platform, give full play to hong kong's international advantages, provide overseas support for mainland biomedicine companies, and jointly promote the high-quality development of my country's biotechnology industry.

hong kong biotech deserves more expectations

professor yu changhai, chairman of the hong kong biotechnology association and chairman of biohk2024, said that this year is the third biohk, and the theme of biohk2024 is still "kaleidoscope", which represents the wide range of content covered by biotechnology and the intersection and integration between disciplines. compared with the previous two sessions, the exhibition scale, professional level and scope of topics have been greatly improved.

▎professor yu changhai

continuing the excitement of this year, biohk2025 has been confirmed to be held again at the hong kong international convention and exhibition center from september 10 to 13, 2025. after the brilliant achievements of the previous session, biohk2025 is expected to attract more biotechnology practitioners, researchers, investors and enthusiasts from all over the world to gather together to witness the re-launch of this industry festival. we look forward to next year with great anticipation, and believe that there will be more opportunities for the display of innovative achievements, the collision of sparks of thought and in-depth exchanges.