Prof. YU Cheung-hoi Albert

Prof. YU Cheung-hoi Albert 于常海

Professor Albert Cheung Hoi YU is the Chairman & CSO of Hai Kang Life Corporation Limited. He is a well-respected scientist, professor and biotechnology entrepreneur. He devoted most of his effort in neuroscience, translational medicine, infectious disease research and contributed significantly in the development of molecular neurobiology and molecular diagnosis. He is the inventor of various cost-effective, user-friendly molecular diagnostic technologies for modern infectious diseases such as avian influenza and SARS, as well as cutting-edge molecular technologies for species identification and food testing such as detection of genetically modified organisms. Professor Yu’s innovations have been granted numerous patents worldwide.

Professor Yu is a well-respected consultant, invited speaker, and member of many distinguished professional organizations. He has founded the Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization, an important platform aiming to exponentially accelerate HK’s Biotech industry growth. He is the Non-Official Member of the Commission on Strategic Development of the Central Policy Unit of the HKSAR’s Government, Director of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, Director of Asian Fund for Cancer Research, Vice-Director of Neuroscience Research Institute of Peking University, Chief of the Laboratory of Translational Medicine at the Institute of Systems Biomedicine of Peking University, Professor at the Infectious Disease Center of Peking University. He has published 5 books and over 200 peer-reviewed scientific articles, organized and chaired over 20 international conferences.

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