HKPC Hosts Hong Kong Life and Health Industry Development Forum and Theme Hall Opening Gathering Leaders from Government, Industry, Academia, Research and Investment Sectors Facilitating Hong Kong's role as an International Health and Medical Innovation Hub “Life & Health Tech Hall” Showcases Cutting-edge Local Technologies

(Hong Kong, 21 March, 2025) Life and health technology has been identified as a strategic emerging industry in the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Development Blueprint. The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) has been actively responding to the national and HKSAR Government’s development strategies and is organising the Hong Kong Life and Health Industry Development Forum and Theme Hall Opening. The event will be officiated by Mr Ivan LEE, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology of the HKSAR Government, along with other distinguished guests, and to celebrate the grand opening of the Life & Health Tech Hall. The Life & Health Tech Hall will be open to the public, showcasing innovative technologies and research achievements from local startups, and serve as a communication platform for industry collaboration and promote the implementation of innovations, assisting Hong Kong in becoming an international health and medical innovation hub.

Life and health technology stands as one of the core pillars of global technological innovation^[1]. During the recent National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, it was emphasised that fostering and advancing future industries, such as biomanufacturing, is a strategic priority. HKSAR Government is also actively promoting the development of the life and health sector through a range of measures outlined in the 2025-26 Budget, developing New Productive Forces tailored to local conditions.

Mr Ivan LEE, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology of the HKSAR Government stated: Global population ageing presents significant opportunities for the life and health technology industry. The HKSAR Government has been investing substantially to drive its development through various policies and funding schemes, leveraging Hong Kong’s unique advantages and attracting top research teams and enterprises to establish a thriving I&T ecosystem. As a key partner of both the Government and industries, the Hong Kong Productivity Council actively promotes New Productive Forces to support industrial upgrading. The ‘Life and Health Tech Hall’ showcases local advanced technologies and R&D achievements, to accelerate industrialisation and enhance industry standards, further facilitating Hong Kong as a global innovation hub for life and health technology.

Hon Sunny TAN, Chairman of Hong Kong Productivity Council stated: “Hong Kong boasts exceptional research capabilities in the field of life and health technology. The HKPC serves as a crucial link for transforming Hong Kong's cutting-edge research achievements into practical applications, fostering scalable growth. By empowering businesses through advanced technologies, including the use of artificial intelligence, robotics, and 3D printing, HKPC collaborates with the industry to achieve upgrading and transformation, accelerating industrialisation. The Life & Health Tech Hall will become an important milestone in building a thriving life and health technology ecosystem, promoting technological innovation and the integration of industry development, and fostering life and health technology as a new driving force for Hong Kong's economic growth."

The Hong Kong Life and Health Industry Development Forum gathered leaders from the Government, industry, academia, research and the investment sector, including Mr Lot CHAN, Assistant Director of Health (Preparatory Office for Centre for Medical Products Regulation), Professor Anderson SHUM, Vice-President (Research), City University of Hong Kong, Professor Jimmy TAO, Chairman of Biotechnology and Healthcare Council, Group 33, FHKI, Mr Mingles TSOI, Principal Advisory Council of Hong Kong SiE Technology Co., Limited. The forum focused on three major areas including technology transformation and industry commercialisation, international competitiveness and regional cooperation, and policy support and industry upgrading. It discussed the latest trends and development opportunities in the life and health technology sector.

The Life & Health Tech Hall showcased over twenty-eight of the latest research achievements and innovative applications developed by the HKPC, InnoHK, local universities, and industry partners. Eight cutting-edge technologies and application solutions were presented, including 3D Printing Technology, Diagnostic Technology, Advanced Treatment Technology, AI Medical Imaging Technology, Extended Reality Technology, Smart Rehabilitation Technology, Genome-editing Strategy and Gerontechnology. It also highlighted HKPC’s innovative precision production technology system—the SUPER system. The SUPER system offers customised support to local startups in Hong Kong through new industrialisation that integrates the concept of Microfactory to establish smart production lines and commercialise their world-first porous-structure silica capsule technology. Meanwhile, The Life & Health Tech Hall also presented innovative solutions such as the HKPC’s advanced 3D printing technology platform, and the Hephaestus, an industrial artificial intelligence application platform that co-developed by HKPC and the Hong Kong Industrial Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Research Centre (FLAIR).

HKPC offers five service areas including Technology R&D, Industrialisation, Regulatory Consulting, Training, Industry Support. It is currently planning a series of training sessions and forums on topics such as medical device product registration, legal and regulatory frameworks, applications of artificial intelligence in the life and health sector, biotechnology discussions, and digital health technology. This initiative aims to actively promote cooperation within the Greater Bay Area and beyond, driving the development of the life and health industry.

The Life & Health Tech Hall is now open for public reservations via this link; for more information about the key exhibits, please refer to the appendix here.

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HKPC hosts Hong Kong Life and Health Industry Development Forum and Theme Hall Opening, officiated by Mr Ivan LEE, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology of the HKSAR Government (middle), Hon Sunny TAN, Chairman of Hong Kong Productivity Council (right) and Mr Mohamed BUTT, Executive Director of Hong Kong Productivity Council (left).

The Hong Kong Life and Health Industry Development Forum gathered leaders from the Government, industry, academia and the investment sector, and focused on three major areas including technology transformation and industry commercialisation, international competitiveness and regional cooperation, and policy support and industry upgrading. It discussed the latest trends and development opportunities in the life and health technology sector.

The Life & Health Tech Hall showcased over twenty-eight of the latest research achievements and innovative applications developed by the HKPC, InnoHK, local universities, and industry partners. Eight cutting-edge technologies and application solutions were presented, including 3D Printing Technology, Diagnostic Technology, Advanced Treatment Technology, AI Medical Imaging Technology, Extended Reality Technology, Smart Rehabilitation Technology, Genome-editing Strategy and Gerontechnology.

The world’s first fully flexible endoscopic surgical robotic system (medical device) successfully completed the globe's first robotic-assisted transurethral complete resection of bladder tumours (ERBT) in Hong Kong in 2024, providing patients with a new treatment option.

World-first patented technology for porous-structure silica capsules, industrialized in Hong Kong through collaboration between APEL and HKPC, features excellent environmental performance and is currently applied in the air conditioning and water supply systems of public hospitals.