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HKLSS Life Sciences Summer Internship Program 2023 Opening Ceremony was held successfully at The Mills Fabrica on 27 June 2023. The Society was delighted to invite Mr Vincent Cheung, Founder and Chairman of HKLSS, and CEO of Nan Fung Group to deliver welcome remarks and Ms Lillian Cheong, JP, Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of HKSAR, for the opening remarks. Followed by a keynote speech “From Basic to Translational Science: Where are we and what we lack?” by Prof Lap-Chee Tsui, GBM, GBS, JP, Member of the Advisory Board of HKLSS, and Founding President of The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences.
An inspiring panel discussion on “How will AI change our lives and careers?” by Prof Helen Meng, Professor and Director, Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence of CUHK, Mr Alan Cheung, Senior Director of Trust and AI Technologies Division of Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) and Ms Cintia Nunes, General Manager and Head of The Mills Fabrica Asia was held during the Opening Ceremony.
All HKLSS interns are also fortunate to join the guided tour at The Mills to learn about the reinvention of former Nan Fung cotton-spinning factories into The Mills as well as the transformation of Tsuen Wan’s textile past into a Techstyle future.
This year's HKLSS Life Sciences Summer Internship Program will take place simultaneously in Hong Kong and Shanghai. A total 32 interns are going to intern at 16 life sciences and biotechnology related companies for 6 weeks.