InnoHK@HKUMed
Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology (CTSCB)

Groundbreaking stem cell technology developed by HKUMed scholar underpins the Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology, which investigates applications in stem cell and regenerative medicine, organ transplantation, genomic medicine, and therapeutic product development. 

The outputs from the Centre are expected to provide enormous economic and commercial benefits to Hong Kong through the new technologies and lines of research created and the products that will be built on that. This project will also contribute to Hong Kong’s transformation into a global innovative hub.

A number of research programmes are developed under the centre to achieve the above objectives:

1. Development of New Stem Cell Technologies
   Programme Leader: Professor Pengtao Liu
   Co-Programme Leaders: Professors from oversea institutes 
2. EPSCs for Studying Human Disease and for Regenerative Medicine
   Programme Leader: Professor HF Tse
   Co-Programme Leaders: Professors from oversea institutes
3. EPSCs for Genomic Medicine of Immune Disease
   Programme Leaders: Professor CS Lau and professors from oversea institutes