Research Centres, Institutes and Units
Centre for Health AI Research and Translation (CHART)

HKUMed researchers have leveraged Hong Kong big data to identify rare side effects of antipsychotic medications, providing novel evidence for safer global prescribing. more

Researchers from HKUMed and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have jointly developed a big data platform to advance cancer immunotherapy research.

The Cancer Immunology Data Engine integrates clinical outcomes from 5,957 cancer patients worldwide who received immunotherapy, along with comprehensive multi-omics datasets covering 17 cancer types and comprising 8,575 tumour samples. more

Professor Christopher Leung of the Department of Ophthalmology has developed a transformative technology to diagnose glaucoma, an eye disease that’s the leading cause of irreversible blindness.

Learn more about him and the Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Optical Texture Analysis technology he developed: https://hkumed.hk/k27

Researchers from the Department of Microbiology have developed the world’s first nasal organoid-based SARS-CoV-2 Neutralising Antibody Evaluation Platform.

The platform uses respiratory organoids that adequately model viral infection in the human respiratory tract, enabling accurate assessment of the effectiveness of antibodies and vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. more

Researchers from HKUMed have developed the world’s first artificial intelligence model that can accurately identify human sperm with fertilisation potential, in a breakthrough that increases the success rates of assisted reproductive procedures. more

HKU teamed up with Orbis to use AI to assist in early detection of glaucoma, revealing a glaucoma prevalence of 6.9% – higher than expected and above previous estimates.

A Strategic Topics Grants‑funded AI‑powered optical coherence tomography (OCT) diagnostic system will be introduced for referred patients in Hospital Authority specialist outpatient clinics (SOPC) in the Hong Kong West and Kowloon East Clusters... more

Congratulations to the winning teams at our first Hong Kong InnoHealth Cup! This month, 12 of the most innovative groups from the city's secondary schools showcased their projects that use artificial intelligence and big data to solve real-world challenges.

A team from the Kowloon True Light School emerged as the champion with an AI-powered cancer treatment project... more

Our Comprehensive Primary Healthcare Collaboratory recently hosted a Researcher Connect Workshop on big data research in primary healthcare, focusing on the power of data integration.

The workshop brought together clinical and research professors to learn about innovative applications of big data in primary healthcare settings. The event also featured a brainstorming session... more

Researchers from HKUMed, Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health Limited (D²4H) and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London have unveiled the first artificial intelligence model designed to classify both the cancer stage and risk category of thyroid cancer... more

An interdisciplinary team from HKUMed have developed an artificial intelligence system that can turn a mobile phone into a medical-grade stethoscope. Their invention can detect valvular heart disease with an estimated accuracy of 81%, a level comparable to a doctor using a stethoscope.

The team was awarded a Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. more

Clinicians and engineers at HKUMed's Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology have combined their expertise to create an AI-driven app for patients with scoliosis, a progressive condition causing the spinal column to twist. more