March, it co-organised the HKUMed Techno-entrepreneur Mixer Day with the School of Clinical Medicine, where more than 70 participants from various sectors participated. Coming up, the TTU will form an external Entrepreneur Advisory Panel to solicit professional advice and input on commercialisation and market exposure. It also aims to build capacity among both students and staff. A Student Technology Transfer Ambassador Scheme will be launched to provide networking and internship opportunities for students and encourage them to enter start-up competitions. And courses will be offered on commercialisation and entrepreneurial activities for PIs, research staff and students. Our drive to get our research out of the lab and to patients also involves more clinical trials. The HKU Clinical Trials Centre, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, has overseen more than 2,000 Phase One, Two and Three clinical trials for international and Mainland firms, as well as HKUMed academics. The most common trials involve cancer. Recently, the Centre of Cancer Medicine created a webpage listing ongoing cancer trials and research projects from across the Faculty. The aim is to encourage more collaborations between scientists and clinicians and more referrals of potential patients to participate in trials. I think this is an excellent way of filling a knowledge gap while also giving a higher profile to translational research. 14
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