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12 Feature 1 2 3 1 State Key Laboratory of Liver Research (The University of Hong Kong) 肝病研究國家重點實驗室 (香港大學) 2 State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (The University of Hong Kong) 腦與認知科學國家重點實驗室 (香港大學) 3 State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases (The University of Hong Kong) 新發傳染性疾病國家重點實驗室 (香港大學) will leverage on HKU’s research excellence and cutting-edge technologies and GDPU’s expertise in translating biomedical discoveries into applications and operating an incubation facility. It will also house a satellite branch of the SKL. The Innovations Platform will be based in Zhongshan and is expected to incubate at least 10 HKU technologies within five years and be a significant centre of innovation in the GBA. The SKL designation is important because it indicates that the work of the laboratory is nationally important and is eligible for national funding. The Faculty is in fact home to four SKLs. The SKL of Emerging Infectious Diseases was established in 2005 alongside the SKL of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and they were the first SKLs established outside mainland China. The SKL of Liver Research was established in 2010 and the SKL of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology in 2013.