Chairman and Executive Members

于常海教授
Professor Albert Cheung-Hoi YU, Ph.D., JP

Professor  Albert  Yu is a renowned  neuroscientist and bio-entrepreneur  who   has  devoted over  two  decades  in neuroscience   and   infectious   disease   research  and  had  significant contributions to molecular neurobiol ogy  and molecular diagnosis. Professor Yu is the Vice-Director  of   the   Neuroscience   Research   Institute,  Professor   of   the   Department     of Neurobiology and also a Professor at the Infectious Disease Center at Peking University. He is also the Chairman & CEO of Hai Kang Life Corporation Limited (HKLife), a Hong Kong-based biotechnology company with operations in Hong Kong and Beijing and is   specialized in the R&D and commercialization of clinical and veterinary molecular  diagnostics,  as  well as various cutting-edge food testing technologies and their optimization   into  user-friendly, cost-effective  mobile  field  units (MFUs).  HKLife’s  core technology,  EFADchip,  has  been recognized as a globally leading technology which will overcome bottlenecks in existing  lab-on-a-chip  technologies a nd is expected to revolutionize   modern    clinical   diagnosis.   The technology has  been  awarded  the prestigious  2009  Asia  Pacific  Frost & Sullivan  Product Differentiation Excellence Award for In-Vitro Diagnostics.

Under   the    leadership   of   Prof.  Albert  Yu,  HKLife  has  also  been  fast and accurate in responding to global  infectious   disease   outbreaks  such as avian influenza, SARS, and the recent   H1N1   influenza    outbreak.    The    technology    in  avian influenza   diagnosis  has  been  awarded  the 2004 Hong Kong Award for Industry – Technological Achievement,   was recognized  as  Chinese National  Standards,  and  is  being recommended  by   FAO/OIE   in its  Manual  of  Diagnostic  Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals. It is the first and only product    being   approved   by   the  Japan Ministry  of  Agriculture,  Forestry  and Fisheries (JMAFF).  In recognition of his expertise, Prof.  Yu has been invited by various industrial and academic  organizations (e.g.  WHO, US  Air  Force) to introduce the technological advances introduced by HKLife.

Prof.  Yu received his BSc, MSc  and  PhD from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada and spent  subsequent  years  in  the  Canada,  United  States,  Hong  Kong, and China. Prof. Yu’s broad  cross-cultural  experience  base  and  active  involvement    in  both  the academic and business  environment  has  led to the strategic vision behind the success of the HKLife team. Also, with a global network and an expanding base of established contacts in China, Prof. Yu has been an important facilitator of dialogue regarding the development of biotechnology in Asia.  Over  his  professional and entrepreneurial career, Prof. Yu has published several books and  over  200  peer-reviewed  scientific  articles  and conference  papers.  He  is  also  the co-inventor of numerous technologies with patents granted in major countries.