Seminar on Research and Development of Chinese Medicines 2019

A one-day seminar on research and development (R&D) of Chinese Medicines organised by the Committee on Research and Development of Chinese Medicines in conjunction with the Department of Health, Hospital Authority and Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification will be held on 24 September 2019.

The seminar will include plenary lectures and parallel sessions covering various important topics, such as latest development of the Hong Kong Chinese medicine hospital, strategies for research and development (R&D) of new drugs from Chinese medicines; requirements and recommendations on conducting pre-clinical research and clinical trials of Chinese medicines, as well as research on Chinese medicines and cancer.

Details

Organiser:	Committee on Research and Development of Chinese Medicines
Co-organisers:	Department of Health, HKSAR Government Hospital Authority Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification
Venue:	N101, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Date & Time:	24 September 2019 (Tuesday) 9:10am – 5:30pm
Languages:	Cantonese/Putonghua/English (Simultaneous interpretation service will be provided)

Seminar programme

Time	Topic	Speakers
9:10 am	Welcoming Remarks Ms Rebecca PUN Ting-ting, Chairperson, Committee on Research and Development of Chinese Medicines and Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, HKSAR Government (HKSARG) Dr Constance CHAN Hon-yee, Director of Health, HKSARG Dr Deacons YEUNG Tai-kong, Director (Cluster Services), Hospital Authority
9:25 am	Group Photo with Guests
9:30 am	Latest development of the Hong Kong Chinese medicine hospital	Dr CHEUNG Wai-lun Project Director (Chinese Medicine Hospital Project Office), Food and Health Bureau, HKSARG
10:00 am	Critical elements and strategies in developing new medicinal products from Chinese medicines and natural products	Prof YAO Xinsheng Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Professor, Honorary Dean and Honorary Director of Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University
10:30 am	Tea Break
11:00 am	Current research and prospect of oncology in Chinese medicine	Prof ZHOU Daihan Director of Cancer Center, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
11:30 am	Strategy for establishing a platform for technology and industrial development of Chinese medicine in the Guangdong- Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area	Prof WANG Yitao Director of Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences; Director of the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, University of Macau
12:00 pm	Lunch Break
	Parallel Session (I) Theme: R&D of Chinese medicines - from laboratory to new products	Parallel Session (II) Theme: Chinese medicine and Cancer
2:00 pm	Speaker: Dr Qihe XU Co-Director, King's Centre for Integrative Chinese Medicine, King's College London, United Kingdom Topic: How TCM could inspire ground-breaking discoveries in modern medicine: A nephrologist point of view	Chair: Prof FENG Yibin Associate Director (Education) and Associate Professor, School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Speaker: Prof BIAN Zhaoxiang Associate Vice-President (Chinese Medicine Development), Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU); Tsang Shiu Tim Endowed Chair of Chinese Medicine Clinical Studies; Associate Director of Institute of Creativity; Director and Chair Professor of Clinical Division, School of Chinese Medicine, HKBU Topic: Chinese and western medicine for palliative cancer patients with constipation
2:30 pm	Speaker: Prof Joan ZUO Zhong Director and Professor, School of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Topic: Pre-clinical research requirements for developing Chinese medicines compound formulae with multiple active components	Chair: Prof LIN Zhixiu Associate Director and Associate Professor, School of Chinese Medicine; Director, Hong Kong Institute of Integrated Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Speaker: Prof FENG Yibin Associate Director (Education) and Associate Professor, School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Topic: Coptis and its formulae in cancer prevention and treatment: Huanglian Jiedu Decoction as the example
3:00 pm	Speaker: Mr Robert LAW Kwok-wai Chief Pharmacist (Chinese Medicine), Department of Health, HKSARG Topic: Conducting randomized control clinical trials for registration of new proprietary Chinese medicines in Hong Kong	Young Investigator Sharing Session - CM Research Practical Training Programme Sharing: Mr LEUNG Kin King The Hong Kong Tuberculosis Association - The University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Centre for Training and Research (Aberdeen) Dr HO Lai Fun Pok Oi Hospital-The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Centre for Training and Research (Shatin)
3:30 pm	Tea Break
4:00 pm	Speaker: Ms Jessica CHING Yuet-ling Chief Nursing Officer (Research), School of Chinese Medicine, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, CUHK; Convener (R&D), Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Medicine, CUHK; Vice-chairperson, Chinese-Western Integrative Nursing Committee, Hong Kong College of Chinese Medicinal Nursing Topic: Recommendations for conducting clinical trials and meeting good research standards	Chair: Prof LEUNG Ting-hung Director, School of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Speaker: Prof Clara LAU Associate Director of the Institute of Chinese Medicine; Associate Director of the State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Topic: Anti-cancer Chinese medicines research and drug development
4:30 pm	Speaker: Ms Vanessa LAU Marketing Manager, The Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology Topic: Recommendations on manufacturing of clinical trial materials from Chinese medicines	Chair: Prof LYU Aiping Dean and Chair Professor, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University Speaker: Prof CHEN Bingzhong Adjunct Professor, Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Medicine; Consultant, School of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Topic: The role of Chinese medicine in the treatment of cancer, how can Chinese and Western medicine cooperate
5:00 pm	Speaker: Senior Biotechnology Officer, Innovation and Technology Commission, HKSARG Dr Theobald CHAN Topic: Workshop on applying ITF funding support for Chinese medicines projects	Discussion Forum Theme Challenges in Chinese medicine development Forum Chair: Prof Clara LAU Forum Speakers: Speakers of Parallel Session (II)
5:40 pm	End of Seminar