Press
Please refer to Chinese version. Read More
Healthcare
UC Berkeley dedicates Biomedical and Health Sciences Center
(Berkeley, 21 October 2011) With the dedication today (Friday, 21 Oct) of the Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences, the University of California, Berkeley, enters a new era of biomedical research that promises to unlock the fundamental mystery of deadly diseases worldwide. The new... Read More
Opening of world-class research and education institute at St Michael’s Hospital promotes the discovery, sharing and application of knowledge
(TORONTO, Ont, Oct 18, 2011) A transformative gift from Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist Mr Li Ka-shing has created a world-class institute at St Michael’s Hospital that will benefit people around the world by combining groundbreaking medical research, education and patient care. Read More
STU’s TrueBeam to deliver faster and higher-precision radiotherapy to battle cancer
(Shantou and Hong Kong, 30 June 2011) Shantou University Medical College’s Affiliated-Cancer Hospital is China’s proud first adopter of the state-of-the-art TrueBeam system – an innovative fully-integrated system for fast and precise image-guided radiotherapy that could radically advance the... Read More
Press
Please refer to Chinese version. Read More
Hospice Care Expansion A Caring Formula to Love HK Your Way
(Hong Kong, 28 March 2011) Between 2007 and 2010, through the “Heart of Gold” Hong Kong Hospice Service Programme, more than 1500 volunteers, 100 medical professionals, 8 hospice centers and the Li Ka Shing Foundation (“LKSF”) partnered to serve the complex needs of terminal-stage cancer patients... Read More
Project New Life Enters Phase Two
Please refer to Chinese version. Read More
Opening Ceremony of The 3rd Annual Palliative Care Symposium for Health Care Workers in Chinese Population
(Hong Kong, 11 December 2010) The 3rd Annual Palliative Care Symposium for Health Care Workers in Chinese Population jointly organized by the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Li Ka Shing Foundation “Heart of Gold” Hong Kong Hospice Service Program was held... Read More
Li Ka Shing Center For Learning And Knowledge Transforms Medical Training At Stanford University
(Palo Alto, 29 September 2010) The Stanford University School of Medicine today begins a new era with the dedication of the Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge, expected to dramatically change the way in which physicians are trained. The five-story building with a diverse array of sophisticated... Read More
CUHK & Shantou University Jointly Prove Acupuncture Improves Visual Outcomes in Treating Children’s Lazy Eye
14 June 2010 Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine appear not to be compatible at first glance because of differences in basics and theories. However, the continued effort on integrating the two to treat selected diseases has yielded encouraging results in recent years. Lazy eye (or... Read More
£5 million donation to Oxford University to consolidate partnerships for global health programmes
13 May 2010 Sir Ka-shing Li, Chairman of Hong Kong’s Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited and Hutchison Whampoa Limited, is to donate ￡5 million to the University of Oxford to extend and strengthen the University’s global health research networks with Asia, and, in particular, China. The donation... Read More
The Power of Partnership LKSF gift and Alberta Government funding help establish virology institute at U of A
April 23, 2010 Edmonton — The University of Alberta (U of A) will take a big step forward in its efforts to treat and cure virus-based diseases thanks to a C$28-million (HK$214 million) gift from the Li Ka-shing (Canada) Foundation and C$52.5 million (HK$403.1 million) in new related funding... Read More