BERKELEY —The University of California, Berkeley, and UC San Francisco are launching the Innovative Genomics Initiative (IGI) to lead a revolution in genetic engineering based on a new technology already generating novel strategies for gene therapy and the genetic study of disease. The Li Ka Shing... Read More
]STANFORD, Calif. — The Li Ka Shing Foundation has provided a US$3 million planning grant to the Stanford University School of Medicine for a new initiative to explore ways of harnessing the vast repositories of biomedical data to improve human health and lower health care costs. This latest gift will... Read More
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(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
(Hong Kong, 21 October 2011) Mr Li Ka-shing, Chairman of the Li Ka Shing Foundation, becomes the first Chinese to have been awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy since the awards were set up 10 years ago. The exceptional and unconditional giving by Mr Li, through the Li Ka Shing Foundation (“LKSF”),... Read More
The elite students of this great university, who become elite leaders, are not content to be moralizing spectators. They are explorers and discoverers searching for, and finding solutions to, the great challenges of our complex world. They know the higher order of the ennobled human spirit, and they... Read More
(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
(April 29, 2008 – Hong Kong) Stanford University’s vision to create a School of Medicine unparalleled in scope and innovation takes another step as construction begins on the US$90 million Li Ka-shing Center for Learning and Knowledge. The Center will be named after its major benefactor,... Read More
(Hong Kong, 12 April 2007) The 2007 Presidential Award from global education association Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL) was presented to Mr. Li Ka-shing for his outstanding contributions to the association and its mission. The presentation ceremony took place in Seattle,... Read More
Singapore Monday, 26 June 2006 – Forbes Inc announced today that Li Ka-shing, Chairman of Hong KongVbased Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL), will be the first recipient of the Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award. The Award, named for Forbes’ legendary... Read More
(Hong Kong, 18 November 2005) Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited Li Ka-shing held a private meeting today with Governor of the State of California Arnold Schwarzenegger during the Governor’s brief stay in Hong Kong. During the one-hour meeting, the Governor invited Mr Li to invest in... Read More
Hong Kong X The University of California, Berkeley, announced today (Monday, June 20) that it has received a $40 million gift from the Li Ka-shing Foundation to establish a research center focusing on creating solutions to today’s major health problems. In recognition of Li’s generosity,... Read More