The University of Hong Kong (HKU), the University of Cambridge (UCAM), and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to establish the international headquarters of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Global Health Institute at HKU (‘The Institute’ or ‘HKJCGHI’). This collaboration aims to enhance pandemic preparedness, and accelerate cutting-edge vaccine research, development and implementation with the aid of a global research support from The Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Members of the Centre for Immunology of Infection (C2i) and the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole will play a leading role in the management of this new collaborative project and will work closely in the development of vaccine.
Stay put for more information about the Hong Kong Jockey Club Global Health Institute coming soon.
Press Release: https://www.med.hku.hk/en/news/press/20231115-HKJCGHI