SCI & TECH● LOW2d ago · Oct 11, 2026, 2:15 AM
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: biotech firm eyes cervical cancer test breakthrough
South China Morning Post · east asia
Hong Kong biotech entrepreneur Ricky Chiu Yin-to is seeking to make cervical cancer screening easier through urine-based HPV testing, using sample-concentration technology developed by his company. His company, Phase Scientific, made its name during the Covid-19 pandemic through its rapid antigen test, Indicaid. The product received US emergency-use authorisation in July 2021, was used in Hong Kong community testing and sold in more than 30 countries. At the start of the pandemic, the firm...
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