Our Principal, Ms. Yolanda Wang, was invited to join a panel discussion on the first day of BIOHK this year, which took place on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at HKCEC, on the topic of “Ethics in the Biotech Industry.”

The panel was moderated by Ms. Monin Ung of Mung Legal and included esteemed panelists Prof. Yi Rao from Capital Medical University and Prof. Dong Dong from CUHK.

During the discussion, Yolanda shared her experiences regarding the ethical challenges she encountered in her career in IP and provided insights on the concept of ethics in the biotech industry from the perspective of a patent practitioner.



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