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The Centre for Immunology & Infection (C2i) Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification
A new milestone highlighting C2i's commitment to quality and excellence in research and services. The Centre for Immunology & Infection...
Feb 27


Michael Chan Promoted to Professor at HKUMed: A Commitment to Advancing Public Health
We are delighted to share that C2i’s Lead Scientist Michael Chan has been promoted to Professor by the School of Public Health, Li Ka...
Jan 3


C2i's Yunshi Liao awarded at the Health Research Symposium 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Yunshi Liao for winning the Best Poster Award during the Health Research Symposium 2024 . His research on...
Nov 27, 2024


C2i at the I&T Awards 2024 Reception
The Centre for Immunology & Infection is honoured to be received by the Innovation and Technology Commission at the I&T Awards 2024...
Jul 17, 2024


C2i and ANU Join Forces in Vaccine Development and Biotechnology
The Centre for Immunology & Infection Limited (C2i) and the Andong National University (ANU), Republic of Korea, have signed a memorandum...
Jun 19, 2024


C2i’s Revolutionary Breakthroughs in Respiratory Diseases Garner Top Honours at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
Professor Michael Chan, Professor Kenrie Hui, Dr Rachel Ching and Dr Angel Ma from the Centre for Immunology & Infection received...
Apr 26, 2024


C2i & Hitachi To Collaborate On Automation Of Organoid Cell Culture & Mass Production of Exosomes
Memoranda of Understanding Signing On Cooperation in Automation of 2D & 3D Organoids Cell Culture & Joint Research for Large Production...
Nov 27, 2023


HKUMed, Cambridge and International Vaccine Institute unite to launch HKJC Global Health Institute
The University of Hong Kong (HKU), the University of Cambridge (UCAM), and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) signed a Memorandum...
Nov 17, 2023


1,000 Participants: A New Milestone Reached For HHGP-Hong Kong
We are thrilled to announce that we have achieved a significant milestone of the Healthy Human Global Project - Hong Kong with the...
Sep 27, 2023


Think Business, Think Hong Kong
What an honor to be in Paris alongside amazing Hong Kong businesses and institutions! Many thanks to HKSTP for inviting us to join their...
Sep 22, 2023


Congratulations to Leo Poon, New Chair Professor of Public Health Virology!
Professor Leo Poon, Managing Director of C2i, has been conferred the title of Professor, Chair of Public Health Virology by the...
Sep 6, 2023

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[Press Release] SARS-CoV-2: How The History Of Human Populations Influences Their Immune Response
C2i’s Professor Malik Peiris, Professor Roberto Bruzzone and Doctor Darragh Duffy together with teams from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS...
Aug 29, 2023

C2i & HKUMed Investigate Vaccine Effectiveness Against Omicron Infection
The study reveals three or fourth doses of the Comirnaty or CoronaVac vaccines remain effective in preventing Omicron infection. Press...
Feb 7, 2023


The Pasteur Network LP200 Prize awarded to Leo Poon
C2i's Managing Director and HKU-Pasteur's Co-Director Professor Leo Poon was awarded the Pasteur Network LP200 Prize, a special prize in...
Jan 30, 2023


RTHK: C2i Investigating Individual Immune Responses
C2i and its Managing Director Professor Leo Poon were featured in the latest episode of the programme "I&T New Era II (創科新里程 II)”. The...
Jan 26, 2023
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[Exhibition] From Louis to Pasteur, 1822-1895 in Science Park
Celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of Louis Pasteur, C2i and the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole are presenting an Institut Pasteur...
Jan 9, 2023

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[Press Release] C2i & HKU lead the way to benchmark immune health
First participants recruited in the Healthy Human Global Project - Hong Kong Partners in the Healthy Human Global Project - Hong Kong...
Jun 21, 2022
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[Podcast] How does the Global South handle COVID-19?
Leo Poon shares about the significance of the connection and collaboration in the early hours of COVID-19 with Vivien Marx (Nature...
May 31, 2022


Hong Kong SAR Government to Launch the InnoHK Initiative
The InnoHK initiative was officially launched during a ceremony officiated by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, at the Hong Kong...
May 26, 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant BA.2 Neutralisation in Sera of Vaccinated or Infected People
Malik Peiris and Leo Poon published the result of a joint study with CU Medicine showing that vaccinated individuals develop more robust...
May 17, 2022
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