HKUMEDXELERATE
Our Flagship Innovation Challenge
Highlight of the 2025 Competition
HKUMedXelerate
🔊ˌeɪtʃ.keɪˈjuː.mɛ zɛl.əˈreɪt/ Noun
- An annual innovation challenge launched in 2025 by LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, supported by the HKUMed Tam Wing Fan Innovation Start-up Grant.
- A platform where HKUMed researchers develop groundbreaking solutions to real-world healthcare challenges, improving patient care and enhancing lives across the community
- Up to 5 Winning Teams each receive up to HKD 1.5M for pioneering, technology-driven medical research at HKUMed.
Prizes

Eligibility

Collaborators of Our Upcoming 2026 Cohort
Sponsors
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Co-host Organisations
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Supporting Organisations
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