Program
10 September
Hong Kong

Charles K. Kao Auditorium,
Hong Kong Science Park
09:00 – 09:15
Registration
09:20 – 09:40
Mapping the Human Microbiome in individuals, cohorts and populations
Prof. Lars Engstrand, Karolinska Institute
09:45–10:05
Structural Variation Calling with Repeat Awareness and Its Clinical Utility
Prof. Sung Wing Kin, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
10:10 – 10:35
Deciphering the molecular regulation of adult stem cell aging using multi-omics approaches
Prof. Tom Cheung, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
10:30 – 10:35
Coffee break
10:40 - 11:00
Efficient Analysis of Plant Physiological Processes with Multiomics Technologies
Dr. Liu Xin, Senior Vice President, BGI Research & Director of the National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genomics
11:05 - 11:25
Diagnostics of Rare Diseases - Beyond the Exome
Prof. Olaf Rieß, Institute for Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics
11:30 - 11:55
αLab Studio announcement
Dr. Yang Meng, Assistant General Manager, Vice President of R&D Division
12:30 - 13:30
VIP Lunch
14:00 - 14:03
Opening remarks
Prof. Sun Dong, Jp-Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau
14:04 - 14:07
Opening remarks
Dr. Sunny Chai Ngai Chiu, Chairman of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
14:08 - 14:11
Opening remarks
Mr. Duncan Yu, President of MGI
14:15 - 14:40
Strategy Partnership Signing Ceremony between HKSTP & MGI
Signatory
Ms. Gracie Ng, The PMO leader of the CEO Office of HKSTP
Mr. Vincent Lin, Director of Business Development of MGI

Witness
Prof. Sun Dong, Jp-Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau
Dr. Sunny Chai Ngai Chiu, Chairman of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Mr. Duncan Yu, President of MGI
14:50 - 15:30
Strategic collaboration meeting
Prof. Sun Dong, Jp-Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau
Prof. Wang Jian, Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of BGI Group
14:40 - 14:50
Mr. Vincent Lin, Director of Business Development of MGI
The introduction of MGI project in HK and αLab Studio announcement
14:50 - 15:00
Signning Ceremony with Six Partner companies
HKCeND (InnoHK）
QuantumLife
CRMH (InnoHK）
AMDL
Codex
GemVcare
15:00 - 15:30
Lab tour section for Media (MGI HKSTP αLab)
Mr. Vincent Lin, Director of Business Development of MGI
Mr. Trevor Lu, Senior Manager of HK αLab & APAC FAS
16:00 - 17:30
Lab tour section for General guest by scanning QR code (MGI HKSTP αLab)
Slot 1: 16:00 - 16:30
Slot 2: 16:30 - 17:00
Slot 3: 17:00 - 17:30
Transport to Shenzhen (34 km / 21 miles)
Welcome Reception in Shenzhen (Invitation only)
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