Student Brochure 2019

11 The Pre-Incubation Centre (Pi Centre) offers up to one year of workspace, facilities and mentoring services to teams of students starting companies that implement innovative business models. Prof. Dennis Lo of the Department of Chemical Pathology pioneers non-invasive DNA blood tests for Down syndrome that are benefiting millions of pregnant women in the world. The biotech companies he co-founded are among the first unicorns in Hong Kong. While still a third-year student at the Department of Information Engineering , Eric Kuo already kick-started his own business, R-Guardian, which has an estimated valuation of over HK$100 million. Supporting Would-be Entrepreneurs From Science to Unicorns Off to a Promising Start CUHK Entrepreneurs Started their Business at Age 20-29 Research Institutes & Joint Research Units 44 % 100 +