Proud Moment of our Visionary Co-founder Prof Siew Ng!

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News I Mar 23, 2025

Proud Moment of our Visionary Co-founder Prof Siew Ng!

We are proud to announce that our co-founder, Professor Siew Ng, has been awarded the prestigious “Visionary Women Award 2024” for her outstanding leadership in medicine and science.

Professor Ng, Associate Dean (Research) of CUHK Medicine, is also a Croucher Professor in Medical Sciences and the Director of the Microbiota I-Center (MagIC) (香港微生物菌群創新中心). Her groundbreaking research on inflammatory bowel disease and the role of gut microbiota in health and disease has led to innovative diagnostic and therapeutic technologies that enhance public health. As an entrepreneur and scientist, she has successfully translated her research into impactful solutions.

With over 400 publications in top-tier journals such as Nature Medicine, Nature Microbiology, and Lancet, Professor Ng has been recognized as a "Highly Cited Researcher" by Clarivate Analytics for five consecutive years since 2020. In 2023, she received Deloitte’s "Hong Kong Technology Fast Outstanding Female Entrepreneur Award” and became the first female clinician-scientist selected as a "New Cornerstone Investigator” in mainland China. She also won the "BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize.”

The Visionary Women Awards, organized by Harper's Bazaar Hong Kong of SCMP Hearst Hong Kong, celebrate high-achieving women leaders with true visions in their respective fields.