Hong Kong Has a Biotech Talent Problem
A Covid-19 testing facility in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Photographer: Chan Long Hei/BloombergHi there, it’s Jinshan in Hong Kong. Recently, I visited a biotech startup in Hong Kong that had too much office space compared to its number of employees, reflecting the city’s problem attracting talent. But first...
Before the pandemic, Hong Kong was the biotech center of Asia. In 2019, the city was the world’s second-largest funding hub for the industry, and also the second most popular listing destination for startups yet to turn a profit.