Chinese-French team celebrates ‘borderless connections’ at Shaw Prize ceremony

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Chinese and French winners of the 2026 Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine celebrated international collaboration behind research that made a rare form of leukaemia widely curable. The ceremony took place in Hong Kong and was attended by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu.

The Chinese and French winners of the 2026 Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine have highlighted the spirit of “borderless connections” and friendship behind their research – which turned a rare form of leukaemia from deadly to widely curable. At an awards ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Tuesday attended by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, the life scientists celebrated their breakthrough as an “East meets West” success story and called for collaboration to...