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

South China Morning Post - Nov 10, 2026

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...

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