Hong Kong – September 15, 2026 -- NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (Hong Kong Stock Code: 777) has agreed to fund a new "NetDragon Professorship in Medical Technology" at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), targeting research at the intersection of engineering and medicine.
NetDragon commits funding to back a distinguished HKUST engineering scholar
The professorship will be conferred on a scholar from HKUST's School of Engineering in recognition of research contributions, with the goal of accelerating breakthroughs in precision medicine and digital health. The signing ceremony took place on the HKUST campus, witnessed by HKUST President Prof. Nancy Ip and NetDragon Chairman and Executive Director Dr. Liu Dejian. The agreement was formally signed by Prof. Charles Ng, HKUST's Vice-President for Institutional Advancement, and Dr. Simon Leung, NetDragon's Vice Chairman and Executive Director.
HKUST links the initiative to its new School of Medicine strategy
President Ip said the convergence of medicine, engineering and data science is driving the university's push to combine engineering technology with clinical expertise, a strategy tied directly to the establishment of HKUST's School of Medicine.
NetDragon subsidiary Cherrypicks already runs major Hong Kong health platforms
Dr. Liu pointed to NetDragon's healthcare unit Cherrypicks as evidence of the company's health-tech track record, citing its role in building the HA Go and eHealth public healthcare platforms and the Ward Work Management System, alongside projects for private healthcare institutions in Hong Kong. Dr. Liu described the professorship as the start of a deeper, longer-term partnership between NetDragon and HKUST, with translation of academic research into patient-facing applications as a stated goal.