Biotechnology and Health
 
New Drug Development and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
中草藥的開發與研究
 
Principal Investigator
Professor FONG, Wang Fun 方宏勳 教授 [ Profile ]
Professor , Department of Biology and Chemistry
US
10/354,443
Chemical Compounds Having Therapeutic Activities in Treating Cancer
30 Jan 2003
pending
China
01143860.6
一種具有抗腫瘤作用的新化合物、其制備方法及在制備治療腫瘤藥物中的應用
12 Dec 2001
pending
China
02102487.1
中藥白花前胡在制備治療腫瘤藥物中的運用
26 Apr 2002
pending
Stage of Technology Transfer: fundamental R&D product level
Research Area: Biotechnology and Health

Objective
- to establish an internationally leading R&D Center of excellence in the development of herbal drugs through applying modern DNA and chemical fingerprinting technologies;
- to authenticate herbal drugs or herbal formula of market importance;
- to identify and elucidate the active components and drug action mechanisms of TCM; and
- to develop TCM-based health care products and drugs.

Abstract
Research and Development Strategies:

- To identify herbal drugs or herbal formula with high efficacy;
- Authentication, quality analysis and control of TCM compounds;
- Purification of TCM compounds;
- Structural-Activity Relationship (SAR) analysis of TCM compounds;
- Structural modification and formulation of TCM leads;
- Pharmacological and toxicological study of TCM compounds; and
- Establishment of pharmacological and toxicological database

Facilities
- Laboratory of TCM Extraction & Purification;
- Laboratory of TCM Analytical Chemistry (Including LC-MS);
- Laboratory of Pharmacology & Toxicology;
- Laboratory of Cellular & Molecular Biology;
- Instrument Room (Autoclave & Centrifuges); and
- Computer Laboratory (Bioinformatics & Network Server)

Contact Information
Mr H Y Wong
Director, Technology Transfer Office
City University of Hong Kong
83 Tat Chee Avenue
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel : (852) 2788 8428
Fax : (852) 2788 9119
Email : hy.wong@cityu.edu.hk

目的
我們致力於建立一個國際領先的中藥研發中心。應用先進的現代化學及DNA分析技術和生物工程技術對中草藥進行研究,確定和闡明中草藥的活性成分和藥物作用機理;開發新的現代中藥產品並希望透過這些方法達致中藥現代化,使中藥作為治療藥或保健品為國際社會所接受並進入國際市場。

簡介
- 研究有市場價值的中草藥或中成藥
- 中藥的質量分析和控制
- 中藥有效成分的提取、分離和純化
- 中藥有效成分結構與活性關係的分析
- 中藥有效成分的結構表達與修飾
- 中藥有效成分藥理與毒理的研究
- 中藥藥理與毒理資料庫的建立

主要設施
- 中藥提取分離實驗室
- 中藥分析化學實驗室 (包括高效液相-質譜聯用儀)
- 藥理與毒理學實驗室
- 細胞與分子生物學實驗室
- 公用儀器室
- 電腦房(生物資訊與網路服務器)

查詢
香港城市大學技術轉移處處長黃漢儀先生
地址 : 香港九龍達之路83號
電話 : (852) 2788 8428
傳真 : (852) 2788 9119
電郵 : hy.wong@cityu.edu.hk

 
• Biotechnology and Health Centre of City University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
• Bioactive Technologies Limited - an associated company of CityU
• CityU Today (Oct 2001)
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