Prof. Joseph TAM – Founder and Honorary Chairman, Pangenia Group
Prof. Joseph Tam is the Founder and Honorary Chairman of Pangenia Group. Prof. Tam is a research pioneer with over 30 years of teaching and research experience in the biotechnology and diagnostics sector. Prof. Tam is a Visiting Professor at UCSF, Baylor Medical College and Medical College of Georgia, Scientist of National Institute of Health, Associate Professor and Honorary Associate Professor of Medical Faculty of Hong Kong University. He is the Founder and President of the Hong Kong Biochemistry Association.
With the support of UNESCO, Prof. Tam organized and trained the first group of scientists in China and Asia Pacific Regions on recombinant DNA research in 1983. During his years of teaching and research at HKU, Prof. Tam invented and patented the “flow-through hybridization technology”.
Following his passion for Molecular Diagnostics, Prof. Tam established DiagCor Bioscience Incorporation Limited in 2006, which is the important foundation of the Pangenia Group. He strives to influence and inspire the talent of Hong Kong’s next generation in biotechnology.