Trailblazed Hong Kong-EU alternatives throughout AI, life and well being, and sensible metropolis applied sciences
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 8 December 2025 – Hong Kong Science and Know-how Parks Company (HKSTP) showcased a dynamic presence on the “Assume Enterprise, Assume Hong Kong” (TBTHK) symposium organised by the Hong Kong Commerce Improvement Council (HKTDC) held in Milan on 27 November 2025, spotlighting Hong Kong’s strategic function as a world innovation and expertise hub, and important superconnector between China and Europe. HKSTP participated within the “Innovation and Know-how” thematic session, main a delegation of 9 high-potential tech ventures exploring collaboration and market enlargement alternatives in Italy and throughout the European Union.
Italy is a robust consultant of Europe’s innovation ecosystem and is quickly accelerating digital transformation efforts, with the market projected to succeed in US$166B by 2030. Quick-growing, modern sectors like AI are of central focus, with Italy just lately turning into the primary EU nation to approve a complete legislation regulating using AI — representing each a rise in adoption and governmental focus. Digital well being is one other sector with excessive progress potential within the area, because the market is anticipated to hit US$39.7B by 2032.
With the goal of strengthening bilateral commerce and funding ties between Hong Kong and Italy, the occasion convened over 1,000 members. These included authorities officers, enterprise leaders, traders, and innovators throughout the areas. HKSTP seeks to empower tech ventures to scale globally, specializing in sectors with energetic funding from Italy and the EU, corresponding to AI, robotics, life and well being applied sciences, artistic applied sciences and sensible metropolis options.
TBTHK Milan offered the proper platform for HKSTP delegation to showcase their modern options to the Italian market:
- Nuvatech Restricted – Developed the world’s first AI-powered digital becoming room.
- Westwell Holdings (Hong Kong) Restricted – Modern AI logistics firm increasing EU through Italy and Germany
- Robocore Know-how Restricted – Main developer of purposes for robotic platforms, just lately closed a sequence D funding spherical for international enlargement of its telemedicine robotics to EU.
Different Park firms in attendance have been Pantheon Lab Restricted, i2Cool Restricted, Blue Pin Restricted, HairCosys Restricted, Vidi Labs Restricted, and Insilico Drugs.
Hong Kong: A Strategic Gateway for EU-Asia Innovation
Terry Wong, CEO, HKSTP stated: “As a superconnector, HKSTP facilitates cross-border collaboration, expertise and expertise alternate, plus capital stream between Hong Kong, China, and rising international innovation powers like Italy and the EU. By bringing a few of our excessive‑potential park firms to the TBTHK symposium, HKSTP connects Milan’s design and manufacturing strengths with the GBA’s world-class innovation, manufacturing and large progress market alternatives.”
Hong Kong’s strategic location and sturdy innovation ecosystem make it a really perfect launchpad for European firms in search of entry to the Larger Bay Space (GBA) and broader Asian markets. The EU is Hong Kong’s fourth-largest buying and selling companion and represents the most important international enterprise group in Hong Kong.
Innovating Collectively for a Collaborative Future
HKSTP’s ecosystem in the present day is residence over 2,400 tech firms from 27 international locations, together with 12 unicorns, and maintains partnerships with over 500 private and non-private market-leading organisations worldwide.
In the course of the occasion, park firm representatives joined the I&T and artistic thematic panel classes, highlighting Hong Kong’s pivotal function as a world superconnector, in addition to its inclusive tradition and positioning as the best Asian hub for worldwide artistic and innovation partnerships.
HKSTP additionally hosted a branded pavilion to showcase its tech ventures, have interaction in one-on-one enterprise matching, and take part in strategic conferences with Italian corporates, enterprise capital companies, and authorities businesses together with Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., Italian Commerce Company, MIND Milano Innovation District.
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About Hong Kong Science and Know-how Parks Company
Hong Kong Science and Know-how Parks Company (HKSTP) was established in 2001 to create a thriving I&T ecosystem grooming 12 unicorns, greater than 16,000 analysis professionals and over 2,400 expertise firms from 27 international locations and areas targeted on growing healthtech, AI and robotics, fintech and sensible metropolis applied sciences, and so on.
Our rising innovation ecosystem presents complete assist to draw and nurture expertise, speed up and commercialise innovation for expertise ventures, with the I&T journey constructed round our key areas of Hong Kong Science Park in Pak Shek Kok, InnoCentre in Kowloon Tong and three fashionable InnoParks in Tai Po, Tseung Kwan O and Yuen Lengthy realising a imaginative and prescient of recent industrialisation for Hong Kong, the place sectors together with superior manufacturing, micro-electronics and biotechnology are being reimagined.
Hong Kong Science Park Shenzhen Department in Futian, Shenzhen performs constructive roles in connecting the world and the mainland with our proximity, strengthening cross-border alternate to carry benefits in attracting international expertise and permitting prospects for the event of expertise firms in seven key areas: Medtech, huge information and AI, robotics, new supplies, microelectronics, fintech and sustainability, with each dry and moist laboratories, co-working house, convention and exhibition services, and extra.
By way of our R&D infrastructure, startup assist and enterprise companies, commercialisation and funding experience, partnership networks and expertise traction, HKSTP continues to contribute in establishing I&T as a pillar of progress for Hong Kong.
Extra details about HKSTP is out there at 
www.hkstp.org.
