The latest from HTAHUB
Discover our latest events, explore HKU research by topic, and learn how health technology assessment informs better decisions.
Latest update · 21 October 2026
Balancing innovation, cost and accessibility
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Conversations on the future of healthcare in Hong Kong
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Professor Lotte Steuten at the Healthcare Innovation Forum
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Celebrating the launch of HTAHUB at HKU
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Connecting research, healthcare and policy
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Upcoming Events
Prof Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva
HEOR Group Lead, NDORMS, University of Oxford
HTAHUB welcomes Professor Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva for a visit and talk at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong.
Time and room details will be announced.
View the event flyer →Health Technology Assessment Collaboration Hub
HTAHUB connects health economics, public health, clinical science, epidemiology, patient perspectives, pharmacology, ethics, governance, and policy expertise to support better decisions on medicines, diagnostics, devices, digital health, and models of care.
Why Now
Population ageing, rising health expenditure, high-cost medicines, new diagnostics, medical devices, and digital health technologies are increasing pressure on the sustainability and fairness of the health system.
Why HTAHUB
For collaborators, the value of HTAHUB is practical: one credible academic platform that can connect methods, policy, clinical expertise, patient perspectives, and implementation science for Hong Kong.
The hub is built for Hong Kong’s current reform moment: formulary updates, IMACE, and the wider need for transparent health economic evidence.
HTA is more than economics, combining clinical evidence, public health, patient-reported outcomes, governance, ethics, and real-world implementation.
The platform connects expertise across HKU academic units spanning public health, pharmacology and pharmacy, medicine, governance and policy, and health innovation.
Advancing Hong Kong’s international visibility and influence while positioning HKU within global HTA networks.
Short courses, workshops, videos, postgraduate engagement, and annual events help build the next generation of HTA practitioners.
Partners can work with the hub on evidence generation, technology adoption, reimbursement, training, patient engagement, and regional knowledge exchange.
Three Pillars
HTAHUB is designed to be a collaborative platform that connects stakeholders and harnesses expertise across HKU and Hong Kong to advance health technology assessment.
Methodological and applied HTA research, including economic evaluation, modelling, real-world evidence, thresholds, equity, reimbursement, and early HTA.
Short courses, seminars, workshops, postgraduate engagement, and public-facing explainers for decision-makers, professionals, students, and the public.
Connections across HKU, government, Hospital Authority, industry, insurers, providers, patient groups, civil society, and international HTA networks.
HKU Research Resources
Explore HKU-affiliated HTA publications by topic, department and author.
Video Learning Hub
Explore our English lessons on health equity and Health Technology Assessment. Learn how evidence can support fairer, more sustainable healthcare decisions, with more lessons to follow.
Cost-effectiveness, QALYs, thresholds, budget impact, uncertainty, and local data.
Patient-reported outcomes, social values, quality of life, and distributional impacts.
Early HTA, evidence requirements, real-world evidence, implementation, and access.
Research
HTAHUB builds on active and emerging research projects focused on Hong Kong’s policy and health-system needs.
Guidelines and toolkits for systematic incorporation of health economic methods into Hospital Authority and Health Bureau decisions.
Long-term cost and outcome models for medicines, diagnostics, interventions, technologies, and care pathways relevant to Hong Kong.
Locally grounded threshold evidence to support credible economic evaluation and interpretation in Hong Kong.
Methods that examine who benefits, who may be disadvantaged, and how health technologies affect fairness across populations.
Evidence planning for developers so promising innovations can be designed for successful health-system adoption.
Comparative effectiveness, real-world evidence synthesis, pricing, reimbursement, market access, and value-based payment models.
Focus Areas
HTAHUB focuses on themes where rigorous evidence can directly support policy, health-system adoption, and better allocation of resources in Hong Kong.
Working with innovators and research teams earlier in the technology lifecycle to clarify evidence needs, adoption pathways, value propositions, and implementation risks.
Advancing applied assessment of medicines, diagnostics, devices, digital tools, public health interventions, and models of care for Hong Kong decision-making.
Exploring how evidence, value, outcomes, incentives, and payment models can support more transparent and sustainable purchasing decisions.
Education
HTAHUB will provide targeted education for decision-makers, healthcare professionals, researchers, industry, postgraduate students, and people new to the field.
Activities & Events
HTAHUB hosts public-facing seminars, invitation-only policy dialogues, and partner forums that connect rigorous evidence with real health-system decisions in Hong Kong.
The official launch of HTAHub brought together leaders from academia, healthcare, government, and industry around the seminar “HTA and Strategic Purchasing: Closing the Gap to Improve Access to Healthcare.” The discussion explored how HTA can align evidence, policy, clinical practice, and public value for a more sustainable and equitable healthcare system in Hong Kong.
Photos: HKU School of Public Health
Read the SPH event recap →Co-organised by HTA Hub at the HKU School of Public Health and Our Hong Kong Foundation, “Future-Proofing Healthcare: Balancing Innovation, Cost and Accessibility” brought together experts across sectors to discuss how Hong Kong can assess the value of healthcare innovation and improve access to treatments for cancer and rare diseases.
Keynote speakers Professor Lotte Steuten and Ms Carolina Goic Boroevic contributed international perspectives on health economics and cancer care.
Photos: Our Hong Kong Foundation · Forum and lunch symposium
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Professor Manuel Espinoza of the University of Hong Kong joined a Roche-sponsored panel exploring how flexible care pathways could improve cancer care while easing pressure on health services.
Chaired by All.Can Board President Professor Christobel Saunders, the session brought together perspectives from patient advocacy, academia and industry. Discussions considered care closer to home, patient priorities, and the financing and collaboration needed to scale new models of care.
Photo and report: All.Can · Published 7 October 2026
Read the All.Can event recap →Collaborate
HTAHUB welcomes policy, academic, clinical, patient, industry, public-sector, and international collaborations.
HTA guidelines, evidence requirements, cost-effectiveness, budget impact, priority-setting frameworks, and training.
Applied economic evaluation, chronic disease modelling, comparative effectiveness, patient outcomes, and service decisions.
Early HTA, grant development, health economic modelling, real-world evidence planning, and adoption pathways.
Independent evaluation, market access evidence, value-based payment, outcomes measurement, and methodological exchange.
Patient-reported outcomes, preferences, lived experience, social values, public engagement, and equity-focused HTA.
Joint seminars, visiting speakers, comparative HTA methods, international grants, and regional capacity-building.
Team
The hub combines expertise in HTA, health economics, public health, behavioural science, infectious disease technologies, governance, policy, health systems, and international collaboration.
Associate Professor in Health Economics, Policy and Management. Leads HTA methods, economic evaluation, value frameworks, and priority setting.
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Associate Professor and Head of Behavioural Sciences. Brings patient-reported outcomes, psycho-oncology, survivorship, and quality-of-life expertise.
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Senior Advisor to the President's Office, Professor and Director of HKU Primary Health Care Academy, and Professor in Community Medicine and Public Health Practice. Supports public health policy, primary health care, and government engagement.
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Associate Professor in Public Health Laboratory Sciences. Supports infectious disease genomics, pathogen evolution, genomic epidemiology, and public health translation.
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Clinical Professor and Division Head in Health Economics, Policy and Management. Brings health economics, vaccines, and global public health expertise.
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Principal Lecturer in Community Medicine and Public Health Practice. Supports health systems, primary care, and professional training.
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Tutor and MPH practicum coordinator. Brings health communication, humanitarian experience, student engagement, and teaching support.
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Director of HKU School of Governance and Policy and Kerry Group Professor in Public Policy. Supports HTA governance and institutional design.
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Professor in Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Director of the Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, and Co-Director of the Centre for Health AI Research and Translation. Brings medication safety, big data, and pharmacoeconomics expertise.
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Assistant Professor at HKU with expertise in life-cycle HTA, HEOR, decision analytic modelling, real-world outcomes, and health policy evaluation; Project Coordinator of SCAN 2030.
Official profile →International Collaborators
HTAHUB works with international leaders in health economics, HTA methods, priority setting, and health-system decision-making to connect Hong Kong with global expertise.
Centre for Health Economics
Centre for Health Economics, University of York
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University of Oxford
University of Oxford
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Centre for Health Economics
Centre for Health Economics, University of York
Official profile →World Health Organization Headquarters; formerly Centre for Health Economics, University of York
Official profile →Researchers
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Contact
HTAHUB welcomes conversations with policymakers, public agencies, clinicians, researchers, students, industry, patient groups, civil society, and international academic partners.