Barbara Chan

Prof. Chan is currently Au Chik Ko and Au Leung Shook Yin Professor of Biomedical Engineering. Prof. Chan established the Tissue Engineering Laboratory with the vision to improve the quality of life in patients through bioengineering biomaterials- and stem cell-based tissues for personalized therapies. Her research interests include tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, natural and biomimetic biomaterials, multi-cellular organoids and tumoroids, mechano-regulation, multiphoton microfabrication and micropatterning, cell niche engineering and laser medicine. Prof. Chan obtained her professional membership (Biomedical Engineering) and the status of Chartered Engineer and Chartered Scientist from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining IMMM) since 2015. She has been a registered authorized person (AP) for advanced therapeutic products (ATPs) in Hong Kong since 2020. She has served the professional community in many areas, such as being an Associate Editor in Biomaterials from 2017 to 2024, a panel member for the European Research Council since 2022, a member of the Task Force on Regulations of ATPs in Hong Kong from 2017 to 2021. On knowledge exchange, together with her business partner, PhD students and Postdocs, she has co-founded a technology startup company in developing personalized tissue engineering therapies.