In support of the major initiative of the Hong Kong Government (InnoHK Clusters) to develop Hong Kong as a hub for global research, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has joined forces with world-class universities all over the world to develop cutting-edge research. There are a total of six research laboratories being established under the Health@InnoHK cluster (focusing on healthcare-related technologies) and three research laboratories being set up under the AIR@InnoHK cluster (focusing on artificial intelligence and robotics technologies). Centre for Oncology and Immunology has been initiated by HKU under the Health@InnoHK cluster with the mission to develop therapeutics that can improve cancer patient outcomes and to launch new drugs that can combat persistent cancer diseases.