Prohep is the world's first novel microbiological agent for the prevention and treatment of liver cancer. It was developed by a team led by Dr. Hani EI-Nezami and Gianni Panagiotou from the Department of Biology at the University of Hong Kong, in collaboration with the Li Ka Shing School of Medicine at the University of Eastern Finland.

 

The research results were published in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) in March 2016. The team applied for patents through HKU Technology Transfer Office - HKU Keqiao Company, and has been awarded US, China and Greater Europe patents.

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