our team

Founder

We help you see the world differently, discover opportunities you may never have imagined and achieve results that bridge what is with what can be.

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Sarinda Kwok
Co-founder
CEO
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Stephen Kwok
Co-founder
CFO
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NASK NANO

NASK’s In-House
Core R&D Team

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Prof. K.P. Fung
Emeritus Professor
R&D Advisor
Dr. Boris Tong
CTO
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Academic Hub

Global Research Network
Prof. Margaret Ip

Collaborator in respirator in R&D project

Prof. Alexander Y.L. LAU

Collaborator in medical and advanced materials R&D projects

Prof. LEE Hung Kay

Collaborator in environmental protection R&D projects

Prof. Simon M.Y. LEE

Collaborator in cosmetics R&D projects

Prof. Eric T.C. POON

Collaborator in respirator R&D projects

Prof. LI, Yuguo

Collaborator in air filtration R&D projects

Prof. David Y.H. PUI

Collaborator in air filtration and water filtration R&D projects

Prof. Andy Benqin TANG

Collaborator in cosmetics R&D projects

Prof. Stephen Heung-sang WONG

Collaborator in respirator R&D projects

Sarinda Kwok

Co-founder and CEO

  • Over 20 years of experience in start-up and running successful businesses.
  • The founder of Profit Royal Pharmaceutical Ltd, which was established in 2008.
  • Served for multinational corporations with local and regional roles in the areas of business management, sourcing and quality management in industries such as electronics, semi-conductors and telecommunications.
  • Part-time lecturer in a local University, specializing in teaching business and management.
  • Obtained a degree of Bachelor of Commerce from Curtin University of Technology in Australia and an MBA from Macquarie University.

Stephen Kwok

Co-founder and CFO

  • Over 30 years of experience in the field of Finance and Accounting field. He has accumulated working experience with various multinational corporations and has worked as a Finance Director at an MNC.
  • Australian CPA and graduated from Australian National University.

Prof. K.P. Fung

Emeritus Professor / R&D Advisor

  • He is an expert in Pharmaceutical research and Cancer research. He has published > 400 papers in peer-reviewed international journals.
  • Emeritus Professor, Adjunct Professor at School of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Adjunct Professor at Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Medicine and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Trustee of United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Adjunct Professor at School of Medicine and Member of Board of Directors, Diligentia College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen).
  • He was former Professor of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, former Head of United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and former Council member, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
  • He is now serving as Chairman of Endowment Fund Committee of Board of Trustees of United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Chairman of Hok Hoi Library, Hong Kong, and Member, Expert Panel of the Central Research Working Group, Chinese Medicine Department, Hospital Authority, HKSAR.

Dr. Boris Tong

CTO

  • Over 16 years of research and working experience in Biotechnology and Materials Science in The University of Hong Kong, University of Minnesota and NAMI, with active participation in R&D projects in healthcare, medical devices and nanofibers.
  • Over 40 publications related to nanofiber technology and electrospinning technique in international conferences and peer-reviewed journals including Biotechnology and Bioengineering & Nanomedicine.
  • Managing 20 Innovation & Technology Fund (ITF) projects since 2013, with a total project cost of over $79M.
  • Developing collaborative relationships with industrial partners, with industrial sponsorships of over $26M
  • Inventor of the World’s First N95-qualified Nanofiber Respirator – “NASK”.
  • Achieved various awards at the Young Persons’ Lecture Competition (IOM3), the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, and R&D100.
  • Obtained PhD from The University of Hong Kong.

Prof. Margaret Ip

Collaborator in respirator in R&D project

•Professor and Chairman at Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Honorary Consultant at Department of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital.

•She received her medical training at the University of Southampton and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom. She did her postgraduate Fellowship training in Clinical Microbiology and Infection at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

•She is a clinical microbiologist with experience in research on the epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of clinically important bacterial pathogens, especially on Streptococcus pneumoniae and Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). She has a strong interest in the development and assessment of clinical diagnostic methods and new treatment modalities. Over 200 peer-reviewed papers were published.

•She serves as Advisor and Member in a number of Scientific Committees on antimicrobial resistance and infection control and Associate Editors to Frontiers Microbiology and BMC Infectious Diseases, among other.

Prof. Alexander Y.L. LAU

Collaborator in medical and advanced materials R&D projects

•Neurologist and honorary clinical associate professor at the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics of the Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

•Medical Director of the Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Medicine of CUHK.

•After receiving undergraduate education in biochemistry at the University of Chicago in 1998, Dr. Lau returned to Hong Kong and obtained his medical degree from CUHK in 2003, followed by physician training in internal medicine and neurology at the Prince of Wales Hospital, the teaching hospital of CUHK.

•Awarded the gold medal of Best Thesis Award by the Hong Kong College of Physicians in 2010.

•Went to the University of California San Francisco for post-doctoral fellowship as a recipient of Croucher Foundation Fellowship and CUHK Henry Leung Fellowship in 2011.

•Joined CUHK Faculty of Medicine in 2015.

•Research focuses on stroke, multiple sclerosis, and integrative medicine.

•Joined the CUHK Medical Centre as a Consultant Neurologist in 2021.

Prof. LEE Hung Kay

Collaborator in environmental protection R&D projects

•Associate Professor

•Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

•Associate Director

•Environmental Science Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

•Associate College Head and Dean of General Education

•United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

•Programme Director

•MSc Programme in Accreditation Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

•Research Interests: 

•Synthesis, structural characterization, and reactivity studies of amidometal complexes;

•Design of structural and functional mimics to the active sites of various metalloproteins

Prof. Simon M.Y. LEE

Collaborator in cosmetics R&D projects

•Cally Kwong Mei Wan Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Innovation and Chair Professor of Biomedical Sciences in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

•Engaged in brain and neurodegenerative disease research for over 20 years, focusing primarily on drug development for treating ageing-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), epilepsy, and stroke.

•Research interests include:

•Brain Disorder and Neurodegenerative Diseases

•Drug Discovery and Development

•Natural Product, Medicinal Plant and Chinese Medicine

•Genome and Systems Biology

Prof. Eric T.C. POON

Collaborator in respirator R&D projects

•Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

•His research focuses on metabolic aspects of exercise.

Prof. LI, Yuguo

Collaborator in air filtration R&D projects

•Prof. Yuguo LI is the Chair Professor of Building Environment, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong.

•Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong.

•The work in his team has led to redefinition of transmission routes, new mechanisms of transmission, and intervention methods of SARS-CoV-2, which have been adopted by WHO, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) and other health and engineering authorities.

•The work in his team also led to the findings of the roles played by airflow in the 2003 Amoy Gardens SARS outbreak, demonstrated the co-existence of heat and cool islands in some cities, and explained urban heat dome phenomena.

•Editor-in-Chief of Indoor Air.

•He received Medal of Honour in Hong Kong, the Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award from ASHRAE in 2021, and Honorary Doctor Degree of Aalborg University in 2015.

•He currently also serves as a member of the WHO Infection Prevention and Control ( IPC) Guidelines Development Group and WHO Environment and Engineering Control Expert Advisory Panel for COVID-19.

•Research interests include: Infection control and airborne transmission, ventilation, building energy efficiency, computational fluid dynamics, urban heat island and urban climate, indoor air science.

Prof. David Y.H. PUI

Collaborator in air filtration and water filtration R&D projects

•Regents Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, U.S.A

•Member, National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Director, Center for Filtration Research (CFR), Director, Particle Technology Laboratory (PTL).

•Professor David Pui’s Center for Filtration Research (CFR) consists of 20 leading international filtration manufacturers and end users.

•Filtration applications include respirator, indoor air cleaning, semiconductor manufacturing, engine emission control, and high purity water. He has a broad range of research experience in aerosol/ nanoparticle engineering and filtration technology and has over 350 journal papers and 40 patents.

•He has developed several widely used commercial aerosol instruments for PM2.5 measurements around the world. He is also a co-founder of Nanocopoeia biopharmaceutical company for nano-medicine production.

•His recent contributions involve developing green technologies for sustainable environment, including two Solar-Assisted Large-Scale Cleaning Systems (SALSCS) built in Xi’an and Yancheng in China, and two Air Purification Towers now operating in Delhi, India to combat hazardous pollution problems.

Prof. Andy Benqin TANG

Collaborator in cosmetics R&D projects

•Research assistant professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

•Research interests in natural products and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Prof. Stephen Heung-sang WONG

Collaborator in respirator R&D projects

•Professor, Department of Sports Science and Physical Education,The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

•Serves as Head of United College and Director of the Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research, CUHK

•Obtained his Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from Loughborough University, United Kingdom, as a Commonwealth Scholar.

•Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the Asian Representative of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) Board and the Co-leader of the Active Healthy Kids Hong Kong Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

•His research focuses on physical activity and sedentary behaviour on children, and nutritional and metabolic aspects of exercise.

•Published extensively in the leading journals of his field.

•Serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness.