Deep-Tech Lab

Powered by CUHK Center for Entrepreneurship, Deep-Tech Lab (DTL) is an incubation program founded in 2023 that aims to enhance the commercialization of science in order to make an impact on business and society. DTL brings together mentors, investors, incubators, and MBA students to collaborate in supporting the growth of admitted ventures. The DTL model is inspired by the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) at the University of Toronto, Canada. Deep-tech ventures are characterised by originating from years of deep-tech research efforts, having founders with scientific engineering or biomedical backgrounds, possessing intellectual properties, and having a competitive advantage driven primarily by technology rather than merely by scaling up or locking in customers. DTL has built a platform that brings together research professors, startup teams, investors, business elites, mentors, and CUHK’s MBA students to jointly expand the commercial success of deep-tech startups.