Make a statement that inspires people.
Make a difference that contributes to human civilization.
The journey began in 2016, when Marco So and Ronald Tse founded HLS as a CityU spin-off. The two Hong Kong-raised biologists were aware of problems in the current beauty industry. Namely, low transparency and unreasonable mark-ups. Thanks to the work of our R&D team, we launched Factiv in 2018 to offer people a more scientific option to skincare.
Our research team continues to push the boundaries. With the Algalief project under development, we target to offer eczema patients a new steroid-free option by 2021.
“Science is our basis, there’s no debate. But how to deliver science in a way that creates excellent user experience? That’s an art. And we work extra hard every day at Hands just to do this.”
Currently, our laboratory is located in Hong Kong Science Park. Part of our research is funded by the Innovation and Technology Commission and the Science Park Incu-Bio programme.
Unit 501, Biotech Centre 1
Hong Kong Science Park
Shatin, NT
Cornerstones
Marco So, CEO
Ronald Tse, COO
Dr. Godfrey Lai, CTO
Jennie Tse, CCO
Agnes Chan, Chief Formulator
Prof. Richard Kong, Scientific Advisor