Fourth TERA-Award Ceremony Held In Cambridge
For the first time, the TERA-Award was held outside Hong Kong. Over 100 industry leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, scholars and partners attended the ceremony at King's College, University of Cambridge, on 18th July. Dr Peter Lee, Principal of Full Vision Capital and Founder of the TERA-Award, and Dr Martin Lee, Honorary Chairman of Full Vision Capital, led their first overseas mission to promote the TERA-Award together.
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