Dr. Sigfried S. F. Lee
2026
Advisory Board Member
Dr. Siegfried S. F. Lee of Hong Kong won the Hong Kong Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1993 at 35. The annual award, established in 1990, honors one outstanding Hong Kong entrepreneur under 45. He was later named Hong Kong Young Industrialist of the Year in 1995 for industry contributions.
Committed to cultural heritage, he solely funded the reconstruction of Shaolin Temple Bell Tower, completed during the temple’s 1,500th anniversary to restore the landmark.
In 2018, he received the 16th World Outstanding Chinese Award, recognizing his global influence. His family’s Lee’s Pharmaceutical ranks among the top 20 mid-sized biopharmaceuticals in Golden Globe listings; its Silicon Valley subsidiary Nova Pneuma leads in innovative inhaled therapies for central nervous system and neurodegenerative diseases.