The Chemical Biology Laboratory focuses on Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery Research. It is located at the Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research in Sassoon Road Campus, housing laboratories for Synthetic Chemistry, Biological Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Biology. The Laboratory also serves as a hub of Strategically Oriented Research Theme (SORT) on Chemical Biology for Drug Discovery involving academic units of Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences and Clinical Medicine in the University. The Laboratory was established on the foundation of Areas of Excellence (AoE) program of Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery & Synthesis with funding support from Research Grants Council, Innovation and Technology Fund, Jockey Club Charity Trust on Chinese Medicines Research, Department of Health projects on Hong Kong Chinese Materia Medica Standards, and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry.