Dr Wong Ka-hing (left), Director of Research Institute for Future Food; and Dr William Tai Chi-Shing, Executive Director of PolyU-Yakult Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics and Prebiotics in Human Health, shared the key research areas in probiotics and prebiotics.
The Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME®)
Dr Wong Ka-hing (left) and Dr William Tai Chi-Shing (right)
PolyU-Yakult Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics and Prebiotics in Human Health will conduct innovative research for the prevention and treatment of gut and brain diseases and eczema using probiotics and prebiotics.
PolyU RiFood received a generous donation of HK$ 2 million from Hong Kong Yakult Co. Ltd. (Yakult) to establish the “PolyU-Yakult Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics and Prebiotics in Human Health”. Interviewed by the media yesterday, Dr KH Wong, Director of RiFood and Dr William Tai, Director of PolyU-Yakult Joint Lab revealed that they aim to pursue impactful and cutting-edge research in Food Science and Human Health. By establishing PolyU-Yakult Joint Lab, the team will focus on the development of new probiotics and prebiotics for the prevention and therapy of different diseases, to facilitate scientific exchange between Hong Kong and the world.
Please refer to the following links for the media interviews:
- Topick
- Hong Kong Economic Times (經濟日報)
- Sky Post (晴報)
- HK01 (香港01)
- RTHK (香港電台)
- 6do.news
- UrbanLife Health
Source: Pulse@PolyU (October 2021 Issue 11)
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