PolyU wins three TechConnect Global Innovation Awards

PolyU won three "Global Innovation Awards" at the TechConnect Business Virtual Summit and Showcase 2020 (TechConnect). It is the fourth year that PolyU research teams snatched the prestigious awards at the world's largest multi-sector event for fostering development and commercialisation of innovations.

The TechConnect Global Innovation Awards identify the top 15% of submitted technologies based on their potential positive impact on a specific industry sector. Over 400 submissions were received this year including those from global top-notch universities and technology enterprises, and only 13 were presented with the global awards designated for non-US-funded innovations across the world.

The three award-winning innovation PolyU presented include the "Water Dispersible Autofluorescent Polymer Dots Comprising of Non-Conjugated Polymers" by Professor Pei Li, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, "PolyUStimulator – Ultrasound Driven Piezoelectric Stimulator for Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation" by Professor Yong-ping Zheng and Dr Monzurul Alam, Department of Biomedical Engineering, and "A Time-dependent Machine-Learning-based Prediction System for Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis" by Mr Toby Li and Mr Justin Chan, MPhil students under the supervision of Dr Chunyi Wen, Department of Biomedical Engineering (submission made under CLAIRE Clinical AI Research).

Dr Terence Lau, Interim Associate Vice President (Innovation and Technology Development) remarked these award-winning technologies span from benefiting human health to various industrial applications. These awards reassure PolyU about the strategic direction of its research and innovation and the goal of being a world-class research university.

理大三項科研成果勇奪「TechConnect全球創新獎」(Chinese)