Donor
PolyU Technology and Consultancy Company Limited
Founded in 1996, PolyU Technology and Consultancy Company Limited (PTeC) is the strategic professional service arm of PolyU. PTeC provides one-stop consultancy and knowledge transfer services to the private sector, government institutions and non-profit making organisations. By partnering with PTeC or soliciting its consultancy services, industries can leverage on PolyU's rich knowledge base for business success and sustainability.
PTeC taps into the vast expertise of 1,200+ dedicated and talented academic staff members from the 30 academic units across 6 faculties and 3 schools at PolyU, to offer first-class professional consultancy services that facilitate higher productivity and global competitiveness among enterprises. PolyU's state-of-the-art equipment and resources are also instrumental for companies to harness success.
To demonstrate PTeC's professionalism and its commitment to service quality, PTeC has developed and implemented a quality management system that earned PTeC the accreditation of ISO9001 in January 2005. It marks PTeC as the first university consultancy arm in Hong Kong to receive such accreditation and further reinforces its position as a top-notch consultancy service provider.
Limin Endowed Professorship and Endowed Young Scholar positions were established with donations from PTeC. The Chinese characters "Limin" (利民), literally "to benefit the people", are taken from PolyU's motto "To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind 開物成務 勵學利民". The naming thus reflects the objective to benefit society through knowledge transfer.
Appointee
Professor Zhao Xin
Professor Zhao Xin earned her PhD degree at the University College London in the U.K. and received postdoctoral training at Harvard University in the U.S. She joined PolyU in 2016 and is currently a Professor in the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology. Her research interest focuses on translational regenerative medicine to address clinical issues by integrating multi-disciplinary approaches such as material science, cell biology, engineering and medicine, for modulating cell microenvironments, controlling cell behaviours and generating tissue-engineered organs.
With an h-index of 56 in Google Scholar, Professor Zhao has published over 100 SCI articles, seven of which are in the top 1% of most cited papers in their respective fields. She regularly contributes to prestigious journals, serving as a Founding Editor of Engineered Regeneration, an Associate Editor of Materials Today Bio and Bio-Design and Manufacturing, and a guest editor for 11 other SCI journals. With her far-reaching vision, she has secured over HK$22 million of funding from National Natural Science Foundation of China, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, Innovation and Technology Commission of Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau of Hong Kong, and private companies.
Professor Zhao received the Highly Cited Researchers 2022 from Clarivate Analytics, the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2023 from Stanford University, the Biomaterials Award for Young Investigator 2024 from the Elsevier Ltd., Mid-Career Award from the Chinese Association for Biomaterials 2022, for her significant research impact. Professor Zhao has also won numerous awards with her research projects, including the 2021 National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, the Silver Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2021, TechConnect Global Innovation Award 2023, the Gold Medal at the 6th China (Shanghai) International Exhibition of Inventions 2023, and the Gold Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2024.
