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PolyU and Amway (China) establish Joint Laboratory for Phytonutrients and Aging Research

17 Mar 2025

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Amway (China) signed a strategic cooperation memorandum for the establishment of the Joint Laboratory for Phytonutrients and Ageing Research on 17 March 2025. Over the next three years, both parties will allocate dedicated research funding, co-train postdoctoral researchers, and establish a phytonutrient database alongside functional assessment models to support the advancement of the Greater Bay Area’s health sector.

In his address, Prof. WONG Wing-tak, Deputy President and Provost of PolyU, highlighted the growing demand for phytonutrients products and emphasised the significant potential of this partnership, seizing research innovation and commercialisation opportunities in the field to bring forth new solutions that benefit human health, science and technology and economy. Mr Johnson HAN, General Manager of Innovation and Science of Amway (China), highlighted the company’s decades of research and market experience in phytonutrients.

The memorandum was signed by Prof. Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation) of PolyU, and Mr Johnson HAN, under the witness of Prof. WONG Wing-tak; Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR); Dr Eric Du, Principal Scientist of the Research and Development Centre of Amway (China) and Dr Clark Chen, Senior Scientist of the Research and Development Centre of Amway (China). The inauguration ceremony for the joint laboratory followed, led by Prof. WONG Wing-tak; Prof. Christopher CHAO; Prof. Raymond WONG, Dean of Faculty of Science of PolyU; Mr Johnson Han; Dr Eric Du; and Dr Clark Chen.

The gift exchange between the two sides brought the ceremony to a fruitful close. Prof. CHEN Qingyan presented Amway (China) with a commemorative plaque, and in return, Dr DU Jun gifted the Nutrilite N90 Tree of Life, an artistic decor piece symbolising holistic health. Over 20 experts, including Prof. WONG Man-sau, Director of Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI) and Prof. Lee Ming-yuen of Department of Food Science and Nutrition, joined this momentous occasion.

 


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