The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) won a record-breaking number of accolades at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (Geneva Inventions Expo). Forty-three PolyU innovations seized a total of 45 accolades, including two Special Prizes, five Gold Medals with Congratulations of the Jury, 18 Gold Medals, 13 Silver Medals and seven Bronze Medals. This achievement underscores the commitment of the PolyU community to embracing research breakthroughs. Among the award-winning projects, 18 of them are led by PAIR researchers.
Projects led by PAIR researchers:
*In order of prize level and alphabetical order of project names
Project |
Principal Investigator(s) |
Prize of the Saudi Arabian Delegation;Gold Medal |
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GOOD Vision/Wellsees: Novel Portable Corneal Topographer |
Prof. KEE Chea-su |
Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury |
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ProRuka — Novel Prosthetic Hand Controlled by Wireless Sonomyography |
Prof. ZHENG Yongping Henry G. Leong Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) |
Gold Medal |
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3D Printed Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS) Bone Scaffolds |
Dr ZHAO Xin |
A Fireproof Solar PV Vacuum-Glazing Wall Panel (FSVG) as Building Insulation Layer |
Prof. YANG Hongxing |
Flexible Perovskite Solar Modules Based on Surface Reconstruction Technology |
Prof. YAN Feng |
FRP-ECC-HSC Composite Column |
Prof. Ben YOUNG |
iActive: Intelligent Active-Perspiration Activewear |
Dr SHOU Dahua |
MicroFish: A Lab-on-a-chip for On-site Detection of Microbial Contamination and Pollutants |
Dr CHUA Song-lin |
Mobile Ankle-foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton |
Dr HU Xiaoling |
Multi-Functional High-Power-Density Integrated Onboard Charger for Electric Vehicles |
Dr LOO Ka-hong |
Patellar Auto-mobilising Device (PAD) |
Prof. FU Siu-ngor |
Virtual MRI Contrast Enhancement System for Precise Tumour Detection and Treatment |
Prof. CAI Jing |
Silver Medal |
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Invention and Application of Vitamin D Supplement Preparations |
Prof. WONG Man-sau |
Novel Nano-imprinting Technology for Anti-counterfeiting Micro-images and Information Storage |
Prof. Sandy Suet TO |
Precision Gene Editing for Enhanced Stem Cell-Retinal Neuron Generation |
Dr HUANG Chien-ling |
Smart Firefighting Robot |
Dr HUANG Xinyan |
Smart Headset featuring Adaptive Noise Filters for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
Dr CHOY Yat Sze |
Bronze Medal |
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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Hat to Limit Dementia Progression |
Dr SETO Sai-wang |
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Online coverage:
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Hong Kong Economic Journal - https://polyu.me/3Jtr3js
Headline Daily - https://polyu.me/4aEY9ZN
Ta Kung Pao - https://polyu.me/3U6ZzVQ; https://polyu.me/3JuprWQ
Wen Wei Po - https://polyu.me/449S05h; https://polyu.me/4d34SOD
HK01 - https://polyu.me/4aGYU4r
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Hong Kong China News Agency - https://polyu.me/3xDC9j6
China News Service - https://polyu.me/4b4jv2s; https://polyu.me/3JuRKEA
People’s Daily Overseas Edition - https://polyu.me/4d6Wgqc
ifeng.com - https://polyu.me/3JskkX6
BJ News - https://polyu.me/3UqR60N
Macau Times - https://polyu.me/3UrUetp
Jornal Va Kio - https://polyu.me/3W6sImw
World Journal - https://polyu.me/3UbrSSO
United Daily News - https://polyu.me/3U6ioZi
Jimu News - https://polyu.me/4d9ldkL
East Money - https://polyu.me/3xDd2wP
Huaxia - https://polyu.me/49LsZhS
Research Units | PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research |
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