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RCMI Participated Food Expo

In August 2023, The RCMI participated in the Food Expo 2023, which is one of the most signature culinary events of Hong Kong, to enhance its presence and promote TCM research to overseas academics, investors, and public visitors.

孔大夫Visit on 4 July

RCMI received a visit from Dr. Kong on July 4, 2023. There was a great exchange on TCM practice.  

RS 45th Anniversary Research Seminar

RCMI co-organised Research Seminar in Celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences  

Pair Conference 2023

Themed “Research Excellence for Societal Impacts”, The PAIR Conference 2023: RCMI Programme was held successfully on 9 May 2023 via hybrid mode, engaging distinguished TCM researchers and over eighty participants to deliberate on pertinent topics and give insights into the recent facets of TCM research and advances in local and global contexts.

Lab visit with Increasepharm

PolyU Received Increasepharm Management to Deepen Collaborations on Orthopedic and Ophthalmic Drug Discovery and Development Pipelines

University-Industry Collaboration For Chinese Medicine Innovation

Research Seminar Series

PolyU and CUHK co-hosted the first Hybrid Botanical Symposium

Co-hosted by the State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology (Incubation) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK),  “Botanical Symposium 2022: Exploring Innovative Approaches in Chinese Medicine, from Bench to Bedside” held successfully on 1 December 2022 via hybrid mode after two years’ postponement due to pandemic situation. The Symposium featured in-person and online keynotes as well as virtual poster presentations, which has brought scientists and researchers across different countries and regions to exchange views on a wide range of topics in herbal medicines including Chinese medicines, and natural products. It also explored the recent developments in the Greater Bay Area and the local institutes as well as regulatory approaches for safe and quality botanical preparations. The event was well attended with over one hundred participants and has stimulated insightful exchanges which has laid solid foundation for future collaborations.

DoRCMI are listed as Top 2 Percent Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University

PolyU has achieved an encouraging milestone of having more than 200 PolyU scholars ranked among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in the newly released metrics compiled by Stanford University. The Director of Chinese Medicine Innovtion Centre- Prof. Wong Man-sau is ranked as the most top 2% scientists globally. This year’s data is based on the 1 September 2022 snapshot from Scopus, and it provides standardised information on citations, h-index, co-authorship-adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions, and a composite indicator.

DP and Provost speaks at 21st Century Chinese Medicine Internationalization Strategy Webinar by HKBU

Co-organised by the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and the Hong Kong Association for Integration of Chinese-Western Medicine (HKAIM), the webinar on “21st Century Chinese Medicine Internationalization Strategy” was successfully held on 21 August 2022 (Sunday). With a view to making Hong Kong the bridgehead for CM development, the webinar brought together heads of prestigious universities and authorities from around the world to offer their views on key problems and solutions so as to empower Hong Kong’s CM Development under the leadership of its new chief executive John Lee.   Prof. Wai Ping-kong Alexander, President and Vice-Chancellor of Hong Kong Baptist University, Prof. Lo Chung-mau, BBS, JP, Secretary for Health, HKSAR Government, Dr KO Wing Man, GBS, JP, Member, Executive Council, HKSAR Government, Dr LEONG Che Hung, GBM, GBSofficiated at the Opening Ceremony of the event.   The webinar fostered a dynamic dialogue between researchers and industry leaders with wide range of topics from international regulations to the national and local tertiary institutions’ strategic advances to foster TCM’s R&D and Industrial development. Under Session 2: Research & Development in Hong Kong Universities, Prof. Wong Wing-tak, Deputy President and Provost, was invited to present the university’s contributions to the modernization, industrialization and internationalization of Chinese Medicine via its education, interdisciplinary research, knowledge transfer, as well as establishment of laboratories and research institutes/centres on the topic of “Interdisciplinary Research Platform for Traditional Chinese Medicine in Greater Bay Area.” He also reported on PolyU’s action plans, milestones and targets for new drug discovery as well as the use of technology for improving efficiency and accuracy of CM diagnostics.   The webinar provides a constructive platform for academia and researchers to exchange insightful perspectives on the latest development, challenges and opportunities of Chinese Medicine. The event was well participated with over 300 TCM enthusiasts.