Ir Prof. Yongping ZHENG, Director of RISA and Jockey Club Smart Ageing Hub, Henry G. Leong Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering, introduced 17 BME start-ups in the launch of the BME Entrepreneurs Club (BMEEC).
The 2025 Biomedical Engineering Day & Alumni Homecoming, organised by the Department of Biomedical Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU BME), supported by Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) and Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports), concluded successfully on 29 March 2025. The event endeavored to facilitate connections among BME alumni and showcase recent innovations.
A key highlight was the launch of the BME Entrepreneurs Club (BMEEC), officiated by Ir Prof. Yongping ZHENG, Director of RISA and Jockey Club Smart Ageing Hub, Henry G. Leong Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering. Prof. Zheng emphasized that the BMEEC was dedicated to sharing the entrepreneurship stories and supporting start-ups founded by BME staff, alumni or current students. He also introduced 17 BME start-ups and expressed optimism that the BMEEC would facilitate innovative ventures in the areas of medical technology and gerontechnology. Eight of the start-ups were founded or advised by RISA members, underscoring RISA’s ongoing efforts to promote advancements in these fields.
Aligned with PolyU BME’s mission to foster health and quality of life for older adults, RISA will remain committed to collaborating with BME and other stakeholders to drive research and innovation in pursuit of this goal.
For further details, please visit PolyU BME website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/bme/news-and-events/news/2025/2025-biomedical-engineering-day-and-alumni-homecoming_post-event/
由香港理工大學生物醫學工程學系主辦，智齡研究院及體育科技研究院支持的「2025生物醫學工程日暨校友返校日」在2025年3月29日順利舉行。活動旨在加強校友聯繫及展示學系最新科研成果。
活動的一大亮點是為「生物醫學工程企業家俱樂部」的成立儀式, 儀式由生物醫學工程學系講座教授兼梁顯利生物醫學工程教授、智齡研究院院長鄭永平教授主持。鄭教授指出俱樂部銳意支持由學系教職員、校友或學生創辦的初創企業並分享企業故事。此外，他介紹了17間學系初創企業，鄭教授展望俱樂部將促進更多醫療科技及樂齡科技領域初創企業的誕生，其中8間初創公司由智齡研究院成員創立或擔任顧問，充分體現了研究院在推動相關領域發展方面的努力。配合生物醫學工程學系致力提升長者健康及福祉的使命，智齡研究院會繼續與學系及持分者攜手合作，推動研究及創新以達到上述目標。
如想知道更多活動內容，請瀏覽學系網站: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/bme/news-and-events/news/2025/2025-biomedical-engineering-day-and-alumni-homecoming_post-event/
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