Programme
21 Sep, 2023 (Thu)
09:15 - 09:45
Registration
09:45 - 10:10
Opening Ceremony of Innovation Day
Officiating Guests:
- Mr. Ivan KB LEE, JP, Commissioner for Innovation & Technology, HKSARG
- Prof. Anthony CHAN, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Alumni Relations & Advancement), CUHK
- Prof. Wai-yee CHAN, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Strategic Developments), CUHK
- Prof. Mai-har SHAM, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Research), CUHK
- Prof. Benny ZEE, Director, Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services, CUHK
Officiating Guests:
- Mr. Ivan KB LEE, JP, Commissioner for Innovation & Technology, HKSARG
- Prof. Anthony CHAN, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Alumni Relations & Advancement), CUHK
- Prof. Wai-yee CHAN, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Strategic Developments), CUHK
- Prof. Mai-har SHAM, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Research), CUHK
- Prof. Benny ZEE, Director, Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services, CUHK
10:10 - 10:30
Official Launch of CUHK Innovation Limited
Officiating Guests:
- Prof. Anthony CHAN, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Alumni Relations & Advancement), CUHK
- Prof. Wai-yee CHAN, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Strategic Developments), CUHK
- Prof. Mai-har SHAM, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Research), CUHK
- Dr. Norman CHAN, Chairman of the Board, CUHK Innovation Limited
- Ms. Cindy CHOW, Board member, CUHK Innovation Limited
- Mr. John NG, Board member, CUHK Innovation Limited
- Ms. Joyce NG, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, CUHK Innovation Limited
Officiating Guests:
- Prof. Anthony CHAN, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Alumni Relations & Advancement), CUHK
- Prof. Wai-yee CHAN, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Strategic Developments), CUHK
- Prof. Mai-har SHAM, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Research), CUHK
- Dr. Norman CHAN, Chairman of the Board, CUHK Innovation Limited
- Ms. Cindy CHOW, Board member, CUHK Innovation Limited
- Mr. John NG, Board member, CUHK Innovation Limited
- Ms. Joyce NG, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, CUHK Innovation Limited
10:30 - 11:30
Panel Discussion
Topic: How to bring HK academic institutions' innovations to successful product development and to the market
Moderator: Ms. Joyce NG, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, CUHK Innovation Limited
Panelists:
- Mr. Nick CHAN, MH, JP, Chairman, HKSARG Innovation and Technology Venture Fund (ITVF) advisory committee
- Hon. Duncan CHIU, Legislative Council Member - Technology & Innovation Constituency
- Ms. Cindy CHOW, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund
- Ir Prof. Alan LAM, JP, Managing Partner & CTO, Gravity Capital Partners Limited
- Prof. Benny ZEE, Director, Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services, CUHK
Topic: How to bring HK academic institutions' innovations to successful product development and to the market
Moderator: Ms. Joyce NG, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, CUHK Innovation Limited
Panelists:
- Mr. Nick CHAN, MH, JP, Chairman, HKSARG Innovation and Technology Venture Fund (ITVF) advisory committee
- Hon. Duncan CHIU, Legislative Council Member - Technology & Innovation Constituency
- Ms. Cindy CHOW, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund
- Ir Prof. Alan LAM, JP, Managing Partner & CTO, Gravity Capital Partners Limited
- Prof. Benny ZEE, Director, Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services, CUHK
11:45 - 12:45
Thematic Session 1
11:45-12:05:
Centre Name: Centre for Perceptual and Interactive IntelligenceTopic: Fabrication and AI-enabled Applications of 3D-formed Composite Materials
Speaker:
- Prof. Yeung YAM
Program Leader and Principal Investigator, Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence
Principal Investigator, Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center
Research Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, CUHK
Director, CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute (SZRI)
Associate Master, Lee Woo Sing College
12:05-12:25:
Centre Name: Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center
Topic: Endoluminal Robotics for GI Cancer – From Prototype to Clinical Application
Speaker:
- Prof. Philip CHIU
Director, Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center
Professor, Head of Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory for Digestive Disease
Associate Dean (External Affairs) & Director of Office of Global Engagement, Faculty of Medicine
Director, Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine
12:25-12:45:
Centre Name: Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics
Topic: Transferring Technologies in Labs to Industry
Speaker:
- Prof. Yun-hui LIU, Ph.D., IEEE Fellow
Ph.D., IEEE Fellow
Director, Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Mechanical and Automation Engineering
Director, CUHK T Stone Robotics Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
11:45-12:05:
Centre Name: Centre for Perceptual and Interactive IntelligenceTopic: Fabrication and AI-enabled Applications of 3D-formed Composite Materials
Speaker:
- Prof. Yeung YAM
Program Leader and Principal Investigator, Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence
Principal Investigator, Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center
Research Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, CUHK
Director, CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute (SZRI)
Associate Master, Lee Woo Sing College
12:05-12:25:
Centre Name: Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center
Topic: Endoluminal Robotics for GI Cancer – From Prototype to Clinical Application
Speaker:
- Prof. Philip CHIU
Director, Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center
Professor, Head of Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory for Digestive Disease
Associate Dean (External Affairs) & Director of Office of Global Engagement, Faculty of Medicine
Director, Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine
12:25-12:45:
Centre Name: Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics
Topic: Transferring Technologies in Labs to Industry
Speaker:
- Prof. Yun-hui LIU, Ph.D., IEEE Fellow
Ph.D., IEEE Fellow
Director, Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Mechanical and Automation Engineering
Director, CUHK T Stone Robotics Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
14:30 - 15:30
Thematic Session 2
14:30- 14:50:
Centre Name: Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative MedicineTopic: New Developments in Musculoskeletal Repair
Speaker:
- Prof. Woody CHAN
Co-Director, Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative Medicine
Associate Director (Graduate Education)/Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences
Chief/Professor, Thematic Research Program, School of Biomedical Sciences
- Prof. Hon-Fai CHAN
Principal investigator, Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative Medicine
Assistant Professor, Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences
- Prof. Dai Fei, Elmer KER
Principal investigator, Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative Medicine
Assistant Professor, Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences
- Prof. Dan, Michelle WANG
Principal investigator, Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative Medicine
Assistant Professor, Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences
14:50-15:10:
Centre Name: Centre for Novostics
Topic: Early Detection of Cancers by Plasma DNA Analysis
Speaker:
- Prof. Allen CHAN
Deputy Scientific Director, Centre for Novostics
Tony Mok Professor of Medicine and Professor of Chemical Pathology, Department of Chemical Pathology
Assistant Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Medicine
15:10-15:30:
Centre Name: Microbiota I-Center (MagiC)
Topic: Microbial Wall Street: Hope for New Medical Frontiers and Societal Benefits
Speaker:
- Prof. Hein TUN
Associate Director, Microbiota I-Center
Associate Professor, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care
14:30- 14:50:
Centre Name: Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative MedicineTopic: New Developments in Musculoskeletal Repair
Speaker:
- Prof. Woody CHAN
Co-Director, Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative Medicine
Associate Director (Graduate Education)/Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences
Chief/Professor, Thematic Research Program, School of Biomedical Sciences
- Prof. Hon-Fai CHAN
Principal investigator, Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative Medicine
Assistant Professor, Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences
- Prof. Dai Fei, Elmer KER
Principal investigator, Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative Medicine
Assistant Professor, Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences
- Prof. Dan, Michelle WANG
Principal investigator, Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative Medicine
Assistant Professor, Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences
14:50-15:10:
Centre Name: Centre for Novostics
Topic: Early Detection of Cancers by Plasma DNA Analysis
Speaker:
- Prof. Allen CHAN
Deputy Scientific Director, Centre for Novostics
Tony Mok Professor of Medicine and Professor of Chemical Pathology, Department of Chemical Pathology
Assistant Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Medicine
15:10-15:30:
Centre Name: Microbiota I-Center (MagiC)
Topic: Microbial Wall Street: Hope for New Medical Frontiers and Societal Benefits
Speaker:
- Prof. Hein TUN
Associate Director, Microbiota I-Center
Associate Professor, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care
15:45 - 16:45
Elevator Pitch Competition
16:45 - 17:00