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 Intelligence
Topic: 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 Intelligence
Topic: 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 Medicine
Topic: 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 Medicine
Topic: 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

Closing Remarks

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