We are delighted to announce that ABCT PhD students Dr Rainbow Leung Wing Hei and Dr. Martina Lei Mang Leng from our department has won the Grand Prize and First Prize at The 12th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.
Under the supervision of Prof. Terence Lee Kin-wah and Prof. Clarence Wong Tsun-ting, their project — "Therapeutic efficacy of peptide-linked chimeric antigen receptor macrophages (pCAR-M) in solid tumors" — developed a peptide-linked CAR-Macrophage platform addressing 92% of all cancers.
Out of 753 projects and 2,116 participants, this marks the first time a PolyU team has received an award in the Life Science category. The team has also launched a biotech startup, @Phagocytex Limited, supported by the PolyU KTEO MicroFund 2025–2026.
This achievement comes as our department transitions into the Division of Life Sciences this July. It also aligns with the National 15th Five-Year Plan supporting Hong Kong as an international innovation and technology hub.
Congratulations to the entire team for bringing honour to our department and PolyU. We look forward to this new chapter and remain committed to advancing life science research and education — contributing to scientific discovery, innovation, and the training of future leaders in the field.
The 12th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition Award Ceremony Highlights:
https://iec.newgen.org.hk/act-album/%e7%ac%ac12%e5%b1%86%e9%a6%99%e6%b8%af%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%b8%e7%94%9f%e5%89%b5%e6%96%b0%e5%8f%8a%e5%89%b5%e6%a5%ad%e5%a4%a7%e8%b3%bd-%e9%a0%92%e7%8d%8e%e5%85%b8%e7%a6%ae%e8%8a%b1%e7%b5%ae/
Awarding List:
https://www.hkchallengeplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/%E7%AC%AC12%E5%B1%86%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%E5%89%B5%E6%96%B0%E5%8F%8A%E5%89%B5%E6%A5%AD%E5%A4%A7%E8%B3%BD-%E5%BE%97%E7%8D%8E%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE2026.pdf
