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 so

2 Jun 2026

Facing the massive volumes of data generated by AI training and smart devices, Prof. Zhongping YAO, Associate Head and Professor of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Dr Cheuk-chi NG, Research Assistant Professor of the same department, and Prof. Chung-Ming Francis LAU, Associate Dean (Global Engagement) of the Faculty of Engineering and Professor of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, have achieved a

22 May 2026

Congratulations to Prof. Wong Wai‑yeung, Raymond, Dean of the Faculty of Science, Clarea Au Professor in Energy, and Chair Professor of Chemical Technology, on his election as a Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society (FCCS)!   Established by the Chinese Chemical Society in 2019, the FCCS selects no more than 50 fellows annually. It aims to encourage members to pursue excellence in scientific and technological innovation while advancing the sust

29 Apr 2026

Warm congratulations to Prof. Ge Jingjie, Assistant Professor of ABCT, on receiving the PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award 2026!   PolyU has announced the recipients of the Young Innovative Researcher Award (YIRA) 2026, recognising six rising scholars for their outstanding academic research achievements. Now in its fifth year, the award honours young researchers under the age of 35 with exceptional potential, supporting them in pursuing hig

29 Apr 2026

Prof. Zheng is currently Director of the PolyU-Daya Bay Technology and Innovation Research Institute, Associate Director of the Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems, Associate Director of the University Research Facility in Materials Characterization and Device Fabrication, and Chair Professor of Soft Materials and Devices. As a leading scholar in manufacturing technology and materials science, Prof. Zheng has also founded several

1 Apr 2026

On March 30, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) signed an official cooperation agreement with the Zhongshan Municipal Government. Relying on the PolyU-Zhongshan Technology and Innovation Research Institute, PolyU will nurture about 200 high-quality master’s students in the biopharmaceutical field in 2026. Professor Cao Jiannong, Vice President of PolyU, stated that this collaboration is an important practice for PolyU to deepen industry

30 Mar 2026

Congratulations to Prof. Zheng Zijian, Associate Director of the Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems and Chair Professor of Soft Materials and Devices, for receiving the Second-Class Award in the 2025 Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Natural Sciences and Engineering Technology) from the Ministry of Education.   Prof. Zheng received this honor for his research project titled "Multiscale Coupling Regulation Mechanisms

14 Jan 2026

Warm congratulations to Prof. Terence Lee and his research team on this remarkable research breakthrough!   As Associate Head and Professor of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology (ABCT) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), he has led a groundbreaking study on the treatment of metabolism-related liver cancer, with its findings published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Liver cancer is one of the three dea

10 Feb 2026

Congratulations to the awardees of the President’s Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2025 from the ABCT Department: Individual Award (Knowledge Transfer: Industry): Prof. Zheng Zijian Team Award (Teaching): Led by Prof. Terence Lee, with team members: Prof. Clarence Wong, Prof. Mu Quanhua, Dr. Chartia Cheung, Dr. Clare Yan, and Dr. Wong Wai-ting. The President’s Awards recognize Prof. Zheng Zijian’s significant contributions and impact on knowl

4 Feb 2026

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Zhao Qian, Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology (ABCT), PolyU, has been awarded the Research Grants Council (RGC) Research Impact Fund 2025/26 for her project “Spatial and High-throughput Immunopeptidomics Enabled by Integrated Microfluidics and Proteogenomics (MAP)”. The project has received HK$5.355 million in funding for a period of 48 months.   By integrati

29 Jan 2026