Ir Prof. Zheng Yongping
Henry G. Leong Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Director of Research Institute for Smart Ageing
Founder of Telefield Medical Imaging Limited and Elieling Technology Limited
Doctor of Philosophy (1997)
Outstanding Alumni Award in Scholarly Achievement of PolyU Graduate School (2022)
Outstanding Research Postgraduate Alumni Award (2022)
Ir Prof. Zheng Yongping is an entrepreneurial scholar who puts his groundbreaking research into medical practice. He has obtained more than 50 patents, and was ranked among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in rankings compiled by Stanford University in 2021 and 2022. His globally acknowledged inventions greatly facilitate the diagnosis and early treatment of scoliosis; Scolioscan® is an example. As the first and the only ultrasound scoliosis assessment system in the world, it has been used in hospitals and clinics in Europe, Australia, Mainland China and Hong Kong. Prof. Zheng has been recently awarded the inaugural BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize (STIP) for his significant contributions in the field of “Life and Health”. [More]
