Research Centres

Research Centres and Facilities

The Faculty of Science commits to research excellence and addresses global challenges with practical innovation. To uphold our research excellence for the benefits of the society, our research efforts are underpinned by the following state-of-the-art facilities:

1. National Research Labs & Shenzhen Research Labs

• Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Food Biological Safety Control
• State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology (Incubation)

 

2. Mainland Translational Research Institutes

• PolyU-Daya Bay Technology and Innovation Research Institute
• PolyU-Zhongshan Technology and Innovation Research Institute

 

3. PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR) Research Institutes and Centres

• Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation
• Research Institute for Future Food

 

4. University-level Research Institutes, Centres and Facilities

University Research Centres

• Joint Research Centre for Microelectronics
• PolyU Marshall Research Centre for Medical Microbial Biotechnology
• PolyU-BGI Joint Research Centre for Genomics and Synthetic Biology in Global Ocean Resources
• Research Centre for Carbon-Strategic Catalysis
• Research Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
• Research Centre for Organic Electronics

 

University Research Facilities

• Centralised Animal Facilities
• University Research Facility in Chemical and Environmental Analysis
• University Research Facility in Life Sciences
• University Research Facility in Materials Characterization and Device Fabrication

 

5. Research Centres and Laboratories at Department Level:

Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology (ABCT)

• Lo Ka Chung Research Centre for Natural Anti-Cancer Drug Development
• Henry Cheng Research Laboratory for Drug Development

Department of Applied Physics (AP)

• PolyU-Huawei Joint Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence

Department of Food Science and Nutrition (FSN)

• Food Safety and Technology Research Centre