PolyU Innovation Investment Roadshow Series (PIIRS) in Hong Kong

The PolyU Innovation Investment Roadshow Series (PIIRS) is an integrated ecosystem platform for innovation and technology (I&T), investment, and industry matching. This flagship initiative is designed to accelerate synergistic I&T development across four key national innovation hubs: the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), the Yangtze River Delta, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jing-Jin-Ji) region and Central China, facilitating technology commercialisation in these hubs.

Comprising project pitches, technology showcases and matchmaking sessions, it connects PolyU research and startup teams with targeted venture capital firms, industry leaders and strategic partners. It also aligns high-value, high-potential projects with regional industry demands, accelerating the translation of innovation outcomes. Meanwhile, the platform provides participating teams with comprehensive entrepreneurial support, including pitch training, fundraising advisory services, intellectual property (IP) strategy and regional soft-landing assistance.

Event Details

📅 Date: 24 Sept 2026 (Thursday)

🕟 Time: 14:00 - 17:00 (Registration from 13:30 - 14:00)

📍 Venue: Senate Room (M1603), 16/F, Li Ka Shing Tower (Core M), PolyU

👉 Pitching Language: English, Cantonese, or Putonghua

Pitching Teams (with exhibition booths)

• A Global Recipe Bank Enabling Physical AI  for Materials Innovation of AI Industry (Prof. Haitao ZHAO)
• Autonomous Mobility for Embodied Intelligence (Prof. Li-Ta HSU)
• CoGenAI (Collaborative Generative AI) (Prof. Hongxia YANG)
• From 1 mg Biopsy to Successful Cancer Immunotherapy: Clinical-grade Neoantigen Discovery and AI-Data Platform (Prof. Qian ZHAO)
• High-grade Electronic Copper Foils for Next-generation AI Servers and Communications (Prof. Jianhua HAO)
• Industrial Multimodal Data Acquisition Intelligent Terminal and Embodied Skill Learning Platform (Ir Prof. Pai ZHENG)
• IntraSpect Laser Technologies Limited (Prof. H.C. MAN)
• Key Materials for Next-Generation Batteries and Space-based AI infrastructure (Prof. Zijian ZHENG)
• Novel Drug & Nutraceutical Solution for Brain Health (Prof. Simon Ming-yuen LEE)
• Satellite-based Robot for On-Orbit Service (Prof. Hongyu YU)
• WiseLaw Digital Technology Limited (Prof. Haitian LU)

Exhibition Only

• A Human-AI Collaborative Intelligent System for Precision Radiation Therapy in Oncology (Prof Jing CAI)
• ABarginase: a breakthrough drug for obesity and metabolic diseases (Prof. Thomas Yun-chung LEUNG)
• Asimov: The Agentic Platform for Enterprise AI Assurance (Prof. Bin XIAO)
• EcoGuardOS: AI Building Energy Intelligence Platform (Ir Prof. Horace Kwok Wai MUI)
• Low-cost optical fiber sensing for smart cities and AI infrastructure (Prof. Alan Pak Tao LAU)
• Liverscan: Liver Health Ultrasound Assessment Anytime Anywhere (Prof Yongping ZHENG)
• Precision Vaccines for Cancer: Development and Commercialization of Neoantigen-based Immunotherapies (Prof. Yanxiang ZHAO)
• PyloriX: One-stop Solution for Eradicating Helicobacter Pylori (Prof Cong MA)

Event Agenda

13:30 Registration & Networking Reception (with Exhibition)

14:00 Opening Remarks

14:15 Keynote Sharing: From the VC Lens and the Founder's Seat

14:35 PolyU I&E Ecosystem

14:40 Project Pitching

16:15 Networking Reception (with Exhibition)

16:40 End of Event