The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Amway (China) signed a strategic cooperation memorandum on 17 March 2025 for the establishment of the Joint Laboratory for Phytonutrients and Ageing Research. Over the next three years, both parties will allocate research funding, co-train postdoctoral researchers, and establish a phytonutrient database alongside functional assessment models to support the advancement of the Greater Bay Area’s health sector.
The memorandum was signed by Prof. Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation), and Mr Johnson HAN, General Manager of Innovation and Science of Amway (China). The signing was witnessed by Prof. WONG Wing-tak, Deputy President and Provost; Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR); Dr Eric Du, Principal Scientist of the Research and Development Centre of Amway (China); and Dr Clark Chen, Senior Scientist of the Research and Development Centre of Amway (China). Over 20 experts, including Prof. WONG Man-sau, Director of the Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI), and Prof. LEE Ming-yuen, Chair Professor of Biomedical Sciences in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, joined this momentous occasion.
