The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has won a record-breaking 31 accolades at the 48th Geneva Inventions Expo in Switzerland. Among the 28 award-winning innovations, 17 are driven by members of PAIR’s constituent research units – a testimony to the PolyU community’s excellence in developing inventions and innovations with long-lasting, real-world impact.
Projects led by PAIR’s constituent research units:
*In order of prize level and alphabetical order of project names
| Project Title | Project Leader(s) | Relevant PAIR Constituent Research Institute(s)/Centre(s) |
| Prize of the State of Geneva; Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury | ||
| Novel High-efficacy Nano Multi-ring Defocus Incorporated Spectacle Lens for Myopia Control |
Prof. Benny CHEUNG Chi-fai, Prof. TO Chi-ho and Mr Jackson LEUNG Tze-man |
Research Centre for SHARP Vision |
| Prize by the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Romania; Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury | ||
| Mars Landing Surveillance Camera for Tianwen-1 Mars Soft Landing Mission | Prof. YUNG Kai-leung | Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations |
| Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury | ||
| Eco-tiles for Enhancing Marine Biodiversity | Ir Prof. POON Chi-sun | Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality |
| Gold Medal | ||
| Advanced Real-time Prediction and Early Warning System for the Spread of Emerging Pathogens | Prof. John SHI Wenzhong | Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute |
| A Novel Wireless Self-adaptive Hydropower Harvesting System for Applications in Urban Water Supply Pipelines | Prof. YANG Hongxing | Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy; Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development |
| A Portable Non-invasive and Ultrasensitive Saliva Glucose Sensor | Prof. YAN Feng | Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems |
| Electroreduction System Durable, High-selectivity, and Energy Efficient CO2 |
Prof. Daniel LAU Shu-ping | Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy; Photonics Research Institute |
| Safe and Eco-friendly Antimicrobial Materials with High Efficiency | Prof. TAO Xiaoming and Dr ZHANG Ziheng | Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems |
| Silver Medal | ||
| All-in-one Luminescence-based Point-of-care Testing Device for Virus Diagnosis | Prof. HAO Jianhua |
Photonics Research Institute |
| BioCharttery: A Climate-smart and Carbon-negative Growing Material |
Prof. Daniel TSANG Chiu-wa and Dr HE Mingjing |
Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality |
| One-Stop Solution with AI Visual Object Recognition for 3D Model Generation | Dr LI Yaxin and Prof. CHEN Wu | Research Institute for Land and Space |
| PolyPi: Edge-AI Empowered Robot for Autonomous In-pipe Inspection | Prof. CAO Jiannong | Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things |
| System for Evaluation and Triage for Healthy Knee |
Prof. Amy FU Siu-ngor and Prof. CHEN Changwen |
Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology |
| Bronze Medal |
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| Food Waste-derived 3D Printing Material | Dr WONG Ka-hing and Prof. Daniel TSANG Chiu-wa | Research Institute for Future Food; Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality |
| Modular Rail Particle Damper for Noise and Vibration Reduction in Railways |
Prof. NI Yi-qing and Dr AO Wai-kei |
Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development |
| Mutual Cognitive Human-robot Collaborative Manufacturing System | Dr ZHENG Pai | Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing |
| Novel Smart Precast Porous Road System Against Flooding | Prof. WANG Yuhong | Research Institute for Land and Space |
