Professor Ma. Cong

Centre Director

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy/Medicinal Chemistry (National Talent Training Base), China Pharmaceutical University
Master of Science in Molecular Chemistry, Ecole Polytechnique, France
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Ecole Polytechnique, France
Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Standing Committee Member, Pharmaceutical Engineering Committee of Guangdong Pharmaceutical Association (2024 - Present)
Assessment Panel Member, Hong Kong Science & Technology Park (2024 - Present)
Member, Chinese Chemical Society (2019 - Present)
Member, American Chemical Society (2016 - Present)
Member, American Society of Microbiology (2016 - Present)
Director, Marshall Research Centre for Medical Microbial Biotechnology, PolyU (2025 - Present)

Achievements

Faculty Award For Outstanding Achievement for Impact to Industry, PolyU (2024)
Departmental Excellence Award (Research Impact), PolyU (2023)
Winner of Science Breakthrough of the Year in the Category of Science Start-ups, Falling Walls Foundation, Germany (2023)
Global Innovation Award, TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo, USA (2019)
Honorary Visiting Fellowship, University of Technology Sydney, Australia (2019)
Faculty Early Career Research Award, University of Newcastle, Australia (2015)