RCSV Members shine at International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
Six RCSV members secured seven accolades, including the Prize of the Saudi Arabian Delegation, three Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury, one Gold Medal and two Silver Medals at the at 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (Geneva Inventions Expo), a widely recognised annual event devoted exclusively to invention. The results serve as a testament to the outstanding research capabilities of the RCSV members. The international recognition will inspire them to continue pursuing excellence, not only in basic research but also in translating their research outcomes into positive impacts for the benefit of Hong Kong, our Nation, and the world.
The 49th Geneva Inventions Expo attracted 1,035 entries from 38 countries and regions. To learn more about these impactful projects, please refer to the Appendix or visit the website of the PolyU Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office.
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Project |
Principal Investigator(s) |
Award(s) |
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GOOD Vision/Wellsees: Novel Portable Corneal Topographer |
Prof. KEE Chea-su Head and Professor, School of Optometry; Deputy Director of Centre for Eye and Vision Research; Co-founder, GOOD Vision Technologies Co., Ltd/Wellsees Technologies Co., Ltd (a PolyU academic-led startup) |
Prize of the Saudi Arabian Delegation
Gold Medal |
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Augmented Reality (AR) Software Built to Aid the Visually Impaired |
Prof. Allen CHEONG Associate Head and Professor, School of Optometry; Deputy Director of Centre for Eye and Vision Research
*Project from Centre for Eye and Vision Research (Set up as a joint partnership between PolyU and the University of Waterloo, Canada under the Health@InnoHK cluster) |
Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury |
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ProRuka — Novel Prosthetic Hand Controlled by Wireless Sonomyography |
Prof. Yongping ZHENG Henry G. Leong Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Director, Research Institute for Smart Ageing; and Director, Jockey Club Smart Ageing Hub |
Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury |
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SLOPE – Structured Light Observation, Perception and Evaluation |
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr Dennis TSE Associate Professor, School of Optometry
*Project from Centre for Eye and Vision Research Limited (Set up as a joint partnership between PolyU and the University of Waterloo, Canada under the Health@InnoHK cluster) |
Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury |
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Invention and Application of Vitamin D Supplement Preparations |
Prof. WONG Man-sau Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition |
Silver Medal |
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Precision Gene Editing for Enhanced Stem Cell-Retinal Neuron Generation |
Prof. YIP Shea-ping Head and Chair Professor of Diagnostic Science and Molecular Genetics, Department of Health Technology and Informatics; Principal Investigator, Centre for Eye and Vision Research |
Silver Medal |
*The prizes are listed in order of prize level and alphabetical order of project names.
