Prof. Xiaoming Tao (in the middle) received the award certificate from Professor Wang Zuankai (on the left) and JP Wong Fook-loi, Director of the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department (on the right)
Prof. Xiaoming Tao and other award-winning scientific inventors
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and its Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office held the 2024 Patent Achievement Award Ceremony on Thursday, September 25, 2025.
The event began with welcome remarks from Prof. Zuankai Wang, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and JP Wong Fook-loi, Director of the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department. Prof. Xiaoming Tao, Director of Resaearch Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) and Chair Professor in Textile Technology, was recognized with the 2024 Outstanding Intellectual Property Commercialization Award. Prof. Xiaoming Tao received the award certificate from Prof. Zuankai Wang and JP Wong Fook-loi and posed for a commemorative photo. Finally, Prof. Tao posed for a photo with the other award-winning scientific inventors.
