PolyU startups showcase innovation and entrepreneurial achievements at London Tech Week 2025

PolyU startup

Co-founder

Introduction

Light-weight Technologies Limited

Prof. LIN Jianguo
Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM) and

Chair Professor of Materials Technologies, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

The startup uses their globally unique light alloy manufacturing technologies, such as advanced hot stamping and extrusion techniques, with its self-developed smart industrial software and advanced simulation platform to produce ultra-thin, ultra-wide light alloy profiles and complex curved profiles that are unattainable with existing manufacturing processes. The startup provides high-strength, lightweight, cost-effective, and sustainable solutions that enable energy saving and emission reduction for the automotive, aerospace, railway, marine, and other engineering sectors, gaining wide recognition from leading global OEMs.

UbiquiTech Innovations Limited

Prof. CAO Jiannong
Director of Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things (RIAIoT), Dean of Graduate School, Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor in Data Science, Chair Professor of Distributed and Mobile Computing

The startup is committed to the intersection of robotics, AI and smart city solutions, with a view to developing cutting-edge autonomous robots designed to address complex challenges in modern urban and industrial environments.