BrainCo and the New Industrialisation Development Office of Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau (ITIB) delegation visited PolyU on 10 July 2025 to engage in in-depth discussions on the research and application of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, actively promoting integration among academia, industry, and research.
Ir Professor ZHENG Yongping, Chair Professor and Henry G. Leong Professor in Biomedical Engineering, and Director of the Research Institute for Smart Ageing at PolyU, gave a comprehensive presentation on PolyU’s achievements in academic research, technological innovation, and industry-academia collaboration. He also highlighted PolyU’s contributions to prosthetics and orthotics education and research, BCI-related development, and its accomplishments in medicine-engineering integration.
In addition, Prof. Marco Pang, Chair Professor of Neurorehabilitation and Head, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences of PolyU, and Prof. Kenneth Fong, Associate Head (Research, Innovation, and Knowledge Transfer), Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, and Director of the Research Centre for Assistive Technology of PolyU, introduced the department’s research on applying BCI technology to stroke rehabilitation and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Dr Ming Ge, Commissioner for Industry (Innovation and Technology) of ITIB, introduced the current development of new industrialisation in Hong Kong and highlighted Hong Kong’s unique advantages and strategic position in helping enterprises with research and development of innovation and technology products and in facilitating their global expansion.
Dr Nyx He, Partner of BrainCo, then shared the company’s technology edge of in products such as intelligent prosthetic bionic hands, as well as innovative application solutions in rehabilitation, sports health, and education.
PolyU scholars from the Department of Health Technology and Informatics and the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies also shared their research, demonstrating the broad potential for integration with BCI technology.
After the meeting, the delegation visited the Prosthetics and Orthotics Laboratories at PolyU to gain deeper insights into the university’s research facilities. This exchange further underscored the vast potential for collaboration between BrainCo and PolyU in the field of BCI technology. It is hoped that both parties will work together to advance the development of BCI technology and achieve fruitful outcomes in the near future.
