Supported by Germany Consulate General (HK), DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and German Chamber of Commerce (HK), PolyU together with German leading research and industrial partners, “Germany Innovation Day and MoU Signing Ceremony for Life Sciences and Engineering Collaboration” was held on 1 Mar 2018.
PolyU signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Fraunhofer Gesellschaft and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology on life sciences and engineering R&D collaboration on 1 March at PolyU. This collaboration is expected to bring in significant innovations in chronic diseases, immunomodulation, traditional Chinese medicines, and translational medicine. Please click for press release.
To explore funding opportunities and work on first-class research projects in an inspirational setting with German Scientists, ITDO was glad to invite senior leaders from Germany companies to share their insights on “German Research Landscape and Collaborative Funding Opportunities” and understand their latest technology innovation, the guests were as below:
· Dr. Claus-Dieter Kroggel, Head of Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Office
· PD Dr. Pavel Levkin, Head of Group, Biofunctional Polymer Materials, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, KIT
· Dr. Terence Lau, Director of Innovation and Technology Development, PolyU
· Dr. Siegbert Klee, Director, Information Centre Hong Kong & Macau, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Besides, inspiring German Technology Innovation ideas were also presented by the leading industry partners, including
· We Innovate to Fuel Growth in Asia Pacific
Dr. Ulrich Boettger, Director of BASF Hong Kong Ltd.
· How a Digital Hub Is Developing Hong Kong into a Smart City?
Mr. Keith Cheng, Head of Digitalization Hub, Siemens
· MULTI – The Groundbreaking Rope-free Elevator Technology
Dr. Andy Chan, Managing Director, thyssenkrupp Elevator (HK) Ltd.
Please click here to view the event photos
