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Meeting with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to Explore Partnership Opportunities

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CSMC), the largest academic medical center in the west US, visited PolyU to explore international partnerships in maximizing synergies in the alliance of both technology transfer offices. Participating in the discussions were CSMC’s Vice President Legal Affairs Mr. James Laur, Esq., and Consultant Mr. David Thomas, PolyU’s Vice President (Research Development) Prof. Alex Wai, Director of Innovation and Technology Development Dr. Terence Lau, Assistant Director of ITDO Ms. Karen Jiang, Associate Head of Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology Prof. Larry Chow, Associate Director of Industrial Centre Dr. Robert Tam, and other colleagues from these departments. A visit to the Industrial Centre was also arranged to introduce on PolyU’s solid support provided to medical and other industries. To view the snapshots of the Meeting, please visit here.

Collaborative Research Seminar & Workshop | Technology Matters - Innovation for Future

ITDO was honored to have Mr. Charles Ai [艾超], Vice President, Technology Cooperation & Head, Early Stage Investment, R&D of Huawei Technologies, to be the guest speaker on “Technology Matters – Innovation for Future”, which served as the second episode of its collaborative research and workshop series.  The morning session was a seminar held at N002, Lim Por Yen Lecture Theatre on PolyU campus on October 17, 2014 (Friday). With more than 15 years of experience in telecommunications industry as well as reputable expertise in business development, R&D and marketing, Mr. Ai had attracted an enthusiastic audience of over 90 guests from PolyU and other academic institutions attending the seminar. Mr. Ai shared his novel vision and views on the role and importance of innovation in blueprinting our future from a strategic perspective. Followed by the seminar, Mr. Ai and his senior R&D team on Huawei’s Early Stage Investment further participated in the theme-based workshop in the afternoon to meet and exchange insights individually with about 15 PolyU professors from 7 different departments on a variety of research topics including Next-G optical communications, Big Data & Mining and GEO informatics and explore the respective strategic collaborations with PolyU in upcoming years.    To view the snapshop of the Seminar and Workshop, please visit here.

AOAC Annual Meeting & Exposition

AOAC INTERNATIONAL is a global standard developer for analytical sciences, and much effort has been invested in the aspect of food science. Its Annual Meeting & Exposition is an invaluable event for food testing professionals to be educated on the most upfront technologies, to network and discuss food science at a professional level, and to explore potential partnering with the industry.

The First Annual Meeting of the Intellectual Property Assessment Committee

The First Annual Meeting of the Intellectual Property Assessment Committee [IPAC] was held on July 3, 2014 with the aim of soliciting recommendations from both the industry leaders and PolyU’s academia on strategic initiatives to further improve the University’s existing regime of intellectual property [IP] management. The meeting was kicked off with the welcome remarks delivered by the Chairman, Ir Professor Ping-kong Alexander Wai, Vice-President of Research Development of PolyU. He expressed his heart-felt thanks on behalf of the University to the members for their continuous support to the Committee since its establishment. The members were invited to share their illuminating views, edge-cutting insights as well as valuable experience in their respective professions in the architecture of a sustainable model for PolyU’s IP management. The Committee would further submit the thoughtful and inspirational inputs from the members for PolyU's Knowledge Transfer Committee’s consideration in the formulation of PolyU’s strategies in regard to the portfolio management and business potential exploration of IP. To view the snapshots of the meeting, please visit here.

2014 BIO International Convention & Study Mission

PolyU ITDO joined the Hong Kong Biotechnology Delegation as an exhibitor of the Hong Kong Pavilion at the 2014 BIO International Convention held in San Diego, California and a delegate of the business mission to Los Angeles and San Diego to visit biotech companies, research institutes and industry associations. The convention is one of the most representative events for the biotech industry every year, furnishing industry players with the updates of the latest trends and development. ITDO showcased PolyU's capabilities in drug discovery, development & delivery, biomedical engineering, medical devices & diagnostics, rehabilitation sciences, optometry and ophthalmology, biological imaging, and other research expertise. We also participated in one-on-one partnering meetings with key industry leaders at the convention. For more information about the BIO International Convention, visit http://convention.bio.org. If you would like to learn more on how to explore this useful platform in the future, please contact our office. To view the snapshots of 2014 BIO International Converntion & Study Mission, please visit here.

PolyU Ranks First Among HK Tertiary Institutions in U.S. Utility Patents Granted in 2013

PolyU is honored to receive the accolade from the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) as being named a Top 100 Worldwide University in U.S. Patents Granted in 2013. The National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association publishes a report listing Top 100 Worldwide Universities granted the most U.S. utility patents with data obtained from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on an annual basis. In 2013, PolyU was granted a total of 30 U.S. Utility Patents in 2013 and was ranked the 67th on the global list, topped among tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. You may check out the full list here. To know more about National Academy of Inventors, please visit here. To know more about Intellectual Property Owners Association, please visit here.

Meeting with GE Healthcare to Explore Research Collaboration Opportunities

ITDO organized a meeting between PolyU researchers and GE Healthcare. Dr. Xiangli Chen, President at the GE China Technology Center, Dr. Bing Zhang, China Technology Growth Leader at GE China, and Dr. Xiaodong Han, Lead Engineer of GE Global Research had a fruitful exchange with Professor Ping-kong Alex Wai, PolyU’s Vice-President of Research Development and the Interim Head of PolyU’s Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering Professor Yong-ping Zheng. GE and PolyU are now exploring collaborations of mutual interests. To view the snanpshots of the meeting, please click here.

Receiving Shunde Delegation, Signing of MOU between PolyU & Shunde Government

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The People's Government of Shunde District, Foshan City (Shunde Government)on 9 January 2014 with a view to promoting exchanges and encouraging collaboration between PolyU and the Shunde Government / Shunde high-technology industries. A delegation from the high-technology sector, led by a Shunde Government official, also visited PolyU to understand more about its R&D activities as well its technology transfer and commercialization process. The exchanges between PolyU and the Shunde community is expected to be stepped up, fostering the development of more collaborative research, and hence more deliverables. PolyU is keen to provide more concrete R&D and commercialization support to the Shunde high-technology industry to help realize related innovations, ultimately driving the economic development in the Shunde region and national scales. ITDO has been facilitating conversations between PolyU and Shunde companies since signing of the MOU. For more information, please refer to PolyU's media release of the event. To view the snapshots of the signing ceremony, please visit here.

Establishment of the Intellectual Property Assessment Committee (IPAC)

PolyU has established the IPAC as per recommendation of the Knowledge Transfer Committee of the PolyU Council. The IPAC, commissioned to improve the IP assessment process at PolyU, will work closely with the ITDO to conduct IP assessment and to provide advice on IP matters. Chaired by Ir Professor Ping-kong Alexander Wai, Vice President (Research Development), the committee consists of internal members from PolyU including Deans and Heads of all faculties and academic departments, and external members comprising a pool of prominent businessmen and industrialists from various industries in Hong Kong. PolyU has one of the strongest patent portfolios among the universities and research institutes in Hong Kong. With the establishment of IPAC, we aspire to further enhance the evaluation and management of our intellectual property assets and to significantly improve the quality of our patent portfolio and the commercialization potential of our inventions. For more, please visit here.

理大兩項研究開發技術支持運動員專業發展　獲運動科研資助計劃資助

香港理工大學（理大）在運動科研資助計劃（SSRFS）首輪結果中獲得兩項撥款，資助合共逾1370萬港元，與香港體育學院（體院）合作開展兩項運動科學研究，透過先進科技及技術，支援香港精英運動員發展及為未來大型賽事做好準備。其中一個項目，旨在開發一個基於視覺的分析系統，運用人工智慧等，及時向單車教練團隊提供全面的科學數據。另一項獲資助項目， 聚焦為殘奧會運動員提供不同領域的個性化輔助裝置，包括但不限於輪椅劍撃、硬地滾球、羽毛球、乒乓球等。 自行車道視頻智慧 建築資訊學講座教授 李恆教授 此項目旨在開發一種基於視覺的單車賽 分析解決方案，由五個部分組成：視頻拍攝、資料傳輸、AI處理、資料分析應用和硬件。通過利用紅外線感測器和SRM功率計，採用預先訓練好的深度學習模型來分析比賽視頻，以獲得選手的等級、速度和功率輸出。該系統可以及時分析選手在比賽中的統計數據和技術特點，從而協助教練團隊掌握及辨識戰術局限，還可以分析比賽場地和環境對選手表現的影響，快速掌握對手的技術特點，準確評估其表現和狀態。 與目前依靠人工收集技術資料的做法相比，該系統不只節省人力及時間，其設置平台可以累積運動員的歷史數據，提供全面分析支援訓練，採集和綜合的資料，包括心率、功率、速度、時間、位置等，可用作評估運動員的戰術熟練程度和訓練強度。這個基於視覺的演算法模型，第一版將在近期完成，有望可在杭州舉行的第十九屆亞運會上進行測試，並為教練團隊提供參考。 殘奧運動員輔助裝置的個性化服務 生物醫學工程學系系主任兼講座教授 張明教授 度身訂製的的輔助設備，可以支援殘奧會運動發揮水準，除了可減輕他們的負荷重量，同時有助提升訓練強度。此項目將根據殘奧會運動員的個人需求，提供各種輔助設備的個性化服務，包括義肢、矯形器、輪椅和相關設備，以增強他們的信心和表現。此項目將引進先進的元件，如碳纖維義肢，讓運動員可以有不同嘗試及選擇，配置最適合自己的組合。另將採用更輕、更堅固的材料製作輪椅，從而達至更敏捷靈活的效果，對羽毛球和乒乓球選手尤其重要，透過訂製手柄部件，可改善抓握感和平衡感，為提升舒適度會訂製輪椅坐墊。 此項目還將研發各種可擕式輔助設備，如為輪椅擊劍訓練提供折疊式腳墊；為硬地滾球項目優化坡道，及開發可擕式測力板協助確定球的重心。此外，研究團隊將向教練及運動員介紹輔助設備和技術的最新及國際發展情況，並根據研究成果和使用者意見優化裝置。