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Is Your Invention Inventive? –What Is Obvious Is Not Obvious: A Conversation with Your Patent Attorney
7 November 2018 (Wednesday) 10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Venue: Room 6602, 6th Floor Annex, Academic Building, HKUST (Lift 31-32)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Standards for Patentability is the concern of every inventor when assessing whether an invention is eligible for a patent. People may have heard about usefulness, novelty and non-obviousness but are not sure how they work. How can inventors know whether the invention is non-obvious?

You are cordially invited to the Seminar: Is Your Invention Inventive? –What Is Obvious Is Not Obvious: A Conversation with Your Patent Attorney hosted by the Technology Transfer Center (TTC). Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, one of the University appointed patent law firms, is currently handling the University’s patent applications in the area of biotechnology, medical devices, health and life science.

This is an opportunity to participate in a discussion about
• Basic legal framework of the concept of obviousness in the patent law context
• Main considerations in assessing the obviousness question
• Practical strategies in securing patent rights for an invention

Online Registration: https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3rRcF8jMXqtV909
Seminar Materials: https://ttc.ust.hk/index.php?p=4&sp=48


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HKUST Alumni Entrepreneurs Gathering at Science Park

19 August 2021 (Thursday), 05:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong
With so many facets of our lives impacted by the global pandemic, it is more important than ever to explore new partnerships, navigate emerging opportunities, and connect with the HKUST community worldwide. Please join us at a gathering of HKUST entrepreneurs to expand your professional network, showcase your products, and learn how HKUST can support your business.

Special guests include Professor Wei Shyy, President of HKUST, and Professor Yang Wang, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement, who will share with you the latest entrepreneur-related developments at your alma mater.

At the event, we will have a display area set up to showcase products developed by our alumni and students. Please let us know in the online registration form if you are interested in showcasing your product(s) and our staff will be in touch with you to follow up. Final decisions on products selected for the showcase will be at the discretion of the Development and Alumni Office and the School of Business and Management.

Registration: Click Here
Details: https://alum.hkust.edu.hk/happenings#box-2770-detail

TERA-Award Competition

30 July 2021 - 31 August 2021
Organized By: The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas)
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) and State Power Investment Corporation Limited (SPIC) cohost the TERA-Award Competition, the first smart energy innovation competition in search of innovation teams around the world achieving commercial success through the realization of potential ideas.


TERA-Award targets four areas: energy supply, energy demand, green transportation and the energy internet. Start-ups enterprises and innovative project teams from around the world are encouraged to take part.


In terms of prizes, the inaugural competition is offering US$1 million for the gold prize winning team, setting a record for technological competitions from the energy industry.


General Eligibility Requirements:

-Startups or research groups
-Patented prototypes and products with commercial potential
-Exploring partners, investors and markets


APPLICATION OPENS TILL 31 AUG 2021

Registration: Click here
Details: https://www.tera-award.life/en/index.html

Webinar - AI & Robotics Industrial Transformation

29 July 2021
Time: Hong Kong (GMT +8) 14:00 - 15:35pm
The rise of robotics and AI is transforming our future way of work. China has become the world's largest and fast-growing market for industrial robotics. Adoption of advanced robotics in the world has also been increasing since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.

In this webinar, experts will share their views about academic achievement in AI/Robotics, industrial adoption of AI/Robotics in service, construction and manufacturing sectors, and market opportunities for AI/Robotics in HK and Greater Bay Area (GBA).

Registration: Click here
Details: http://www.investhk.gov.hk/en/events/webinar-ai-robotics-industrial-transformation-leveraging-hong-kongs-unique-advantages-build.html

Training for Management of Trade Secrets in the University

30 June 2021 (Wednesday), 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Venue: Online via Zoom
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Abstract:

Scientific research and innovation in universities has always played an important role as one of the backbone forces in the development of science and technology innovation in nowadays world. When doing these scientific research and innovation activities, how to ensure that the scientific research activities and achievements are not leaked and how to ensure that they do not infringe on the rights of others are particularly important.

This presentation will combine the practice of trade secret management, and from the aspects of what is trade secret, infringement of trade secret, leakage of trade secret and construction of confidentiality system, share and discuss with you how to better manage and protect trade secret in university scientific research and innovation activities.


The presentation will mainly focus on the following parts:
1. Basic information of trade secret;
2. Infringing acts of trade secret;
3. Trade secrets in the university scientific research projects;
4. Ways and risks of trade secret leakage;
5. Construction of confidentiality system for university scientific research projects


About the Speakers:

Ms. Zunxia Li, Partner/Patent Attorney/Attorney-at-law
Ms. Li has been engaged in intellectual property legal affairs for more than 15 years, and has been successfully represented many well-known customers at home and abroad to solve various intellectual property disputes and assist in construction of trade secret protection system, etc, and some cases she handled was successfully selected as one of the top ten cases of the State Intellectual Property Office and the Supreme People's Court, and rich practical experience is thereby accumulated. Ms. Li also has held many trainings relating to intellectual property protection for those intellectual property in-house counsels of many domestic enterprises, co-authored the book “Patent Infringement Litigation”, and published many professional articles in Asia IP and other industry journals.

Mr. Stephen Yang, Managing Partner/Patent Attorney
Mr. Yang has been engaged in intellectual property affairs for more than 20 years, and has been a partner of many well-known foreign enterprises and many well-known agency companies for many years. He has successfully solved various intellectual property problems on behalf of many well-known customers at home and abroad, and is very familiar with and good at construction of enterprise intellectual property protection system. Because of his professional services, he has won the prizes of “the list of 100 intellectual property experts in Asia IP China” and “IAM list of outstanding patent agents”, etc. Now he is the director of AIPPI China branch and teacher of intellectual property course in McGill University of Canada, and has published many professional articles in varieties of international well-known industry journals.

Registration: Click Here

Inside Venture Capital: VC Workshop

Webinar 1: Overview and evaluating start-ups
Date: 15 Jun 2021 (Tue)
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Venue: Online via Zoom (Link will be sent to successful registrants before the event)
Organized By: HKUST Technology Transfer Center & Entrepreneurship Center
Have you ever thought of starting your own business and sought funding from venture capitalists or angel investors? Are you a co-founder of a start-up planning for fundraising?

You may have the following questions:

What is venture capital (VC), and how to seek their investment?
How does VC evaluate start-ups for investments?
How to develop a business plan that optimizes product-market fit?
How to build a financial model that demonstrates the financial potential?

Inside Venture Capital: VC Workshop, consisting of four 1.5-hour live webinars conducted over two weeks and companion online course materials, will provide the way to answer these questions.

In this course, participants will learn the key skills for getting VC investment:

Creating high-potential investment opportunities;
Using financial projections to arrive at a proper valuation for start-ups;

Developing an exit strategy that maximizes the value;
Negotiating good investment deals.

In addition, all participants will have access to a companion on-line course at Expara Academy (www.exparacademy.com) which includes video lectures, original articles, video presentations and slide decks of real start-up pitches, interactive assignments, and useful downloads.

Webinar 1: Overview and evaluating start-ups
Date: 15 Jun 2021 (Tue)
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm

Webinar 2: Business models and forecasting
Date: 17 Jun 2021 (Thu)
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm

Webinar 3: Valuation
Date: 21 Jun 2021 (Mon)
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm

Webinar 4: Exit strategies and negotiation
Date: 23 Jun 2021 (Wed)
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm


About the Speaker- Mr. Douglas Abrams

Douglas Abrams is the founder and CEO of Expara, Southeast Asia’s leading venture accelerator and fund. He has launched and invested 5 VC funds in SEA since 2007. Prior to coming to Singapore in 2000, Mr. Abrams managed IT at JPMorgan for 14 years. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the NUS Business School, (entrepreneurship) since 2001 and a Visiting Professor (venture capital) for Sasin at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok since 2007 and was a Visiting Professor in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at RMIT in Vietnam from 2016-2019. Mr. Abrams is a former Chairman of the Business Angel Network of South East Asia (BANSEA), was previously Deputy Co-Chairman and was a Director from 2002-2018. He has a BA in Communications from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from The Wharton School.

Registration: Click Here

What HKUST Researchers Need to Know about Patents

2 June 2021, 10 – 11am
Venue: Online via Zoom (Link will be sent to successful registrants before the event)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center & HKUST Entrepreneurship Center
Patents are obtained by researchers for the purpose of monetizing an invention. Therefore, researchers need to consider the marketability of a patent obtained from their research early in their research process. This presentation will review the entire progression, from initial concept to marketable product, as part of the patent process.

Topics to be covered in this presentation include:
• Choosing a research topic that can get patent funding
• Available patent tools for HKUST researchers: Patsnap; Google Patent; USPTO; European Patent Search; CNIPA
• What is patentable – about novelty and inventive steps
• Writing the patent – interfacing with the patent attorney

About the Speaker- Mr. James Haynes
James Haynes is a U.S. attorney and has been living and working with Tee and Howe Intellectual Property Attorneys in Beijing since 2004. He has been helping foreign companies with their filings in China, as well as Chinese companies with filings overseas. Mr. Haynes has given numerous presentations around the world to professional societies, educational institutions, law firms and corporations regarding intellectual property matters in China and how intellectual property can be protected. Mr. Haynes has a BS degree from The University of Michigan, a master’s degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M, and a JD from South Texas College of Law. He is licensed to practice law in Texas and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Registration: Click Here

HKSI & HKUST Join Hands to Enhance Performance of Cycling Team

23 April 2021

HKUST Develops More Efficient Disinfection Method with Ultraviolet LED

28 March 2021

How to Make a Better Invention Disclosure

18 March 2021 (Thur), 10:30 am - 11:15 am
Venue: Online via Zoom (Link will be sent to successful registrants)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center & Entrepreneurship Center
An invention disclosure is a crucial process to commercialize your technology and research!
It may be the finishing touch of an R&D project, but it is also a starting point of the patenting process.

A good invention disclosure will help the patent drafting in terms of speed and quality, it will help setting the appropriate protection scope, and ultimately raise the chance of patent grant and the value of the IP.

A good invention disclosure should include at least a statement of the problem that the invention is trying to solve, the highlight of main inventive/unique features, and enough technical details to allow someone to re-create your invention. A prior art search result will also be very helpful.

In this seminar, we will discuss a systematic way of making great invention disclosures, and show how to conduct an effective prior art search.

Registration: Click Here

Strengthen Your Brain with Chinese Herbs to Prevent Alzheimer’s

30 December 2020

HKUST Receives HK$80 Million Donation from Yuexiu Group to Support the University’s Development

23 December 2020

Ocean Science Limited won the top10 in the One-Million-Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2020 (Chinese Only)

23 December 2020

HKUST Researchers Develop the World’s Strongest Polymer Nanomembrane

21 December 2020

HKUST Receives HK$20 Million from Mr. Andy Fei Chi-En in Support of the University’s Innovation & Technology Research and Education Development

16 December 2020

The HKUST Entrepreneurship Fund Helps Technology Start-ups

4 December 2020

Business of IP Asia Forum 2020

3-4 December 2020
Venue: Online Forum
Organized By: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong Design Centre
Jointly organised by the HKSAR Government, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Design Centre, BIP Asia Forum brings IP professionals and business leaders from all over the world to discuss the latest developments in the IP world, and to explore business collaboration opportunities. Themed “Open Innovation: Driving Collaboration in Times of Change”, the 10th edition of BIP Asia Forum will focus on how open innovation drive businesses to collaborate with their partners and accelerate technological development through IP under a changing era. A dedicated session “Global Tech Summit” will focus on the world’s disruptive technologies and innovation trends.

Registration: Click Here
Website: http://www.hktdc.com/ncs/bip2020/en/main/index.html

FREE Teaser of Business IP Asia Forum

3 Deccember (Thurs) 2020, 2:00PM
4 December (Fri) 2020, 10:00AM
Venue: Online Forum
Organized By: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong Design Centre
Two selected sessions of Business IP Asia Forum will be livestreamed for free! Seize the chance to hear from our heavyweight speakers.

Interested in joining an open-innovation competition? Want to get the IPs/technology portfolios from renowned MNCs like Panasonic and Nokia? You may be the next winner! Join the below live session to learn more.

3 Dec (Thurs) 2:00PM
IPHatch Hong Kong: Supercharging Innovation for Impact
Livestream link: https://live.bipasiaforum.com/event/c2639357-80c3-4e87-b230-9043f8a1b8a0

Prof. Li Zexiang, an academic-entrepreneur who was the driving force behind DJI, will have a fireside chat with the Founder & CEO of Brinc, Mr Manav Gupta. Click the below link to watch the insightful sharing session.

4 Dec (Fri) 10:00AM
Global Tech Summit - Fireside Chat: Disruption is the New Normal
Livestream link: https://live.bipasiaforum.com/event/c8469a1b-fe2c-4c2b-9c0f-c4c5b6b5cec9

IPHatch Hong Kong: Supercharging Innovation for Impact: Livestream link
Global Tech Summit - Fireside Chat: Disruption is the New Normal: Livestream link

What Do Tests for Fertility And COVID-19 Have in Common?

23 November 2020

Prof. CHEN Kai Designs Next-Generation AI Computing Hub and Sets New Paradigm

17 November 2020

The “Design Come True” Experience of Developing Antimicrobial Hand Cream

27 October 2020

Chemical and Biological Engineering Alumna, Students and Faculty Join Hands in Product Commercialization

23 October 2020

HKUST Launches HK’s First Degree Programs with Extended Major

15 October 2020

HKUST Launches the Largest-Scale Solar Power System in Hong Kong

26 August 2020

The Keys to a Winning Virtual Pitch

13 August 2020

Eat Your Spoons and Forks to Beat Pollution

30 July 2020

HKUST-Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2020 Puts Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship into Practice

27 July 2020

HKUST Signs Cooperative Agreement with Guangzhou Metro to Nurture Talents in Intelligent Transportation

21 July 2020

Prof. Pascale FUNG Helps to Debunk COVID-19 Myths with Science

3 July 2020

HKUST Launches First e-Verified Certification Platform in Hong Kong

22 June 2020

HKUST Becomes the First University in Asia-Pacific Associated with EY Tax Lab

27 May 2020

HKUST Co-led Study Suggests Universal Face Mask Wearing is Urgent Against Second Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak as Social Distancing Lifts

18 May 2020

HKUST Researchers Develop a Smart Fever Screening System Offering a More Efficient Solution to Safeguarding Public Health

24 March 2020

HKUST Researchers Develop Smart Geo-fencing Technology for Home Quarantine amid COVID-19 Pandemic

19 March 2020

HKUST Develops New Smart Anti-Microbial Coating in the Fight Against COVID-19

11 March 2020

HKUST Scientists Shed Light on COVID-19 Vaccine Development

27 February 2020

The New Patent System in Hong Kong comes into effect on 19 December 2019

19 December 2019

Business of IP Asia Forum 2019

5-6 December 2019, 09:00am -6:00pm
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong Design Centre
Jointly organised by the HKSAR Government, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Design Centre, BIP Asia Forum brings IP professionals and business leaders from all over the world to discuss the latest developments in the IP world, and to explore business collaboration opportunities. The eighth edition of the Forum was held on 6-7 December 2018 with great success, featuring over 80 prominent speakers sharing their insights and attracted more than 2,600 IP professionals and industry leaders to attend.

HKTDC SmartBiz Expo 2019

4-6 December 2019 (Wednesday - Friday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
The HKTDC SmartBiz Expo is a one-stop platform for enterprises, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), to explore market opportunities and trends in business transformation and upgrade through innovation, creativity, and application of technology and design.

HKUST Start-ups joined the HKTDC SmarBiz Expo 2019

4 December 2019

HKUST Receives HK$40 Million from Seal of Love Charitable Foundation

29 November 2019

What Do Tests for Fertility And COVID-19 Have in Common?

24 November 2019

The Captain’s Table

19 November 2019 (Tuesday)
Venue: YPSN (HK) Ltd
Organized By: YPSN (HK) Ltd.
Young Professionals in Shipping Network (HK) has launched The Captain’s Table - a Global startup competition to be held in Hong Kong on 19 November 2019! YPSN (HK) which has over 1000 members was started 10 years ago as a non-profit association which provides a platform for young professionals in the maritime and logistics industry. www.ypsnhk.com
We are inviting applicants to submit innovative ideas or businesses in five main areas: Platform and Software as a service, Deeptech, Fintech & Insuretech, Education and Environment and Sustainability. The entries will be shortlisted throughout the year with the five best ideas being presented at a live final where they will compete to win a seat at The Captain’s Table. It will be held at the Asia Society, during Hong Kong Maritime Week. The purpose of our competition is to provide an alternative platform for young innovators within the industry to showcase their ideas and also a chance for investors to discover the 'next big idea(s)'.
So whether you have a brilliant idea and have just put pen to paper, or your startup is in the growth stage, this is the competition for you! You will have the chance to pitch your idea on an international stage, with direct access to investors, mentors, and industry leaders, as well as cash prizes of USD25,000. JOIN NOW! Entries close 31 July 2019. For further details click here: http://www.ypsnhk.com/captain.html

Application (Deadline: 31 July 2019): Click Here
Website: http://www.ypsnhk.com/captain.html

Singapore Week of Innovation and TEChnology 2019

11-15 November 2019 (Monday to Friday)
Venue: Singapore EXPO
Organized By: Enterprise Singapore, NRF and IPI
Organised by Enterprise Singapore, NRF and IPI, SWITCH is a platform where scientific discoveries and advancements are transformed into disruptive technology applications that will redefine the way we live. It focuses on deep tech applications in the areas of manufacturing, urban solutions, health and biomedical sciences and digital services.

SWITCH is where companies identify new technologies for business transformation and where collaborations are formed. It convenes entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, innovator and industry professionals from diverse backgrounds. Find out more at www.switchsg.org

The Technology Transfer Center Led HKUST Research Teams to join the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology 2019

11 November 2019

Hello Tomorrow Singapore Regional Summit

7 November 2019 (Thursday), 9:00am-6:00pm
Venue: The Capitol Theatre, Capitol Singapore
Organized By: Hello Tomorrow Singapore
The Hello Tomorrow Singapore Regional Summit is the region’s foremost platform at which scientific, thought and business leaders gather to discuss and discover how the latest deep technological developments impact industry, society and humanity. It contextualises such developments for the Asian perspective, for the purpose of building deeper partnerships among public, private and scientific communities.

For millennia, the development of science and technology has enabled us to meet the essentials and aspirations of human existence. Increasingly, we are aware that the ways our demands are met place immense risk to our future survivability. In engineering a new symbiosis for the sake of humanity’s continued and enhanced existence, we explore the role of science and technology through the intersection of our core systems – Human, Planet and Machine.

HKUST Satellite Activities in Support of HK Fintech Week

4 November 2019

Eco Expo Asia 2019

30 Oct - 2 Nov 2019 (Wed - Sat)
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd., Environment Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Eco Expo Asia is a prominent event of the green industry in Asia, providing an effective platform for global industry players to showcase cutting-edge environmental protection solutions and technologies. Entering its 14th edition in 2019, Eco Expo Asia will continue to provide business opportunities targeting B2G, B2B and B2C sectors.

Registration: Click Here
Website: Click Here

HKUST Start-ups joined the Eco Expo Asia 2019

30 October 2019

Startup Launchpad Oct 2019

18-21 October 2019 (Friday - Monday)
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo
Organized By: Global Sources
Startup Launchpad brings together the most innovative and shelf ready Hardware Startups and retail solutions into one place. If you’re looking for latest retail innovations to stock your shelves or take your business to the next level, Startup Launchpad is the show for you.

Registration: Click here
Website: https://www.launchpadhk.com/

HKUST Start-up Participated in the Startup Launchpad October 2019

18 October 2019

HSBC x CoCoon Retail 2.0: Corporate Makeover

16 October 2019 (Wednesday) 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Venue: 4/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Organized By: Cocoon, Hong Kong Retail Management Association (HKRMA), HSBC
HSBC x CoCoon Retail 2.0: Corporate Makeover would be a fantastic platform to gain insights of latest retail technologies shared by Nielsen, HSBC and HK Productivity Council, share experiences of how corporates and startups joined hands to transform the retail business, and also get direct access to showcases of latest retail technologies.

Free admission. Feel free to share to your entrepreneurs and start-ups!

Website: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/20-tickets-74296092613

Chasing the Dream to Find Greater Medical Impact

9 October 2019

2019 Symposium on Third Generation Semiconductor

26 September 2019 (Thursday) 9:00am-5:30pm
Venue: Grand Hall A, Phase 3, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin N.T
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Park; Chinese University of Hong Kong; City University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; IEEE Hong Kong Section; IEEE AP/MTT Hong Kong Chapter
Third-generation semiconductor materials generally refer to Gallium Nitride, Silicon Carbide, or other semiconductors that have a relatively wide bandgap (2 to 4 eV), compared to conventional semiconductor materials like silicon (1 to 1.5 eV). Devices made by wide bandgap semiconductors can operate at much higher voltages, frequencies and temperatures than those made by conventional semiconductors. These properties enable their widespread applications in consumer and industrial electronics, clean transportation, smart grid and alternative energy applications. Their inherent advantages in many applications, combined with the unique properties not found in conventional semiconductors, have attracted considerable attention from governments, industries, and research communities worldwide.

It is thus timely for semiconductor researchers and industry practitioners to organize a symposium to examine the current status of the field and project its future developments in advanced information and energy saving applications.

The one-day Symposium on Third Generation Semiconductor is organized in Grand Hall A of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park on Thursday, 26 September 2019. Renowned technology leaders and industrialists from China, United States, Europe, and Japan are invited to come to Hong Kong to present their view on the technology and forecast their future development.

HKUST (GZ) Approved by the State Ministry of Education

26 September 2019

HKPC SME One Fund Fair 2019

16 Sept 2019 (Monday), 09:30 - 17:30
17 Sept 2019 (Tuesday), 09:30 - 17:00
Venue: HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Organized By: Hong Kong Productivity Council
Are you looking for resources and support to your amazing business ideas? Do you plan to promote business sales, especially in the ASEAN and Mainland China markets? Are you looking for ways to develop talents in areas of advanced technologies?

HKPC SME One Fund Fair 2019 will be your destination. To be held on 16 & 17 September 2019 at Hong Kong Productivity Council, you will be able to see an ensemble of 40+ funding schemes and support programmes eligible to local Startups and SMEs. This one stop platform will provide information, best practice and success case sharing, as well as on site consultancy.

HKUST-led Research Successfully Develops Rechargeable Liquid Fuels to Power Electric Vehicles and Electricity Grid

29 August 2019

HKUST Sets Up a HK$50 million Fund to Support Startups

19 August 2019

Gift of 500M from LKSF to Set Up Hong Kong’s First Institute of Synthetic Biology in HKUST

16 August 2019

Read My Lips: AI for Hearing Aids

12 August 2019

HKUST Receives HK$5 Million Donation from Tin Ka Ping Foundation in Support of Research Development and Exchange of Talents

24 July 2019

AI & Computer Vision Summit 2019

Date: 19 Jul 2019 (Friday)
Time: 09:30-17:00
Venue: CKK Auditorium in Hong Kong Science Park
Organized By: Co-organized by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks, National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition (NLRP) and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
AI & Computer Vision Summit is an event focusing on AI & Computer Vision. It aims to provide a platform to exchange insight on AI & Computer Vision in a rapidly changing environment. Bringing together pioneers from both academia and the industry, the Summit covers a comprehensive view of key challenges and opportunities, talent grooming and future direction of AI & Computer Vision.

There will be demonstrations of AI & Computer Vision application cases on the site.

Registration: Click here

Interdisciplinary Quick Talks: Animals Make a Better World

16 July, 2019 (Tue), 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Hall II, Centennial Campus, HKU
Organized By: Knowledge Exchange Office, The University of Hong Kong
Animal welfare has been a growing concern in recent years. With reference to the relevant legislation and experience of overseas places and having taken into account views of animal welfare organisations, the general public and Legislative Council members, the Government, through amending the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance (Cap. 169), proposes to extend the existing legislation which prohibits and penalises acts of cruelty to animals to include introducing a positive “duty of care” on animal keepers, enhancing the provisions for prevention of cruelty and enhancing enforcement powers of the public officers for safeguarding animal welfare.

The Government is undertaking public consultation on the proposals.

Come and join the HKU Interdisciplinary Quick Talks - our researchers will share with you their research and project in relation to animals and the importance of animal welfare to their project, and discuss new ideas for interdisciplinary research and KE and how animal welfare could enhance their work.

Registration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=64733
Website: https://www.ke.hku.hk/event/iqt2

HKUST Signs MoC with China Banking Association, Shenzhen University, and China Construction Bank University to Co-develop First FinTech Qualification Framework in China

15 July 2019

RISE x PolyU University Fireside Chat - Journey of Paddy Cosgrave: Birth of the World’s Largest Tech Event

04 Jul 2019 (Thursday), 4:30-7:00pm
Venue: V322, The Jockey Club Innovation Tower, PolyU
Organized By: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Paddy Cosgrave is an Irish entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Web Summit, an annual technology conference, and CEO of the company that runs Web Summit and other events. In 2015 he was listed 18th in the Wired UK list of the most influential people in Europe in the field of technology.

In less than 5 years the Web Summit has grown from a small team of 3 people to a full time team of over 100. In 2015 Web Summit is hosting a number of international events including Collision and RISE, based in Las Vegas and Hong Kong respectively. f.ounders, an annual private gathering of 200 CEOs of the world's leading technology companies which happens alongside Web Summit, has been described by Bloomberg as "Davos for Geeks".

PROGRAMME
16:30 – 17:00 Registration
17:00 – 17:15 Introduction of RISE (Mr Casey Lau, Head of Asia, RISE)
17:15 – 18:15 Fireside Chat with Mr Paddy Cosgrave, CEO & Founder, Web Summit
18:15 – 19:00 Networking Session

HKUST ROV Team Won World Championship Again in MATE International ROV Competition

4 July 2019

HKUST to lead Hong Kong’s Largest Research Project on Extreme Weather Prediction and Landslide Early Warning System by Using Artificial Intelligence

5 June 2019

HKUST and WeBank Launch First HK-Guangdong Joint Laboratory in Banking

20 May 2019

HKTDC Entrepreneur Day

16-17 May 2019 (Thursday - Friday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Organized By: The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
HKTDC Entrepreneur Day is an anchor start-up event that promotes entrepreneurship with a wealth of start-up opportunities and supporting services tailer-made for start-ups in Hong Kong.
Running into the 11th edition, the theme of Entrepreneur Day 2019 will be "The Start-up Living Lab" which advocates the innovation of discovering business ideas in our everyday lives, make the ideas happen and create social impact. With a wide range of entrepreneurial events and insightful seminars, E-Day is the platform for the start-up community to get inspired, seek funding, source talents and build connections.

Registration: Click here
Website: http://m.hktdc.com/fair/eday-en/HKTDC-Entrepreneur-Day.html

HKUST Start-ups Participated in the HKTDC Entrepreneur Day 2019

16 May 2019

HKUST Start-ups joined the Hong Kong International Medical and Healthcare Fair 2019

14 May 2019

MoC Signed between HKUST and ZA International to Strengthen Collaboration in Fintech and Insurtech

9 May 2019

The Ecology of Entrepreneurship and the Environment

08 May 2019 (Wednesday), 2:30pm - 4:20pm
Venue: M1603, 16/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, PolyU
Organized By: Institute for Entrepreneurship, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University & MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node
Mr Noble develops partnership with industry and foundations for MIT's environmental programs in education, research and public engagement. He previously worked in industry, entrepreneurship, and university technology commercialization and licensing. Mr Noble is a Certified Licensing Professional and a Board Member of the Association of University Technology Managers.

In this seminar, Mr Noble discusses what makes "Entrepreneurial Ecosystems" successful, and explores innovation and entrepreneurship in relation to environmental issues, such as urbanization, the circular economy and climate change. He will also discuss the particular role of universities in these issues.

Registration: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ife/corp/en/news_events/seminar_form_free.php?event=18987
Website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ife/corp/en/news_events/upcoming_events/18987?view=list

HKUST Physicist Contributes to New Record of Quantum Memory Efficiency Bringing Quantum Computers Closer to Reality

28 April 2019

International ICT Expo 2019

13-16 April 2019 (Saturday-Tuesday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council
By participating in the HKTDC International ICT Expo 2019, you can enjoy front-row access to the industry's most influential buyers, investors and experts. The 2018 event attracted over 32,000 buyers making connections with over 600 exhibitors, showcasing next-gen smart city and ICT solutions. Held concurrently with the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition), this dual event drew a massive number of relevant visitors to the Expo.

Online Registration: Click Here
Website: Click Here

HKUST Start-ups joined the HKTDC International ICT Expo 2019

13 April 2019

A. Kwok Sports Aerodynamics Science Initiative HKUST & HKSI Join Hands to Enhance Performance of Cycling Team

11 April 2019

Is My Invention Patentable? Patent 101 – Fundamental Concepts in Patent Law

1 April 2019 (Monday), 3:00 pm - 4:30pm
Venue: Mr and Mrs Lee Siu Lun Lecture Theater (LT-K)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
This seminar will explore the fundamental concepts behind patent law, exploring what are the requirements needed in order to obtain an issued patent. We will briefly touch upon the differences between patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. We will also discuss how to develop a strong IP strategy, why proper inventorship is important, how publications can impact a patent, and common mistakes that inventors make when pursuing patent rights.

Registration: https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4T6YUStSCVHX4mF

The Technology Transfer Center hosts an Intellectual Property Seminar “Is My Invention Patentable? Patent 101 – Fundamental Concepts in Patent Law”

1 April 2019

HKUST Scientists Discover How RNA Polymerase II Maintains Highly Accurate Gene Transcription with High-Performance Computing

21 March 2019

HKUST to Build the First Quantum Optics Camera in Greater China to Advance Knowledge in Astrophysics and Cosmology

19 March 2019

HKUST Researchers Discover More Than 7,000 New Microbial Species Enhancing Our Understanding of Ocean Biodiversity

11 March 2019

Hong Kong Science Park Career Expo 2019

9 March 2019 (Saturday) , 10:30 - 17:30
Venue: Grand Hall, Phase 3, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science Park
Make an Impact! Shape the Future!

Join the Science Park I&T Workforce.

Hong Kong Science Park Career Expo, the most exciting career platform where innovative minds gather and Make the Future! Come meet inspiring people, grow your talent and make a difference!

Not-to-be-missed:

Your golden opportunity to grow your network and build relationships with companies in a relaxed setting
The largest Innovation & Technology (I&T) recruitment platform offering 1500+ job opportunities from 150+ companies
Face-to-face career consultation with enthusiastic I&T recruiters
Opportunities to find jobs that match your skills
60-second on stage Talent Pitch to stand out and gain instant interview opportunities
Free career consultation on writing a CV, salary trends, building a career path, interview tips and how to look smart
Free shuttle bus, entertainment, free-flow of drinks and snacks all day

Registration: Click Here
Website: Click Here

HKUST Launches “Sustainable Smart Campus as a Living Lab” Inspiring a Culture for Sustainability Innovation

19 February 2019

HKUST Researchers Co-discover Novel Mechanism That Helps Delay Degradation of Injured Nerves

18 February 2019

FYP + Supporting Scheme 2018-2019

10 February 2019 (Monday) (Application Deadline)
Organized By: Hong Kong X Foundation
The FYP+ Supporting Scheme is a charity program organized by Hong Kong X Foundation, to promote innovation & Entrepreneurship. 40 excellent FYP projects will be selected from all local universities, with an award of HK$20,000 each, and 3 projects can win an additional HKD $50,000 grants in the final pitch.

Application: http://hongkongx.hk.mikecrm.com/2bwWLbb
Website: http://www.hkxfoundation.org/fyp

Joining Hand with Pangu BioPharma for New Lung Disease Therapy

17 January 2019

Fighting Neurodegenerative Diseases

16 January 2019

Strategic Partnership with Huawei Technology Investment on Research and Talent Grooming

11 January 2019

Three HKUST Distinguished Scholars Receive Croucher Senior Research Fellowship and Innovation Awards 2018

10 December 2018

HKUST Signs MoU with Haven of Hope Christian Service to Forge Partnership and Collaboration on Research

6 December 2018

HKUST Startups x Investor 2018

4 December 2018 (Tuesday) 2:00pm-5:30pm
Venue: Pitching Session – Tsang Shiu Tim Arts Hall, G/F, HKUST (Near Starbucks and Piazza); Booth Exhibitions & Discussion Session – Atrium, G/F, HKUST
Organized By: HKUST Entrepreneurship Center & Technology Transfer Center
The aim of this event is to connect HKUST startups to the investment community, professional network as well as potential business partnership to help jumpstart their company. This is a great opportunity for HKUST startups to receive invaluable professional and market feedback and solicit investment interests. It is equally beneficial for the external participants to take the opportunity to learn more of HKUST entrepreneurship endeavors and explore the outcomes.

Rundown
1:30pm: Reception
2:00pm: Welcome and Greetings
2:10pm: Pitch Presentation by HKUST Startups (2 mins each)
3:45pm: Booth Exhibitions and Discussion between Startups and Investors
5:30pm: End of the Event

Website: https://ttc.ust.hk/sxi/en/index.html

The Technology Transfer Center hosted the HKUST Startup x Investors 2018 with Entrepreneurship Center

4 December 2018

HKUST Researchers Discover Mutation Route That Helps Find New Therapeutic Lead for Deadly Brain Cancer Patients

3 December 2018

Is Your Invention Inventive? –What Is Obvious Is Not Obvious: A Conversation with Your Patent Attorney

7 November 2018 (Wednesday) 10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Venue: Room 6602, 6th Floor Annex, Academic Building, HKUST (Lift 31-32)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Standards for Patentability is the concern of every inventor when assessing whether an invention is eligible for a patent. People may have heard about usefulness, novelty and non-obviousness but are not sure how they work. How can inventors know whether the invention is non-obvious?

You are cordially invited to the Seminar: Is Your Invention Inventive? –What Is Obvious Is Not Obvious: A Conversation with Your Patent Attorney hosted by the Technology Transfer Center (TTC). Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, one of the University appointed patent law firms, is currently handling the University’s patent applications in the area of biotechnology, medical devices, health and life science.

This is an opportunity to participate in a discussion about
• Basic legal framework of the concept of obviousness in the patent law context
• Main considerations in assessing the obviousness question
• Practical strategies in securing patent rights for an invention

Online Registration: https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3rRcF8jMXqtV909
Seminar Materials: https://ttc.ust.hk/index.php?p=4&sp=48

The Technology Transfer Center hosts an Intellectual Property Seminar “Is Your Invention Inventive? –What Is Obvious Is Not Obvious: A Conversation with Your Patent Attorney”

7 November 2018

Startup Launchpad October 2018

18-21 October, 2018 (Thursday to Sunday)
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo
Organized By: Global Sources
Startup Launchpad (SULP) is Asia's largest retail startup trade show which helps startups scale up by selling to global retailers and distributors.
The event showcases 300+ startups to 37,000+ global buyers from 140+ countries.
Held twice a year in Hong Kong—an international trade and sourcing hub—Startup Launchpad features a full-fledged conference program with more than 50 thought leaders covering topics from ideation to distribution, and from emerging trends to new innovations of the future.
The event is built to serve Asia’s hardware startup community.

Website: https://launchpadhk.com/

HKUST Startups joined the Startup Launchpad October 2018

18 October 2018

HKUST Receives HK$200 Million Donation from Guangdong Bright Dream Robotics to Foster Research and Education in Robotics and AI

14 October 2018

HKUST Establishes Center for Artificial Intelligence Research to Spearhead Comprehensive Development of AI

21 September 2018

An Introduction to Intellectual Property and its Protection Strategies

14 September 2018 (Friday 15:00-16:30)
Venue: Chow Tak Sin Lecture Theater (LT-G), 1/F (Lift 25, 26), Academic Complex, HKUST
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Intellectual property takes many forms: from patents and trademarks to copyrights and trade secrets. Being aware of the different types of intellectual property and how to protect them is an important aspect of your research at the university. When you develop intellectual property, including discovering something new or an improvement of an existing product or process, what do you do? How do you go about protecting your intellectual property, especially your new inventions? This seminar will provide guidance in answering these questions, among others, by addressing, for example, the following items:

• Brief introduction of various types of IPs: patent, trademark, copyright (including software & database), trade secret or know-how, design
• IP protection strategy with respect to different nature of inventions
• Introduction to patents
• Patent filing and prosecution strategies: an international perspective (Provisional filing, PCT filing, EU filing)
• Best time to file a patent application (including impact of public disclosure on patent filing)
• How does patent associate with other types of IPs: trademark, copyright and trade secret?
• How to increase the value of an invention?

Online Registration: https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2lCQsLaH5MpLy9D
Seminar Materials: https://ttc.ust.hk/index.php?p=4&sp=48

The Technology Transfer Center hosts an Intellectual Property Seminar “An Introduction to Intellectual Property and its Protection Strategies”

14 September 2018

HKUST Receives HK$100 million Donation from Lo Kwee Seong Foundation to Advance Frontiers of Knowledge of Life Science

5 September 2018

HKUST Enhances Promotion on STEM Education Launches STEM@HKUST One–stop Online Platform

29 August 2018

HKUST Scientists Rebuild Synapse-like Machineries to Unveil its Formation and Regulatory Mechanism Paving Ways for Diagnosis and Early Intervention of Mental Disorders

21 August 2018

HKUST Hosts Xiangshan Science Conference on Neuromorphic Computing & Artificial Intelligence and Hosts Launching Ceremony for Hong Kong Society of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

17 August 2018

HKUST Scientists Determine Atomic Structure of DNA Replication Machine to Make Groundbreaking Discovery of DNA Replication Mechanism

2 August 2018

HKUST Academy for Bright Future Young Engineers Receives Renewed Support from Bright Future Charitable Foundation and Promotes STEM Education with Electric Vehicle Summer Program

25 July 2018

HKUST Develops a New Generation of LCD with Higher Efficiency, Resolution and Color Performance

3 July 2018

HKUST Develops a New Generation of LCD with Higher Efficiency, Resolution and Color Performance

3 July 2018

AI for Art, Design and Media

26-27 June 2018 (Tuesday - Wednesday 1:30pm)
Venue: Innocentre, Kowloon Tong
Organized By: HKUST-NE Social Media Lab, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Innocentre & Hong Kong Science Park
Researchers, artists, designers, media experts, business and technology innovators, etc. today are actively exploring the possible uses of Artificial Intelligence to enable machines producing creative visual content like advertisement, product designs, or even paintings, etc. Art, design and media content are challenging to be produced due to the joint complexity of aesthetic, contextual, functional and cultural considerations. In this event, our speakers from relevant professional, research and business communities will share their latest ideas, technologies and works on how AI could help creating original, aesthetic and functional content for visual artworks, applications and businesses. Controversially, these breakthroughs may redefine our usual concepts about art, design and media, and trigger some issues about the ownerships, values, ethics, etc. Is AI a friend or enemy to our human-race creativity? You may discover the answers in this event.

Who should come (FREE, but LIMITED to 100 Persons ONLY):
1. Artists, Designers, Media Experts, etc.
2. Researchers, Business and Technology Innovators, Entrepreneurs, etc.
3. Gallery Owners/Curators, Trademark Agents, Lawyers, etc.
4. Students, Visual Content Educators, Hobbyists, etc.

Online Registration: Click Here
Website: http://smedia.ust.hk/ai/#

HKUST-Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2018 Sees Innovative Entrepreneurial Ideas

25 June 2018

CES Asia 2018

13-15 June, 2018 (Wednesday to Friday)
Venue: Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC)
Organized By: Consumer Technology Association™ & Shanghai Intex
Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) ™ and co-produced by Shanghai Intex Exhibition Co., Ltd (Shanghai Intex®), CES Asia is the premier event for the consumer technology industry, showcasing the full breadth and depth of the innovation value-chain in the Asian marketplace. Key global businesses come to this event to grow and reinforce their brand by showcasing the latest products and technologies to consumer tech industry executives, foreign buyers, international media and a limited number of consumers from China. Attendees have exclusive access to some of the largest brands from China and around the world, while celebrating the innovation that defines the consumer technology sector. Special co-organizers of CES Asia include the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME) and Chinese Electronic Chamber of Commerce (CECC).
CES Asia 2018 will return to Shanghai June 13-15, 2018 as the only industry event focused on the Asia-Pacific market.

Online Registration: https://cesasia.expotec.com.cn/ces/xtevent/?lng=en
Website: http://www.cesasia.cn/?lang=en

HKUST Start-ups participated in CES Asia

13 June 2018

Leading Experts from China, Hong Kong and the World Share Insights on Smart Cities at HKUST’s First Symposium

18 May 2018

HKUST and CIL Establish Joint Laboratory to Nurture Innovative Research on Environmental Health Technologies

9 May 2018

International ICT Expo 2018

13-16 April 2018 (Friday to Sunday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council
In the competitive digital age, ICT solutions are crucial for businesses to improve productivity and profitability. At the HKTDC International ICT Expo 2017, 600 leading exhibitors from 10 countries and regions participated with over 31,000 buyers sourcing the latest ICT solutions for enterprises and SMEs across the globe. Established exhibitors are able to tap into a priceless networking resource at the industry’s premier showcase of next-gen ICT products. Exhibitors can also benefit from the synergy of the concurrent Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition), one of the tech industry’s largest events that attracted an even greater number of relevant visitors to the Expo.

Online Registration: Click Here
Website: http://m.hktdc.com/fair/ictexpo-en/HKTDC-International-ICT-Expo.html

HKUST Start-ups joined the HKTDC International ICT Expo 2018

13 April 2018

The 79th China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF Spring 2018)

11-14 April, 2018 (Wednesday to Saturday)
Venue: National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai)
Organized By: Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions
China International Medicinal Equipment Fair (CMEF), launched in 1979, is held twice annually – spring and autumn. After over 38 years of continuous innovation and self-improvement, CMEF has become the largest fair of medical equipment, related products and services in the Asia-Pacific region. The fair widely covers 15,000 products such as medical imaging, IVD, electronics, optics, first aid, rehabilitation nursing, medical IT and outsourcing services, and it serves the entire value chain of medical devices from the source to the end in a direct and all-round way. At each fair, almost 4,200 medical device manufacturers from over 28 countries, and about 120,000 people who are government procurement agencies, hospital buyers and dealers from over 100 countries and regions gather in CMEF for trading and exchanges; With in-depth professional development of the exhibition, CMEF has initiated conference forums and established a series of sub-brands in medical field including CMEF Imaging, CMEF IVD and ICMD.

Online Registration: Click here
Website: https://www.cmef.com.cn/g1225.aspx

Startup Launchpad 2018 – Consumer Electronics

11-14 April, 2018 (Wednesday to Saturday)
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo
Organized By: Global Sources
Startup Launchpad brings together the hottest new IoT, AI, smart home, robotics, 3D printing, wearables, VR/AR and other high-growth hardware startups. If you’re looking for latest shelf-ready innovations, Startup Launchpad is the show for you.

Online Registration: Click Here
Website: http://www.globalsources.com/TRADESHOW/HONGKONG-ELECTRONICS.HTM

HKUST Start-ups joined the Startup Launchpad 2018 – Consumer Electronics

11 April 2018

HKUST Start-ups joined the 79th China International Medicinal Equipment Fair

11 April 2018

HKUST-Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2018 to Enhance Diversity, Participants’ Experience and Public Engagement

2 April 2018

HKUST Researchers Discover the Genetic Contributions to Alzheimer’s Disease in the Chinese Population Offering Important Clues to the Development of Effective Diagnosis and Treatments

28 March 2018

Challenges in Patenting FinTech, IoT and Blockchain Inventions

22 March 2018 (Thursday)
Venue: Chen Kuan Cheng Forum (LT-H), HKUST
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Are you innovating in the FinTech or IoT space? Does Blockchain offer solutions to problems you are wrestling with? Do you want to protect such innovations? This presentation on how to meet and successfully carve out your space in FinTech, IoT and Blockchain areas is a must attend event. Patenting FinTech inventions has a number of hurdles and challenges that must be successfully met if you are to obtain a valuable IP asset in the FinTech space, including software patentable subject matter issues in the US and other jurisdictions. Many aspects of IoT has been patented; this presentation will discuss how to obtain IoT patents and extract value from such IP assets. As to Blockchain, many uses of Blockchain have yet to be discovered and the diversified encryption nature of Blockchain can provide advantageous solutions which you can protect……and we will explain how.

Online Registration: https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4JybGYhRHaQs2lD
Seminar Materials: http://ttc.ust.hk/index.php?p=4&sp=48

The Technology Transfer Center hosts an Intellectual Property Seminar “Challenges in Patenting FinTech, IoT and Blockchain Inventions”

22 March 2018

MakeITHongKong3-2-1 Go!

21 March 2018 (Wednesday)
Venue: The Square (Underneath the Golden Egg), Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks
Organized By: Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
Themed “MakeITHongKong3-2-1 Go!”, HKSTP aims to gather members of partner companies, industry associations, academia, media friends and students to visit its campus, and witness the progress accomplished collectively by all the R&D professionals inside Science Park.

Online Registration: Click Here
Website: http://makeithongkong.hkstp.org/321go/

HKUST Discovers New Antibiotics Resistance Mechanism Paving the Way for Design of Antibiotics Against Superbugs

20 March 2018

HKUST Scientists Find New Way to Produce Chiral Molecules which may Bring Safer and More Affordable Medicine

12 March 2018

The Startup "Make or Break" Series

Workshop 1 (March 9, 2018 in Cantonese)
Workshop 2 (March 23, 2018 in Cantonese)
Workshop 3 (April 13, 2018 in Cantonese)
Workshop 4 (April 27, 2018 in English)
Workshop 5 (May 4, 2018 in English)
Workshop 6 ( May 18, 2018 in English)
Venue: HKPC Building 78 Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon
Organized By: HKPC Academy
Details of each workshop:

Workshop 1 (March 9, 2018 in Cantonese),
Workshop 4 (April 27, 2018 in English):
How to prepare the entrepreneurial mind-set and systematically work on market identification and business modeling

Workshop 2 (March 23, 2018 in Cantonese),
Workshop 5 (May 4, 2018 in English):
How to do an Elevator Pitch, a1-page teaser and a PowerPoint pitch deck for investment

Workshop 3 (April 13, 2018 in Cantonese),
Workshop 6 ( May 18, 2018 in English):
How to prepare a full business plan and due diligence for VCs

These "Startup Make or Break" workshops are highly practical, recognizing and addressing the importance of financial resources for survival as well as careful business planning and put special emphasis on fund-raising from potential investors such as business angels and early-stage venture capitalists. They focus on several major topics related to starting and growing business ventures, which include (i) readying the entrepreneurial mind-set, (ii) planning the business – via market identification, business/revenue modeling, and (iii) obtaining the external investment money, using an elevator pitch, a 1-page teaser and a powerful pitch deck, particularly on ventures with innovative ideas and technology.

Online Registration (Workshop 1 & Workshop 4: How to prepare the entrepreneurial mind-set and systematically work on market identification and business modeling): https://www.hkpcacademy.org/zh-HK/programmeDetail.jspx/10005843-09
Online Registration (Workshop 2 & Workshop 5: How to do an Elevator Pitch, a1-page teaser and a PowerPoint pitch deck for investment): https://www.hkpcacademy.org/en/programmeDetail.jspx/10005843-10
Online Registration (Workshop 3 & Workshop 6: How to prepare a full business plan and due diligence for VCs): https://www.hkpcacademy.org/en/programmeDetail.jspx/10005843-11
Website: https://www.hkpcacademy.org/en/programmeDetail.jspx/10005843-10

HKUST Hosts Women in Innovation Forum “Challenges vs Chances” to Celebrate International Women’s Day

7 March 2018

HKUST Researchers Identify Irreversible Adverse Effects of Microbeads on Marine Animals’ Growth and Development

5 March 2018

HKUST Researchers Develop First Innovative Fusion-based Location Sensing Technology to Shape a Smart City

13 February 2018

HKUST Researchers Discover Fitness Landscape of HIV Envelope Protein That May Help Vaccine Development

7 February 2018

HKUST Scientists Reveal How Human Brains Keep Balance

25 January 2018

HKUST TSSSU Start-ups have gathering with Walter Kwok Foundation

18 January 2018

First HKUST Scholar Wins Top Prize of State Natural Science Award for Outstanding Achievements in Aggregation-induced Emission (AIE)

8 January 2018

HKUST Receives Donation from Dr Lau Wah Sum to Support Chinese Medicine Research to Overcome Abuse of Antibiotics on Fish and Livestock

28 December 2017

HKUST Establishes Joint Lab on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision with Face++

14 December 2017

Awards-winning HKUST Neuroscientist Discovers Mechanism of Schizophrenia

12 December 2017

The 7th Edition of Business of Intellectual Property Asia Forum (BIP Asia) - IP & Innovation: Propelling Change, Growth and Connectivity

7 December- 8 December 2017 (Thursday- Friday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: HKSAR Government, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Design Centre
Jointly organised by the HKSAR Government, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Design Centre, the 7th Edition of Business of Intellectual Property Asia Forum (BIP Asia) will bring IP professionals and business leaders from around the world to discuss the latest developments in IP and explore business collaboration opportunities. The Forum last year attracted more than 2,500 IP professionals and industry leaders, featuring over 80 prominent speakers sharing their insights.

Online Registration: http://bipasiaforum.com/en/fp_onlineregistration.html
Website: http://bipasiaforum.com/en/index.htm

How the Patent System Works

20 November 2017 (Monday 16:00 - 17:30)
Venue: HKUST Business School Central, Rm 1501- 02, 15/F Hong Kong Club Building, 3A Chater Road, Central (Round trip coach will be arranged)
Organized By: Office of Knowledge Transfer & Technology Transfer Center
To many (maybe most) scientists and engineers the patent system can be a daunting thing. Unlike the laws of nature it is a man-made, man-operated thing. It is complex both substantively and procedurally. And if non-lawyer scientists and engineers do not know the basics of the system they are likely to miss out on its potential or fall victims to others who do.
In this lecture Sir Robin will aim to give the audience a basic understanding of how it all works without descending into complex legal detail. The intention is help members of the audience know when to ask a patent expert and how to relate to them.
The seminar would be hosted by the Honourable Andrew Liao Cheung-sing, GBS, SC, JP, Council Chairman. Professor Tony F Chan, the President will also join the discussion session.
Due to the change of time and venue, please re-register if you have registered the seminar before to facilitate transport arrangement.

Online Registration (HKUST Members): https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ebnnb5Tmrsa0oOV
Online Registration (Non-HKUST Members): https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_erm4oXN7IpJF3DL
Seminar Materials: http://ttc.ust.hk/index.php?p=4&sp=48

IP Seminar Features the Rt. Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob on Patent System

20 November 2017

6 HKUST start-ups were selected as one of the 100 finalists in Elevator Pitch Competition 2017

2 November 2017

Eco Expo Asia 2017

26 - 29 October 2017 (Thu - Sun)
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd., Environment Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
With over a decade of solid experience, Eco Expo Asia is a prominent trading platform for environmentally conscious businesses in Asia. Co-organised by the Environment Bureau, the event receives strong support from Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland, international government authorities and industry associations. It provides B2G and B2B opportunities for exhibitors to expand their market reach and showcase cutting-edge environmental protection technologies, solutions and products.

Online Registration: Click here
Website: Click here

HKUST Joins Partnership on AI to Spearhead Ethical AI Development

26 October 2017

HKUST Startups join the Eco Expo Asia 2017

26 October 2017

Sundial Technology Wins the Top Prize in the "GCL Cup "International College Student Green Energy Science and Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition

21 October 2017

Startup Launchpad Oct 2017

18-21 Oct 2017 (Wednesday to Saturday)
Venue: Hall 11, AsiaWorld-Expo
Organized By: Global Sources
Global Sources Electronics is world’s largest electronics trade fair. It opens on October 11 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong and comprises two phases – Consumer Electronics & Mobile Electronics. As the flagship trade fair of Global Sources, it features 6,400 booths of the hottest electronics products from Greater China, Korea, and other Asian countries. With 300 booths from 9 different countries, Startup Launchpad brings together the hottest new IoT, AI, smart home, robotics, 3D printing, wearables, VR/AR and other high-growth hardware startups.

Online Registration: Click here
Website: Click here

HKUST Startups join the Startup Launchpad 2017 October – Mobile Electronic Show

18 October 2017

Smart Tips and Insights - U.S. Patent Prosecution Practice

11 October 2017 (Wednesday 15:00-16:30)
Venue: Room 1403, SCI/HOME (Lifts 25-26)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
This seminar will help you understand more about the U.S. patent prosecution process and the anatomy of the U.S. patent application, and will present tips and insights regarding U.S. patents and patent applications in various industries, such as the biotechnology/chemical and electrical/software arts. People involved or who are interested in being involved in the business of technology innovation are encouraged to attend.

Online Registration: https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6P8CmCdvfwFN1u5&Q_JFE=0
Seminar Materials: http://ttc.ust.hk/index.php?p=4&sp=48

The Technology Transfer Center hosts an Intellectual Property Seminar “Smart Tips and Insights - U.S. Patent Prosecution Practice”

11 October 2017

香港科技大學與滴滴出行達成戰略合作 共促智慧城市建設 (Chinese only)

18 September 2017

Eureka!! I Have a New Invention. Now What?

15 September 2017 (Friday 14:30 - 16:00)
Venue: Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall (G017), Academic Complex, HKUST
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Being one of the members of HKUST, there will often come to the times where you discover new inventions or improvements on your prior work. When you discover something new or an improvement of an existing product or process, what do you do? How do you go about protecting your new invention? This seminar will provide guidance in answering these questions, among others, by addressing, for example, the following items:
- A brief introduction of various types of IP: Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Secret
- What is the best IP protection strategy with respect to the different nature of inventions
- A more detailed introduction to Patents
- Patent filing and prosecution strategies: how do we decide what to protect? What is the best way to argue before the patent office about your invention?
- How do patents intersect with the other types of IP: Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secret?
- How to increase the value of an invention?

Seminar Materials: http://ttc.ust.hk/index.php?p=4&sp=48
Online Registration: https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8obKD0EqfxrV0NL

The Technology Transfer Center hosts an Intellectual Property Seminar “Eureka!! I Have a New Invention. Now What?”

15 September 2017

Launch of Walter Kwok Technology Start-up Fund for HKUST TSSSU Awardees

11 September 2017

APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) 2017 – Smart City. Connected City.

7 September- 8 September 2017 (Thursday to Friday)
Venue: Grand Hall, Convention Centre 3, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) has been playing an important role in knowledge transfer and business matching for 12 years, bringing together a world cast of leading experts including academia, decision makers and thought leaders to exchange insights on the latest technology trends. The theme of this conference “Smart City. Connected City.”, is to focus on how technology can drive city transformation. On both the city and regional levels, we will explore the Smart City Blueprint for Hong Kong and how smart resilient planning can successfully be realised in neighboring countries. We will further the discussion of how sensor technologies can connect for a wide range of applications including smart lighting, home automation, smart parking, surveillance, air and water quality monitoring, wellness monitoring and other novel applications.

Online Registration: https://apacinnosummit.hkstp.org/en/ais-smart-city/registration-form/
Website: https://apacinnosummit.hkstp.org/en/ais-smart-city/

HKUST Robotics Team Wins Nine Robotics Awards Including MATE ROV World Champion

5 September 2017

Do Startup or Go Corporate?

25 August 2017 (Friday)
Venue: KPMG, 23/F Hysan Place, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Organized By: Co-operatives of Innovative Intellectuals (CII)
The Co-operatives of Innovative Intellectuals (CII) is a registered charitable organization promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in Hong Kong.
“Do Startup of Go Corporate?” is a sharing event in which real-life successful entrepreneurs (IPO experienced), angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate executives will share their insights about startups, corporate and their inter-dependencies.

Online Registration: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/do-startup-or-go-corporate-tickets-35452413122
Website: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/do-startup-or-go-corporate-tickets-35452413122

HKUST Discovers New Technology to Capture Live Cell Images Opening New Possibilities to the Study of Cell Biology

17 August 2017

HKUST and BGI Group Establish Joint Research Center on Biotechnological Science and Engineering

3 August 2017

HKUST Develops New Stimuli Responsive Smart Hydrogels That Open Doors for Future Material Biology and Biomedical Applications

27 July 2017

HKUST Holds the Seventh One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition Winners Improve Life with Innovative Design

10 July 2017

APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) 2017 – Robotics

5 June-6 June 2017 （Monday to Tuesday）
Venue: Grand Hall & Conference Hall 4-7, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) has been playing an important role in knowledge transfer and business matching for 12 years, bringing together a world cast of leading experts including academia, decision makers and thought leaders to exchange insights on the latest technology trends. The theme of this conference, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), rarely has a physical format but it penetrates into wide segments of our daily lives, with huge implications for a wide range of industries, such as industrial automation, services, transportation and wellness. While A.I. is taking the world stage and transforming it in the process, this conference will bring together a world cast of leading experts including academia, decision makers and thought leaders to exchange insights on the latest trends.

Online Registration: https://apacinnosummit.hkstp.org/en/ais-robotics/registration-form/
Website: https://apacinnosummit.hkstp.org/en/ais-robotics/

2017 China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair

26-27 May 2017 (Friday to Saturday)
Venue: Guangzhou, China
Organized By: China Association for Science and Technology, National Development and Reform Commission, Chinese Academy of Engineering, The Central Committee of the Jiu San (Sept. 3rd) Society, People’s Government of Guangdong Province, The People`s Government of Guang
The 2017 China Innovation had called for the innovation and entrepreneurship achievement and also other related activities. The China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair would have 3 exhibition zones with showcases of successful stories of innovation and technology achievement, providing a platform for the interaction and collaboration between industries. The Fair in 2016 attracted over 1000 exhibitors with over 2000 programmes and attracted over 70000 visitors. With the arrangement of 38 special sessions, 12 salons and roadshows on innovation and entrepreneurship, the fair facilitated the implementation of 41 projects which involves 140 billion.

Website: http://www.hkciea.org/924

World Experts in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Gather at HKUST to Share Insights into Future

26 May 2017

HKUST Develops Novel Air Purification Technology that Removes Deadly Airborne Viruses

25 May 2017

Hong Kong International Medical Devices and Supplies Fair

16-18 May 2017 (Tue-Thur)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council
According to United Nations, by 2050, there will be 2.1 billion people who are aged 60 or above, accounting for 25% of the world’s total population. The World Health Organisation shows the total global expenditure for health is around US$6.5 trillion a year. Servicing the healthcare sector is a flourishing business and the place to establish contact with trade buyers is the HKTDC Hong Kong International Medical Devices and Supplies Fair. More than 260 exhibitors engaged with over 10,000 buyers at the 2016 edition.

Website: http://m.hktdc.com/fair/hkmedicalfair-en
Online Registration: Click here

The Office of Knowledge Transfer and Technology Transfer Center Hosts the HKUST Technopreneur Outreach Day to Promote HKUST Startup

5 May 2017

HKUST Hosts a Session at AUTM Asia 2017

26 April 2017

AUTM Asia 2017

23 - 26 April 2017
Venue: Hong Kong Science Park
Organized By: Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) is a nonprofit organization based in the U.S. dedicated to supporting and advancing academic technology transfer globally through education, professional development, partnering and advocacy. AUTM Asia 2017 is your gateway to learn and explore IP opportunities in Asia and Greater China. Join the conference at Science Park in Hong Kong from April 23 to 26, 2017. The four-day event features prominent speakers from academic research institutes, industries, entrepreneurs and technology transfer professionals. They will address the free movement of innovative ideas, interests of emerging Asia markets and trends in technology management.

Online Registration: http://autmasia2017net.youdomain.hk/en/registration/
Website: http://autmasia2017net.youdomain.hk/en/home/

Startup Launchpad 2017 – Mobile Electronic Show

18-21 April 2017 (Tuesday to Friday)
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo
Organized By: Global Sources
The Global Sources Electronics is the world’s biggest electronics sourcing show and its second phase, Mobile Electronics, including 2,700 booths with the focus on smartphones & tablets, mobile VR/AR, wearable devices and mobile accessories, is the largest trade show of its kind in the world featuring the most in-demand electronics products and showcases the latest emerging technology and market trends. One of the highlights of the show is the Startup Lauchpad which consists of a conference track and trade-show pavilion, aiming to offer a chance for buyers to see the latest innovations and be first to market with shelf-ready products.

Online Registration: Click Here
Website: Click Here

HKUST Startups joined the Startup Launchpad 2017– Mobile Electronic Show

18 April 2017

International ICT Expo 2017

13-16 April 2017 (Thursday to Sunday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council
The International ICT Expo, organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, endeavors to sustain its position as a premier platform for the ICT providers to meet with the world’s enterprises and Hong Kong SMEs for business exploration. The ICT Expo 2016 attracted 600 exhibitors from 11 countries and regions while over 30,000 visitors from 127 countries and regions were attracted to source the latest ICT solutions at the Expo.

Online Registration: Click Here
Website: http://m.hktdc.com/fair/ictexpo-en/HKTDC-International-ICT-Expo.html

HKUST Startups joined the ICT Expo 2017

13 April 2017

Inauguration of France-HKUST Innovation Hub

24 March 2017

HKUST Researchers Create Solid Metamaterials with Fluid-like Property that Can Be Used for Wave Filtering and May Help Protect Buildings from Earthquakes

23 March 2017

HKUST Students Receives Donation to Solve Healthcare Problems in Indonesia and Cambodia

9 March 2017

HKUST Wins Asia Pacific Region Award for Remodeling Central Chiller Plant that saves millions of dollars and over 20 percent of energy consumption

1 March 2017

Nobel Laureate Professor Hiroshi Amano Speaks on the Development of LEDs at the Last Talk of HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series

21 February 2017

HKUST Professor Wins State Science Award for Discovery that Could Remap Marine Ecosystem and Boosts Efficiency for Shipping Industry

24 January 2017

HKUST Receives a Donation from Kingworld Medicines Group to Boost Exchange of Business Students and Research in Chinese Medicine

9 January 2017

Microsoft’s Executive Vice President for Artificial Intelligence and Research Dr Harry Shum Speaks on Artificial Intelligence at HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series

22 December 2016

The 1st Promotional Video on Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities (TSSSU) is Now Available

21 December 2016

HKUST Researchers Develop Novel Audio Technology and Sales Model that Bring More Affordable and Better-performed Hearing Aids

18 December 2016

HKUST Life Scientist Prof Danny Chi Yeu Leung Wins Croucher Innovation Award 2017

12 December 2016

Business of IP Asia Forum (BIP Asia)

1-2 December 2016 (Thursday to Friday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: Government of the HKSAR, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Design Centre
The 6th Edition of Business of Intellectual Property Asia Forum (BIP Asia) will bring IP professionals and business leaders from around the world to discuss the latest developments in IP and explore business collaboration opportunities. The Forum last year had attracted more than 2,400 IP professionals and industry players, featuring over 80 heavy-weight speakers to share their insights.

Online Registration: http://bipasiaforum.com/en/fp_onlineregistration.html
Website: http://www.bipasiaforum.com

HKUST Technology Wins Tops Prizes in the Sixth Bank of China (HK) FITMI “Technology Start-Up” Award, the First Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneur Competition Final and the Cross-strait, HK and Macao Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

29 November 2016

HKUST Startup Wins Top Prize in the 5th China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition

23 November 2016

HKUST Startup Receives Potential and Innovation Award in 海峽兩岸及港澳地區創新創業大賽

23 November 2016

HKUST Startup Wins IET Innovation Award 2016 for its Breakthrough Healthcare Technology

23 November 2016

Advanced Materials & Printed Electronics

22 November 2016 (09:30 - 17:30)
Venue: Charles K. Kao Auditorium, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
Featuring keynote speakers from both industry and research community, this will be a forward-looking sharing session which identifies new challenges and trends of advanced materials & printed electronics.

Conference Highlights:
(i) Printed electronics applications with advanced materials including printed dielectric, conductors, graphene, etc.;
(ii) Smart packaging, printed battery, printed memory, printed sensors and flexible displays;
(iii) Latest market trends, industry drivers and development of printed devices;
(iv) Business matching with printed electronics companies, materials suppliers, R&D institutes and users.

Online Registration: https://www.apacinnosummit.net/en-us/participants/index/5/so:HKUST/
Website: http://www.apacinnosummit.net/
Enquiry: +852-2629 6965/ info@apacinnosummit.net

Angel x Angel 2016: International Angel Investment Symposium

11 November 2016 (10:00 - 17:30)
Venue: Charles K. Kao Auditorium, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
Jointly organised by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and Hong Kong Business Angel Network (HKBAN), Angel x Angel 2016: International Angel Investment Symposium seeks to encourage co-investment in Asia. 30 international start-up projects will take part in investment roadshow and 1-on-1 co-investment matching, including the start-up companies funded by Hong Kong angel investors and the outstanding projects under the Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities.

Online Registration: https://www.apacinnosummit.net/en-us/participants/index/8/so:HKUST
Website: http://www.apacinnosummit.net/
Enquiry: +852-2629 6689/ james.fong@hkstp.org

(Re-scheduled) Information Session on the Review of HKUST Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Policies

28 October 2016 (Friday 10:00 am to 12:00 noon)
Venue: Chow Tak Sin Lecture Theater (LTG)
Organized By: Office of Knowledge Transfer (OKT)
In line with the objective of fortifying and enhancing the current HKUST policies, structure and practices towards knowledge transfer, intellectual property (IP) management and entrepreneurship (EP), a consulting project funded by the University has been launched last year to review the relevant HKUST IP and EP Policies. It is also taken as an opportunity to address the points raised by the internal auditor and some other major concerns over the years. This exercise covers IP policy, Entrepreneurship Policy on Faculty Involvement in Start-up Companies and HKUST Entrepreneurship Program, guidelines and procedures on related aspects of IP management and technology transfer, etc.

Online Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/1rFUSxnnJGXQhw6P2

HKUST Wins Silver in Cybathlon – the World’s First Olympics for Bionic Athletes

26 October 2016

How New Developments of Patent Laws and Practices in China, U.S. & Europe Affect Your Patent Prosecution, Enforcement and Monetization Strategies?

24 October 2016 (Monday 14:30 - 16:00)
Venue: Room 7336 (7/F, Lifts 13-15)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Thinking of starting up your own business with cool innovative technologies? Intellectual Property (IP) can be critical in helping your new venture transform its innovation potential into market value and competitiveness. Join us to meet with the IP experts from China, U.S. and Europe and hear what they say about the recent developments in the three most important markets in the world.

Online Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/pwrtaxXA1VaK5EsT2

Elevator World Tour

13 October 2016 (Thursday 17:00 - 22:00)
Venue: Sky100, 100/F, International Commerce Centre
Organized By: La Fondation du Startup de Montreal and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
The Elevator World Tour™ is a series of events taking place in the world’s most impressive elevators, in the most innovative start-up cities, giving entrepreneurs the chance to garner investment and develop relationships with the most influential investors, advisors and accelerators around the globe. In each city, 100 burgeoning start-ups will compete for the chance to win an investment of up to US$100,000. Since 2013, it has been running in various iconic structures including CN Tower in Toronto, Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv and Eiffel Tower in Paris. The next one, also the first of its kind in Asia, will be jointly organised by La Fondation du Startup de Montreal and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation in Hong Kong’s International Commerce Centre.

Online Registration: https://www.apacinnosummit.net/en-us/participants/index/7/
Website: https://www.apacinnosummit.net/EWT/en-us

Startup Launchpad – A Trade Show for Startups & Entrepreneurs

11-14 October 2016 (Tuesday to Friday)
Venue: Asia World Expo
Organized By: Global Sources
Startup Launchpad is Asia’s largest hardware startup trade show which enables global distribution for startups seeking online and office sales channels, where startups exhibit its products and technologies to more than 60,000 distributors and retailers. In addition to distribution opportunities, Startup Launchpad organizes one-on-one sourcing interviews, tech conferences and pitch competitions, as well as media coverage and investment opportunities.

Website: http://www.launchpadhk.com/

Seminar: Protecting and Monetizing Software Using Intellectual Property

7 October 2016 (Friday 11:00 am to 12:30 pm)
Venue: Room 7336 (7/F, Lifts 13-15)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Intellectual property rights include patents, industrial designs, trademark, trade secret, and copyright protection. While patent protection may be appropriate for some software products, other rights may also form a “fence” to prevent competitors from copying an invention. Successful companies trying to mitigate the risk of their consumer-critical features and products being copied by their competitors may need to take into account different balancing factors such as the selected IP assets, the countries where those assets are sought, and other factors such as costs for obtaining the IP. A case study focused on software products will be used to illustrate how to address strategic IP protection concerns.

This seminar hosted by the Technology Transfer Center (TTC) will focus on practical approaches to balance the above factors and to obtain international IP that provides you and your company with a valuable commercial resource in the form of IP assets. An overview of the paths to monetization and how IP assets support those paths will also be discussed.

Online Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/JK1y7OgIQILW2gAW2

Falling Walls Lab Hong Kong

27 September 2016 (Tuesday)
Venue: HKUST Campus
Organized By: Falling Walls Foundation
The Falling Walls Lab at HKUST offers young talents, innovators and entrepreneurs an exciting opportunity to present your innovative ideas, research projects or social initiatives in 3 minutes with just 3 slides. The Lab is a platform for bright minds to present groundbreaking ideas that spark discourse and have great potential to impact our future. All disciplines are welcome; applications are exclusively for HKUST community members only (HKUST students, staff, faculty and alumni).

The winner will go to Berlin to compete on a world stage of innovators in the Falling Walls Lab Finals, and attend the Falling Walls Conference, a prestigious annual global gathering of forward thinking individuals from 80 countries.

The Falling Walls Lab Hong Kong takes place on Tuesday, 27 September 2016 at the HKUST Campus.

Online Registration: http://falling-walls.com/lab/applyold?location=8
Website (Falling Walls Lab): http://falling-walls.com/lab
Website (HKUST): http://www.vprg.ust.hk/rgs/eng/falling_walls
Enquiry: 2358 6093/ fallingwalls@ust.hk

APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) 2016 – Smart City

22 - 23 September 2016 (09:30 – 17:45)
Venue: Charles K. Kao Auditorium, Science Park & Conference Hall 04-05, Phase 2, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
Featuring keynote speakers from both industry and research community, this will be a forward-looking sharing session which identifies new challenges and trends of smart city.

Online Registration: https://www.apacinnosummit.net/en-us/participants/index/6/so:HKUST
Website: http://www.apacinnosummit.net/
Enquiry: +852-2629 6965/ info@apacinnosummit.net

HKUST Builds Frameworks to Boost Development of Mobile Applications on Augmented Reality

20 September 2016

HKUST Researchers Find Possible Mechanisms of Human Brain Disorders That May Shed Light on New Treatments

31 August 2016

Prof. Kai Chen received Distinguished Collaborator Award of Noah's Ark Lab

26 August 2016

APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) 2016 - Sensors

25 August 2016 (09:30 – 17:45)
Venue: Charles K. Kao Auditorium, Science Park & Conference Hall 04-05, Phase 2, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
Featuring keynote speakers from both industry and research community, this will be a forward-looking sharing session which identifies new challenges and trends of sensors.

Online Registration: https://www.apacinnosummit.net/en-us/Participants/index
Website: http://www.apacinnosummit.net/
Enquiry: +852-2629 6965/ info@apacinnosummit.net

HKUST Develops Tiny Lasers that Opens New Era for Light-based Computing

22 August 2016

HKUST Finds a New Material System that Opens a New Era for Organic Solar Cells

1 August 2016

HKUST Holds One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition in Five Cities for the First Time

14 July 2016

HKUST ranked no. 56 in Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents 2015

12 July 2016

APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) 2016 - Robotics

2-3 June 2016 (09:30 – 17:30)
Venue: Grand Hall, Phase 3, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
Featuring keynote speakers from both industry and research community, this will be a forward-looking sharing session which identifies new challenges and trends of robotics.

Website: http://www.apacinnosummit.net/
Enquiry: +852-2629 6766/ info@apacinnosummit.net

HKUST Leads Research Project to Mitigate the Risks and Damage of Landslides in Hong Kong

24 May 2016

Briefing Session on BICI Funding Scheme

20 May 2016 (Thursday 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm)
Venue: Room 6602 (6/F, Lifts 31-32)
The Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation (BICI) is a pioneering new institute in China who endeavours to bring research outputs to market. It employs innovative approaches to fund for translational researches aiming to improve the probability of commercialization success. It has established collaborations with both major domestic and overseas institutions. The most recent cases include partnership programs with the University of Michigan and ASTRI.

HKUST Establishes Laboratory on Big Data for Bio Intelligence

5 May 2016

Breakthrough Discoveries at HKUST Offer New Hope for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

21 April 2016

Patent-Eligibility of Life Science Innovations: How to Improve the Chance of Patents

20 April 2016 (Wed 10:30 am to 12:00 noon)
Venue: Room 1403, SCI/HOME (Lifts 25-26)
Organized By: co-organized by Technology Transfer Center (TTC) and School of Science (SSCI)
Value drivers for medical innovations include such things as validating clinical data, regulatory approval, and, of course, patent exclusivity in addition to improved patient outcomes and cost savings. In recent years, U.S. Supreme Court decisions have upset fundamental assumptions about the types of life science innovations that are eligible for patent protection. These decisions have changed the landscape for patent-eligibility as it relates to natural products, personalized medicine, and other innovations in the life sciences. Patent claims that were thought to pass muster are now being labeled “laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas” and, thus, patent-ineligible.

Online Registration: http://goo.gl/forms/Bi5Zg2Qp78

HKUST Physicist Prof Gyu Boong Jo Wins Croucher Innovation Award 2016

14 April 2016

APAC Innovation Summit 2016 – Internet of Things

7-8 April 2016 (09:30 – 17:30)
Venue: Grand Hall, Phase 3 (Day 1) / Conference Hall 04-07, Phase 2 (Day 2), Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
The Main Conference will feature a number of inspiring keynote speakers, focusing on enabling the ecosystem of re-industrialisation in Hong Kong riding on the opportunities of IOT development to foster intelligent manufacturing.

Website: http://www.apacinnosummit.net/
Enquiry: +852-2629 6729/ info@apacinnosummit.net

HKUST Scientists Discover New Measures to Facilitate Neural Repair

16 March 2016

The Critical Role the Scientist Plays in the Commercialisation of IP

7 March 2016 (Monday 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm)
Venue: Room 5619 (5/F, Lifts 31-32)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center (TTC)
Many ground-breaking technologies influencing each and every one of us begin in a research and development laboratory. But scientists don’t just invent or create the intellectual property (IP), they play a critical role in its commercialisation, including making the difference between commercialisation occurring, or not occurring. Their parts go beyond just about financial return, they also help increase the chance of successful commercialisation.

In this seminar, Prof. Philip Mendes will share some of his experiences about scientists contributing to commercialisation, and how they do so without sacrificing other things that are important to them, such as publications.

Online Registration: http://goo.gl/forms/vO4Pze2qBW

Business of IP Asia Forum 2015

3-4 December 2015 (Thursday to Friday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: Business of IP Asia Forum
HKUST is the supporting organization of the event. BIP Asia presents a platform for connecting IP owners, buyers, R&D professionals, finance and legal intermediaries, industry associations, design and technology practitioners from all around the world to discuss the latest development in the IP arena.

APAC Innovation Summit 2015 Series – Advanced Materials

Thursday, 26 November 2015 (09:30 – 17:00)
Venue: Charles K. Kao Auditorium & Hall 04-07, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
The Advanced Materials Conference, under the APAC Innovation Summit 2015 Series, will take place in Science Park in November. As one of the HKSTP's flagship events, the conference would be an ideal platform to connect all stakeholders, facilitate collaborations and catalyse new ideas and opportunities.

The Advanced Materials Conference will have a number of local and overseas inspiring keynote speakers, influential experts and leading industry players to exchange their latest insights on advanced materials development. Innovative applications of smart materials to electronics and green technologies will also be covered.

Website: http://www.apacinnosummit.net/
Enquiry: +852-2629 6786/ info@apacinnosummit.net

China Hi-Tech Fair 2015

16-21 November 2015 (Monday to Saturday)
Venue: Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center
Organized By: China Hi-tech Fair
China Hi-Tech Fair is one of the largest high-tech trade events in China. Since its inception in 1999, the CHTF has provided universities and high-technology sectors a platform for showcasing technology and enhancing publicity in the Mainland. HKUST will organize the participation of HKUST units to the fair showcasing available technologies and research achievements, and seeking for networking opportunities and potential collaboration.

For more details of the event, please visit: www.chtf.com

Seminar - How to Invent and Patent Your Invention

12 November 2015 (Thursday 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm)
Venue: Cheung On Tak Lecture Theater (LT-E)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center (TTC)
Utilizing and realizing values from innovation is crucial for us to stay abreast of the latest development and has a growing strategic importance. In this seminar, you will learn more about the timeline of patent application and how to develop the right patent filing strategy at the outset. Not only will you recognize the importance of patent in protecting innovation, but also you will know the key to maximize flexibility and minimize expense in patent filing.

Topics to cover include:
- Intellectual Property Overview
- Chinese Patent Filing and Prosecution for Researcher
- Patent Searching, the Key to Inventiveness
- Where to File and When to File: Worldwide Patent Filing Strategies

HKUST ranked no. 61 in Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents 2014

16 June 2015

Hong Kong International Medical Devices and Supplies Fair

18-20 May 2015 (Monday to Wednesday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade and Development Council (HKTDC)
The economic development of Asia has paved the way for a robust healthcare industry. A burgeoning demand for quality equipment and supplies is inevitable. Like previous years, HKUST will display and demonstrate our research and development achievements and seek for networking opportunities and potential collaboration.

For more details of the events, please visit: http://www.hktdc.com/fair/hkmedicalfair-en/s/2578-General_Information/HKTDC-Hong-Kong-International-Medical-Devices-and-Supplies-Fair/Fair-at-a-Glance.html

ITF Projects Commercialisation Workshop 2015

23-24 April 2015 (Thursday to Friday 2:00pm – 5:30pm)
Venue: G/F, Chamber 3, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTPC) and Isis Innovation Limited
Entrance Fee: Free admission on a first-come-first-served basis  

Among nearly 100 Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) granted projects nominated by 9 local universities and R&D centers, 8 of them have been shortlisted to be strategically promoted by Isis Innovation Limited, a global technology transfer agent wholly owned by the University of Oxford in the coming year and potential licensees from around the world will be approached.  

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has 2 (Advanced Indoor Location System and Cost-effective Nanopillar Array Solar Cells) out of the 8 cherry-picked project packages which will participate in "ITF Projects Commercialisation Workshop 2015" to let local entrepreneurs exploit the full commercial potential of leading local innovations and to update local trades with the latest technological advancements.

Best Timing for IP Protection – Publication VS Patent Application

23 April 2015 (Thursday)
Venue: Cheung On Tak Lecture Theatre (LT-E)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center (TTC)
 As a faculty member or student of a research university, there are inherent pressures to publish research work, whether through graduate thesis, trade publications, or presenting a speech at a technical conference. Working within the tension of needing to publish your work yet protecting it through the patent process becomes a valuable skill.

This seminar, hosted by the Technology Transfer Center (TTC) in partnership with Nath, Goldberg & Meyer, will provide you with a practical guide to better extract values from your inventions by answering the following questions:
- What is considered a publication under the patent laws?
- How are publications and patent applications similar? How are they different?
- How much information can be published without fear of losing future patent protection? When can this information optionally be published?
- Is the research ready for patent protection (timing)?
- How to deal with unexpected publications?
- What are some important aspects of a good patent application?
- How do these answers affect the (careful) drafting of a useful patent application?

International ICT Expo 2015 – Apps Zone

13-16 April 2015 (Monday to Thursday)
Venue: Halls 3F-G, Booth 3CON-024 , Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (Harbour Road Entrance)
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
Four Apps developed by HKUST faculties and students were shown in this event and their information can be found below:
- BE THERE: A Ridesharing Mobile App
- HKUST Green Mobile App
- Wherami: An Indoor Localization System
- 精靈小耳朵粵語語音辨別訓練

For more details, please visit: http://www.hktdc.com/fair/ictexpo-en/s/568-General_Information/HKTDC-International-ICT-Expo/Fair-Details.html

Information Session for Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities (TSSSU)

5 March 2015 (Thursday)
Time: 3:30pm – 4:30 pm
Venue: LTK, HKUST (Lifts 31-32)
Organized By: Office of Associate Provost (Knowledge Transfer)
Language: English

Speakers:
Prof. Patrick Yue, Associate Provost (Knowledge Transfer)
Mr. Edward Wong, Chief Operating Officer, RDC

Objectives of the Scheme are to encourage our students and faculties to start up technology business and commercialize their research and development (R&D) results and to provide better support for technology start-ups to translate new ideas into business.

For more details, please visit: http://ttc.ust.hk/view/tsssu.html

Seminar: Best Strategy to Protect Biotech Invention

23 January 2015 (Friday)
Venue: Room 5583, HKUST (Lifts 29-30)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center (TTC)
Globalization and technology development have influenced business models all over the world and have gradually shifted the global economic environment to a knowledge-based economy. Utilizing and realizing values from innovation are therefore crucial for us to stay abreast of the latest development and have a growing strategic importance. Patent is a major tool to translate innovation into valuable intellectual property (IP) assets. Thus, recognizing and safeguarding these assets is an essential skill set.  

This seminar was hosted by Technology Transfer Center (TTC) in partnership with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, one of the University appointed patent law firms. The seminar provided a discussion on
- What to consider when filing a biotech-related patent application
- How to increase your invention's value
- Difference in filing strategies: Academic VS Industrial

APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) 2014

1-6 December 2014 (Monday to Saturday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: InnoAsia
HKUST is the strategic partner of the event.

InnoAsia provides a unique thought leadership platform in Hong Kong for the best minds in industry, business and academia to come together and exchange the latest insights on sustainable development and generate synergies that promote the adoption of innovative technologies. It aims to create new opportunities for business and investment through innovation and adoption of world-class clean, green, renewable and bio technology initiatives. The theme will be "Shaping the future" this year.

IAS Symposium on Activated Sludge – Past and Next 100 Years

26-28 August 2014 (Tuesday to Thursday)
Venue: Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST
Organized By: HKUST
HKUST is the organizer of the event. With the growing concern around climate change, and given the increase in global population, and fast urbanization in emerging countries and particularly countries in Asia, new ideas, concepts and approaches to wastewater management are essential for the sustainable development of the region, and the world. This conference has successfully invited 18 leading experts to review the past developments on activated sludge-based technologies and share their thoughts and experiences in developing future systems and technologies for the region, and for the world.

For more details of the event, please visit: http://iasprogram.ust.hk/201408/iasiwa/

HKUST Chemists Unveil Mechanisms of Photosynthesis for Promising Renewable Energy Development

31 July 2014

HKUST Physics Expert Honored for Contributions in Materials Physics

27 July 2014

InnoAsia 2013

4-7 December 2013 (Wednesday to Saturday)
InnoAsia 2013 brings together high-profile government officials, world-renowned experts as well as local professionals to set the agenda on one of the world's hottest megatrends - how to build smarter and greener cities.

The conference drove the development of new technologies and business models for focused industries and applications, including Internet of Things, bio-technology, healthcare and e-commerce. It has boosted Hong Kong's growth opportunities and reinforced the territory's position as the hub of innovation in Asia.  

For more details of the event, please visit: http://www.hkstp.org/zh-CN/News-Media-Events/Corporate-News/2013/InnoAsia-2013-brings-together-world-renowned-exper.aspx

Eco Expo Asia 2013 – International Trade Fair on Environmental Protection

28-31 October 2013 (Monday to Thursday)
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong International Airport
Organized By: HKTDC
The fair is an international trading platform showcases the latest innovations in environmental protection industries from around the world. HKUST will showcase green technologies and seek for networking opportunities and potential collaboration.

For more details of the event, please visit: http://www.hktdc.com/fair/ecoexpoasia-en/Eco-Expo-Asia-International-Trade-Fair-on-Environmental-Protection.html

Patent Drafting Workshop

10 October 2013 (Thrusday)
Venue: LSKG012, Ground Floor, Lee Shau Kee Business Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center (TTC)
Intellectual property (IP) rights, including patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, are promoted for utilizing and realizing value from innovation, which is driving most knowledge-based economies. However, can intellectual property really translate innovation into value or profit? While innovation arises naturally from research, identifying and protecting IP in order to realize the true value of an invention require special skill sets.

This workshop will be an interactive sharing session features on the following topics including practical skills of patent specification and claims drafting:
What is patentable?
Why should I file a patent?
What does a patent application consist of?
What to consider before starting drafting the patent application?
Drafting patent specifications and claims
Types of claims
Claims drafting exercise
US provisional application drafting techniques
Patent application DO’s and DON’Ts
Who should be considered as an inventor?
Patent filing strategies
Brief introduction of the post-filing patent application process

International Conference & Exhibition of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products (ICMCM) 2013

15-17 August 2013 (Thursday to Saturday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: HKTDC
The exhibition provides a leading global platform for the latest traditional Chinese medicine, health-care products and services. HKUST will showcase the research and development achievements on Chinese medicine and seek for networking opportunities and potential collaboration.

For more details of the event: http://www.hktdc.com/fair/icmcm-en/International-Conference-and-Exhibition-of-the-Modernization-of-Chinese-Medicine-and-Health-Products.html

HKUST Alumni Entrepreneurs Gathering at Science Park

19 August 2021 (Thursday), 05:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong
With so many facets of our lives impacted by the global pandemic, it is more important than ever to explore new partnerships, navigate emerging opportunities, and connect with the HKUST community worldwide. Please join us at a gathering of HKUST entrepreneurs to expand your professional network, showcase your products, and learn how HKUST can support your business. Special guests include Professor Wei Shyy, President of HKUST, and Professor Yang Wang, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement, who will share with you the latest entrepreneur-related developments at your alma mater. At the event, we will have a display area set up to showcase products developed by our alumni and students. Please let us know in the online registration form if you are interested in showcasing your product(s) and our staff will be in touch with you to follow up. Final decisions on products selected for the showcase will be at the discretion of the Development and Alumni Office and the School of Business and Management.

Registration: Click Here
Details: https://alum.hkust.edu.hk/happenings#box-2770-detail

TERA-Award Competition

30 July 2021 - 31 August 2021
Organized By: The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas)
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) and State Power Investment Corporation Limited (SPIC) cohost the TERA-Award Competition, the first smart energy innovation competition in search of innovation teams around the world achieving commercial success through the realization of potential ideas. TERA-Award targets four areas: energy supply, energy demand, green transportation and the energy internet. Start-ups enterprises and innovative project teams from around the world are encouraged to take part. In terms of prizes, the inaugural competition is offering US$1 million for the gold prize winning team, setting a record for technological competitions from the energy industry. General Eligibility Requirements: -Startups or research groups -Patented prototypes and products with commercial potential -Exploring partners, investors and markets APPLICATION OPENS TILL 31 AUG 2021

Registration: Click here
Details: https://www.tera-award.life/en/index.html

Webinar - AI & Robotics Industrial Transformation

29 July 2021
Time: Hong Kong (GMT +8) 14:00 - 15:35pm
The rise of robotics and AI is transforming our future way of work. China has become the world's largest and fast-growing market for industrial robotics. Adoption of advanced robotics in the world has also been increasing since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. In this webinar, experts will share their views about academic achievement in AI/Robotics, industrial adoption of AI/Robotics in service, construction and manufacturing sectors, and market opportunities for AI/Robotics in HK and Greater Bay Area (GBA).

Registration: Click here
Details: http://www.investhk.gov.hk/en/events/webinar-ai-robotics-industrial-transformation-leveraging-hong-kongs-unique-advantages-build.html

Training for Management of Trade Secrets in the University

30 June 2021 (Wednesday), 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Venue: Online via Zoom
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Abstract: Scientific research and innovation in universities has always played an important role as one of the backbone forces in the development of science and technology innovation in nowadays world. When doing these scientific research and innovation activities, how to ensure that the scientific research activities and achievements are not leaked and how to ensure that they do not infringe on the rights of others are particularly important. This presentation will combine the practice of trade secret management, and from the aspects of what is trade secret, infringement of trade secret, leakage of trade secret and construction of confidentiality system, share and discuss with you how to better manage and protect trade secret in university scientific research and innovation activities. The presentation will mainly focus on the following parts: 1. Basic information of trade secret; 2. Infringing acts of trade secret; 3. Trade secrets in the university scientific research projects; 4. Ways and risks of trade secret leakage; 5. Construction of confidentiality system for university scientific research projects About the Speakers: Ms. Zunxia Li, Partner/Patent Attorney/Attorney-at-law Ms. Li has been engaged in intellectual property legal affairs for more than 15 years, and has been successfully represented many well-known customers at home and abroad to solve various intellectual property disputes and assist in construction of trade secret protection system, etc, and some cases she handled was successfully selected as one of the top ten cases of the State Intellectual Property Office and the Supreme People's Court, and rich practical experience is thereby accumulated. Ms. Li also has held many trainings relating to intellectual property protection for those intellectual property in-house counsels of many domestic enterprises, co-authored the book “Patent Infringement Litigation”, and published many professional articles in Asia IP and other industry journals. Mr. Stephen Yang, Managing Partner/Patent Attorney Mr. Yang has been engaged in intellectual property affairs for more than 20 years, and has been a partner of many well-known foreign enterprises and many well-known agency companies for many years. He has successfully solved various intellectual property problems on behalf of many well-known customers at home and abroad, and is very familiar with and good at construction of enterprise intellectual property protection system. Because of his professional services, he has won the prizes of “the list of 100 intellectual property experts in Asia IP China” and “IAM list of outstanding patent agents”, etc. Now he is the director of AIPPI China branch and teacher of intellectual property course in McGill University of Canada, and has published many professional articles in varieties of international well-known industry journals.

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Inside Venture Capital: VC Workshop

Webinar 1: Overview and evaluating start-ups
Date: 15 Jun 2021 (Tue)
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Venue: Online via Zoom (Link will be sent to successful registrants before the event)
Organized By: HKUST Technology Transfer Center & Entrepreneurship Center
Have you ever thought of starting your own business and sought funding from venture capitalists or angel investors? Are you a co-founder of a start-up planning for fundraising? You may have the following questions: What is venture capital (VC), and how to seek their investment? How does VC evaluate start-ups for investments? How to develop a business plan that optimizes product-market fit? How to build a financial model that demonstrates the financial potential? Inside Venture Capital: VC Workshop, consisting of four 1.5-hour live webinars conducted over two weeks and companion online course materials, will provide the way to answer these questions. In this course, participants will learn the key skills for getting VC investment: Creating high-potential investment opportunities; Using financial projections to arrive at a proper valuation for start-ups; Developing an exit strategy that maximizes the value; Negotiating good investment deals. In addition, all participants will have access to a companion on-line course at Expara Academy (www.exparacademy.com) which includes video lectures, original articles, video presentations and slide decks of real start-up pitches, interactive assignments, and useful downloads. Webinar 1: Overview and evaluating start-ups Date: 15 Jun 2021 (Tue) Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Webinar 2: Business models and forecasting Date: 17 Jun 2021 (Thu) Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Webinar 3: Valuation Date: 21 Jun 2021 (Mon) Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Webinar 4: Exit strategies and negotiation Date: 23 Jun 2021 (Wed) Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm About the Speaker- Mr. Douglas Abrams Douglas Abrams is the founder and CEO of Expara, Southeast Asia’s leading venture accelerator and fund. He has launched and invested 5 VC funds in SEA since 2007. Prior to coming to Singapore in 2000, Mr. Abrams managed IT at JPMorgan for 14 years. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the NUS Business School, (entrepreneurship) since 2001 and a Visiting Professor (venture capital) for Sasin at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok since 2007 and was a Visiting Professor in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at RMIT in Vietnam from 2016-2019. Mr. Abrams is a former Chairman of the Business Angel Network of South East Asia (BANSEA), was previously Deputy Co-Chairman and was a Director from 2002-2018. He has a BA in Communications from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from The Wharton School.

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What HKUST Researchers Need to Know about Patents

2 June 2021, 10 – 11am
Venue: Online via Zoom (Link will be sent to successful registrants before the event)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center & HKUST Entrepreneurship Center
Patents are obtained by researchers for the purpose of monetizing an invention. Therefore, researchers need to consider the marketability of a patent obtained from their research early in their research process. This presentation will review the entire progression, from initial concept to marketable product, as part of the patent process. Topics to be covered in this presentation include: • Choosing a research topic that can get patent funding • Available patent tools for HKUST researchers: Patsnap; Google Patent; USPTO; European Patent Search; CNIPA • What is patentable – about novelty and inventive steps • Writing the patent – interfacing with the patent attorney About the Speaker- Mr. James Haynes James Haynes is a U.S. attorney and has been living and working with Tee and Howe Intellectual Property Attorneys in Beijing since 2004. He has been helping foreign companies with their filings in China, as well as Chinese companies with filings overseas. Mr. Haynes has given numerous presentations around the world to professional societies, educational institutions, law firms and corporations regarding intellectual property matters in China and how intellectual property can be protected. Mr. Haynes has a BS degree from The University of Michigan, a master’s degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M, and a JD from South Texas College of Law. He is licensed to practice law in Texas and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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HKSI & HKUST Join Hands to Enhance Performance of Cycling Team

23 April 2021

HKUST Develops More Efficient Disinfection Method with Ultraviolet LED

28 March 2021

How to Make a Better Invention Disclosure

18 March 2021 (Thur), 10:30 am - 11:15 am
Venue: Online via Zoom (Link will be sent to successful registrants)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center & Entrepreneurship Center
An invention disclosure is a crucial process to commercialize your technology and research! It may be the finishing touch of an R&D project, but it is also a starting point of the patenting process. A good invention disclosure will help the patent drafting in terms of speed and quality, it will help setting the appropriate protection scope, and ultimately raise the chance of patent grant and the value of the IP. A good invention disclosure should include at least a statement of the problem that the invention is trying to solve, the highlight of main inventive/unique features, and enough technical details to allow someone to re-create your invention. A prior art search result will also be very helpful. In this seminar, we will discuss a systematic way of making great invention disclosures, and show how to conduct an effective prior art search.

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Strengthen Your Brain with Chinese Herbs to Prevent Alzheimer’s

30 December 2020

HKUST Receives HK$80 Million Donation from Yuexiu Group to Support the University’s Development

23 December 2020

Ocean Science Limited won the top10 in the One-Million-Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2020 (Chinese Only)

23 December 2020

HKUST Researchers Develop the World’s Strongest Polymer Nanomembrane

21 December 2020

HKUST Receives HK$20 Million from Mr. Andy Fei Chi-En in Support of the University’s Innovation & Technology Research and Education Development

16 December 2020

The HKUST Entrepreneurship Fund Helps Technology Start-ups

4 December 2020

Business of IP Asia Forum 2020

3-4 December 2020
Venue: Online Forum
Organized By: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong Design Centre
Jointly organised by the HKSAR Government, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Design Centre, BIP Asia Forum brings IP professionals and business leaders from all over the world to discuss the latest developments in the IP world, and to explore business collaboration opportunities. Themed “Open Innovation: Driving Collaboration in Times of Change”, the 10th edition of BIP Asia Forum will focus on how open innovation drive businesses to collaborate with their partners and accelerate technological development through IP under a changing era. A dedicated session “Global Tech Summit” will focus on the world’s disruptive technologies and innovation trends.

Registration: Click Here
Website: http://www.hktdc.com/ncs/bip2020/en/main/index.html

FREE Teaser of Business IP Asia Forum

3 Deccember (Thurs) 2020, 2:00PM
4 December (Fri) 2020, 10:00AM
Venue: Online Forum
Organized By: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong Design Centre
Two selected sessions of Business IP Asia Forum will be livestreamed for free! Seize the chance to hear from our heavyweight speakers. Interested in joining an open-innovation competition? Want to get the IPs/technology portfolios from renowned MNCs like Panasonic and Nokia? You may be the next winner! Join the below live session to learn more. 3 Dec (Thurs) 2:00PM IPHatch Hong Kong: Supercharging Innovation for Impact Livestream link: https://live.bipasiaforum.com/event/c2639357-80c3-4e87-b230-9043f8a1b8a0 Prof. Li Zexiang, an academic-entrepreneur who was the driving force behind DJI, will have a fireside chat with the Founder & CEO of Brinc, Mr Manav Gupta. Click the below link to watch the insightful sharing session. 4 Dec (Fri) 10:00AM Global Tech Summit - Fireside Chat: Disruption is the New Normal Livestream link: https://live.bipasiaforum.com/event/c8469a1b-fe2c-4c2b-9c0f-c4c5b6b5cec9

IPHatch Hong Kong: Supercharging Innovation for Impact: Livestream link
Global Tech Summit - Fireside Chat: Disruption is the New Normal: Livestream link

What Do Tests for Fertility And COVID-19 Have in Common?

23 November 2020

Prof. CHEN Kai Designs Next-Generation AI Computing Hub and Sets New Paradigm

17 November 2020

The “Design Come True” Experience of Developing Antimicrobial Hand Cream

27 October 2020

Chemical and Biological Engineering Alumna, Students and Faculty Join Hands in Product Commercialization

23 October 2020

HKUST Launches HK’s First Degree Programs with Extended Major

15 October 2020

HKUST Launches the Largest-Scale Solar Power System in Hong Kong

26 August 2020

The Keys to a Winning Virtual Pitch

13 August 2020

Eat Your Spoons and Forks to Beat Pollution

30 July 2020

HKUST-Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2020 Puts Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship into Practice

27 July 2020

HKUST Signs Cooperative Agreement with Guangzhou Metro to Nurture Talents in Intelligent Transportation

21 July 2020

Prof. Pascale FUNG Helps to Debunk COVID-19 Myths with Science

3 July 2020

HKUST Launches First e-Verified Certification Platform in Hong Kong

22 June 2020

HKUST Becomes the First University in Asia-Pacific Associated with EY Tax Lab

27 May 2020

HKUST Co-led Study Suggests Universal Face Mask Wearing is Urgent Against Second Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak as Social Distancing Lifts

18 May 2020

HKUST Researchers Develop a Smart Fever Screening System Offering a More Efficient Solution to Safeguarding Public Health

24 March 2020

HKUST Researchers Develop Smart Geo-fencing Technology for Home Quarantine amid COVID-19 Pandemic

19 March 2020

HKUST Develops New Smart Anti-Microbial Coating in the Fight Against COVID-19

11 March 2020

HKUST Scientists Shed Light on COVID-19 Vaccine Development

27 February 2020

The New Patent System in Hong Kong comes into effect on 19 December 2019

19 December 2019

Business of IP Asia Forum 2019

5-6 December 2019, 09:00am -6:00pm
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong Design Centre
Jointly organised by the HKSAR Government, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Design Centre, BIP Asia Forum brings IP professionals and business leaders from all over the world to discuss the latest developments in the IP world, and to explore business collaboration opportunities. The eighth edition of the Forum was held on 6-7 December 2018 with great success, featuring over 80 prominent speakers sharing their insights and attracted more than 2,600 IP professionals and industry leaders to attend.

HKTDC SmartBiz Expo 2019

4-6 December 2019 (Wednesday - Friday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
The HKTDC SmartBiz Expo is a one-stop platform for enterprises, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), to explore market opportunities and trends in business transformation and upgrade through innovation, creativity, and application of technology and design.

HKUST Start-ups joined the HKTDC SmarBiz Expo 2019

4 December 2019

HKUST Receives HK$40 Million from Seal of Love Charitable Foundation

29 November 2019

What Do Tests for Fertility And COVID-19 Have in Common?

24 November 2019

The Captain’s Table

19 November 2019 (Tuesday)
Venue: YPSN (HK) Ltd
Organized By: YPSN (HK) Ltd.
Young Professionals in Shipping Network (HK) has launched The Captain’s Table - a Global startup competition to be held in Hong Kong on 19 November 2019! YPSN (HK) which has over 1000 members was started 10 years ago as a non-profit association which provides a platform for young professionals in the maritime and logistics industry. www.ypsnhk.com We are inviting applicants to submit innovative ideas or businesses in five main areas: Platform and Software as a service, Deeptech, Fintech & Insuretech, Education and Environment and Sustainability. The entries will be shortlisted throughout the year with the five best ideas being presented at a live final where they will compete to win a seat at The Captain’s Table. It will be held at the Asia Society, during Hong Kong Maritime Week. The purpose of our competition is to provide an alternative platform for young innovators within the industry to showcase their ideas and also a chance for investors to discover the 'next big idea(s)'. So whether you have a brilliant idea and have just put pen to paper, or your startup is in the growth stage, this is the competition for you! You will have the chance to pitch your idea on an international stage, with direct access to investors, mentors, and industry leaders, as well as cash prizes of USD25,000. JOIN NOW! Entries close 31 July 2019. For further details click here: http://www.ypsnhk.com/captain.html

Application (Deadline: 31 July 2019): Click Here
Website: http://www.ypsnhk.com/captain.html

Singapore Week of Innovation and TEChnology 2019

11-15 November 2019 (Monday to Friday)
Venue: Singapore EXPO
Organized By: Enterprise Singapore, NRF and IPI
Organised by Enterprise Singapore, NRF and IPI, SWITCH is a platform where scientific discoveries and advancements are transformed into disruptive technology applications that will redefine the way we live. It focuses on deep tech applications in the areas of manufacturing, urban solutions, health and biomedical sciences and digital services. SWITCH is where companies identify new technologies for business transformation and where collaborations are formed. It convenes entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, innovator and industry professionals from diverse backgrounds. Find out more at www.switchsg.org

The Technology Transfer Center Led HKUST Research Teams to join the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology 2019

11 November 2019

Hello Tomorrow Singapore Regional Summit

7 November 2019 (Thursday), 9:00am-6:00pm
Venue: The Capitol Theatre, Capitol Singapore
Organized By: Hello Tomorrow Singapore
The Hello Tomorrow Singapore Regional Summit is the region’s foremost platform at which scientific, thought and business leaders gather to discuss and discover how the latest deep technological developments impact industry, society and humanity. It contextualises such developments for the Asian perspective, for the purpose of building deeper partnerships among public, private and scientific communities. For millennia, the development of science and technology has enabled us to meet the essentials and aspirations of human existence. Increasingly, we are aware that the ways our demands are met place immense risk to our future survivability. In engineering a new symbiosis for the sake of humanity’s continued and enhanced existence, we explore the role of science and technology through the intersection of our core systems – Human, Planet and Machine.

HKUST Satellite Activities in Support of HK Fintech Week

4 November 2019

Eco Expo Asia 2019

30 Oct - 2 Nov 2019 (Wed - Sat)
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd., Environment Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Eco Expo Asia is a prominent event of the green industry in Asia, providing an effective platform for global industry players to showcase cutting-edge environmental protection solutions and technologies. Entering its 14th edition in 2019, Eco Expo Asia will continue to provide business opportunities targeting B2G, B2B and B2C sectors.

Registration: Click Here
Website: Click Here

HKUST Start-ups joined the Eco Expo Asia 2019

30 October 2019

Startup Launchpad Oct 2019

18-21 October 2019 (Friday - Monday)
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo
Organized By: Global Sources
Startup Launchpad brings together the most innovative and shelf ready Hardware Startups and retail solutions into one place. If you’re looking for latest retail innovations to stock your shelves or take your business to the next level, Startup Launchpad is the show for you.

Registration: Click here
Website: https://www.launchpadhk.com/

HKUST Start-up Participated in the Startup Launchpad October 2019

18 October 2019

HSBC x CoCoon Retail 2.0: Corporate Makeover

16 October 2019 (Wednesday) 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Venue: 4/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Organized By: Cocoon, Hong Kong Retail Management Association (HKRMA), HSBC
HSBC x CoCoon Retail 2.0: Corporate Makeover would be a fantastic platform to gain insights of latest retail technologies shared by Nielsen, HSBC and HK Productivity Council, share experiences of how corporates and startups joined hands to transform the retail business, and also get direct access to showcases of latest retail technologies. Free admission. Feel free to share to your entrepreneurs and start-ups!

Website: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/20-tickets-74296092613

Chasing the Dream to Find Greater Medical Impact

9 October 2019

2019 Symposium on Third Generation Semiconductor

26 September 2019 (Thursday) 9:00am-5:30pm
Venue: Grand Hall A, Phase 3, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin N.T
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Park; Chinese University of Hong Kong; City University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; IEEE Hong Kong Section; IEEE AP/MTT Hong Kong Chapter
Third-generation semiconductor materials generally refer to Gallium Nitride, Silicon Carbide, or other semiconductors that have a relatively wide bandgap (2 to 4 eV), compared to conventional semiconductor materials like silicon (1 to 1.5 eV). Devices made by wide bandgap semiconductors can operate at much higher voltages, frequencies and temperatures than those made by conventional semiconductors. These properties enable their widespread applications in consumer and industrial electronics, clean transportation, smart grid and alternative energy applications. Their inherent advantages in many applications, combined with the unique properties not found in conventional semiconductors, have attracted considerable attention from governments, industries, and research communities worldwide. It is thus timely for semiconductor researchers and industry practitioners to organize a symposium to examine the current status of the field and project its future developments in advanced information and energy saving applications. The one-day Symposium on Third Generation Semiconductor is organized in Grand Hall A of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park on Thursday, 26 September 2019. Renowned technology leaders and industrialists from China, United States, Europe, and Japan are invited to come to Hong Kong to present their view on the technology and forecast their future development.

HKUST (GZ) Approved by the State Ministry of Education

26 September 2019

HKPC SME One Fund Fair 2019

16 Sept 2019 (Monday), 09:30 - 17:30
17 Sept 2019 (Tuesday), 09:30 - 17:00
Venue: HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Organized By: Hong Kong Productivity Council
Are you looking for resources and support to your amazing business ideas? Do you plan to promote business sales, especially in the ASEAN and Mainland China markets? Are you looking for ways to develop talents in areas of advanced technologies? HKPC SME One Fund Fair 2019 will be your destination. To be held on 16 & 17 September 2019 at Hong Kong Productivity Council, you will be able to see an ensemble of 40+ funding schemes and support programmes eligible to local Startups and SMEs. This one stop platform will provide information, best practice and success case sharing, as well as on site consultancy.

HKUST-led Research Successfully Develops Rechargeable Liquid Fuels to Power Electric Vehicles and Electricity Grid

29 August 2019

HKUST Sets Up a HK$50 million Fund to Support Startups

19 August 2019

Gift of 500M from LKSF to Set Up Hong Kong’s First Institute of Synthetic Biology in HKUST

16 August 2019

Read My Lips: AI for Hearing Aids

12 August 2019

HKUST Receives HK$5 Million Donation from Tin Ka Ping Foundation in Support of Research Development and Exchange of Talents

24 July 2019

AI & Computer Vision Summit 2019

Date: 19 Jul 2019 (Friday)
Time: 09:30-17:00
Venue: CKK Auditorium in Hong Kong Science Park
Organized By: Co-organized by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks, National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition (NLRP) and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
AI & Computer Vision Summit is an event focusing on AI & Computer Vision. It aims to provide a platform to exchange insight on AI & Computer Vision in a rapidly changing environment. Bringing together pioneers from both academia and the industry, the Summit covers a comprehensive view of key challenges and opportunities, talent grooming and future direction of AI & Computer Vision. There will be demonstrations of AI & Computer Vision application cases on the site.

Registration: Click here

Interdisciplinary Quick Talks: Animals Make a Better World

16 July, 2019 (Tue), 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Hall II, Centennial Campus, HKU
Organized By: Knowledge Exchange Office, The University of Hong Kong
Animal welfare has been a growing concern in recent years. With reference to the relevant legislation and experience of overseas places and having taken into account views of animal welfare organisations, the general public and Legislative Council members, the Government, through amending the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance (Cap. 169), proposes to extend the existing legislation which prohibits and penalises acts of cruelty to animals to include introducing a positive “duty of care” on animal keepers, enhancing the provisions for prevention of cruelty and enhancing enforcement powers of the public officers for safeguarding animal welfare. The Government is undertaking public consultation on the proposals. Come and join the HKU Interdisciplinary Quick Talks - our researchers will share with you their research and project in relation to animals and the importance of animal welfare to their project, and discuss new ideas for interdisciplinary research and KE and how animal welfare could enhance their work.

Registration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=64733
Website: https://www.ke.hku.hk/event/iqt2

HKUST Signs MoC with China Banking Association, Shenzhen University, and China Construction Bank University to Co-develop First FinTech Qualification Framework in China

15 July 2019

RISE x PolyU University Fireside Chat - Journey of Paddy Cosgrave: Birth of the World’s Largest Tech Event

04 Jul 2019 (Thursday), 4:30-7:00pm
Venue: V322, The Jockey Club Innovation Tower, PolyU
Organized By: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Paddy Cosgrave is an Irish entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Web Summit, an annual technology conference, and CEO of the company that runs Web Summit and other events. In 2015 he was listed 18th in the Wired UK list of the most influential people in Europe in the field of technology. In less than 5 years the Web Summit has grown from a small team of 3 people to a full time team of over 100. In 2015 Web Summit is hosting a number of international events including Collision and RISE, based in Las Vegas and Hong Kong respectively. f.ounders, an annual private gathering of 200 CEOs of the world's leading technology companies which happens alongside Web Summit, has been described by Bloomberg as "Davos for Geeks". PROGRAMME 16:30 – 17:00 Registration 17:00 – 17:15 Introduction of RISE (Mr Casey Lau, Head of Asia, RISE) 17:15 – 18:15 Fireside Chat with Mr Paddy Cosgrave, CEO & Founder, Web Summit 18:15 – 19:00 Networking Session

HKUST ROV Team Won World Championship Again in MATE International ROV Competition

4 July 2019

HKUST to lead Hong Kong’s Largest Research Project on Extreme Weather Prediction and Landslide Early Warning System by Using Artificial Intelligence

5 June 2019

HKUST and WeBank Launch First HK-Guangdong Joint Laboratory in Banking

20 May 2019

HKTDC Entrepreneur Day

16-17 May 2019 (Thursday - Friday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Organized By: The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
HKTDC Entrepreneur Day is an anchor start-up event that promotes entrepreneurship with a wealth of start-up opportunities and supporting services tailer-made for start-ups in Hong Kong. Running into the 11th edition, the theme of Entrepreneur Day 2019 will be "The Start-up Living Lab" which advocates the innovation of discovering business ideas in our everyday lives, make the ideas happen and create social impact. With a wide range of entrepreneurial events and insightful seminars, E-Day is the platform for the start-up community to get inspired, seek funding, source talents and build connections.

Registration: Click here
Website: http://m.hktdc.com/fair/eday-en/HKTDC-Entrepreneur-Day.html

HKUST Start-ups Participated in the HKTDC Entrepreneur Day 2019

16 May 2019

HKUST Start-ups joined the Hong Kong International Medical and Healthcare Fair 2019

14 May 2019

MoC Signed between HKUST and ZA International to Strengthen Collaboration in Fintech and Insurtech

9 May 2019

The Ecology of Entrepreneurship and the Environment

08 May 2019 (Wednesday), 2:30pm - 4:20pm
Venue: M1603, 16/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, PolyU
Organized By: Institute for Entrepreneurship, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University & MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node
Mr Noble develops partnership with industry and foundations for MIT's environmental programs in education, research and public engagement. He previously worked in industry, entrepreneurship, and university technology commercialization and licensing. Mr Noble is a Certified Licensing Professional and a Board Member of the Association of University Technology Managers. In this seminar, Mr Noble discusses what makes "Entrepreneurial Ecosystems" successful, and explores innovation and entrepreneurship in relation to environmental issues, such as urbanization, the circular economy and climate change. He will also discuss the particular role of universities in these issues.

Registration: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ife/corp/en/news_events/seminar_form_free.php?event=18987
Website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ife/corp/en/news_events/upcoming_events/18987?view=list

HKUST Physicist Contributes to New Record of Quantum Memory Efficiency Bringing Quantum Computers Closer to Reality

28 April 2019

International ICT Expo 2019

13-16 April 2019 (Saturday-Tuesday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council
By participating in the HKTDC International ICT Expo 2019, you can enjoy front-row access to the industry's most influential buyers, investors and experts. The 2018 event attracted over 32,000 buyers making connections with over 600 exhibitors, showcasing next-gen smart city and ICT solutions. Held concurrently with the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition), this dual event drew a massive number of relevant visitors to the Expo.

Online Registration: Click Here
Website: Click Here

HKUST Start-ups joined the HKTDC International ICT Expo 2019

13 April 2019

A. Kwok Sports Aerodynamics Science Initiative HKUST & HKSI Join Hands to Enhance Performance of Cycling Team

11 April 2019

Is My Invention Patentable? Patent 101 – Fundamental Concepts in Patent Law

1 April 2019 (Monday), 3:00 pm - 4:30pm
Venue: Mr and Mrs Lee Siu Lun Lecture Theater (LT-K)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
This seminar will explore the fundamental concepts behind patent law, exploring what are the requirements needed in order to obtain an issued patent. We will briefly touch upon the differences between patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. We will also discuss how to develop a strong IP strategy, why proper inventorship is important, how publications can impact a patent, and common mistakes that inventors make when pursuing patent rights.

Registration: https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4T6YUStSCVHX4mF

The Technology Transfer Center hosts an Intellectual Property Seminar “Is My Invention Patentable? Patent 101 – Fundamental Concepts in Patent Law”

1 April 2019

HKUST Scientists Discover How RNA Polymerase II Maintains Highly Accurate Gene Transcription with High-Performance Computing

21 March 2019

HKUST to Build the First Quantum Optics Camera in Greater China to Advance Knowledge in Astrophysics and Cosmology

19 March 2019

HKUST Researchers Discover More Than 7,000 New Microbial Species Enhancing Our Understanding of Ocean Biodiversity

11 March 2019

Hong Kong Science Park Career Expo 2019

9 March 2019 (Saturday) , 10:30 - 17:30
Venue: Grand Hall, Phase 3, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science Park
Make an Impact! Shape the Future! Join the Science Park I&T Workforce. Hong Kong Science Park Career Expo, the most exciting career platform where innovative minds gather and Make the Future! Come meet inspiring people, grow your talent and make a difference! Not-to-be-missed: Your golden opportunity to grow your network and build relationships with companies in a relaxed setting The largest Innovation & Technology (I&T) recruitment platform offering 1500+ job opportunities from 150+ companies Face-to-face career consultation with enthusiastic I&T recruiters Opportunities to find jobs that match your skills 60-second on stage Talent Pitch to stand out and gain instant interview opportunities Free career consultation on writing a CV, salary trends, building a career path, interview tips and how to look smart Free shuttle bus, entertainment, free-flow of drinks and snacks all day

Registration: Click Here
Website: Click Here

HKUST Launches “Sustainable Smart Campus as a Living Lab” Inspiring a Culture for Sustainability Innovation

19 February 2019

HKUST Researchers Co-discover Novel Mechanism That Helps Delay Degradation of Injured Nerves

18 February 2019

FYP + Supporting Scheme 2018-2019

10 February 2019 (Monday) (Application Deadline)
Organized By: Hong Kong X Foundation
The FYP+ Supporting Scheme is a charity program organized by Hong Kong X Foundation, to promote innovation & Entrepreneurship. 40 excellent FYP projects will be selected from all local universities, with an award of HK$20,000 each, and 3 projects can win an additional HKD $50,000 grants in the final pitch.

Application: http://hongkongx.hk.mikecrm.com/2bwWLbb
Website: http://www.hkxfoundation.org/fyp

Joining Hand with Pangu BioPharma for New Lung Disease Therapy

17 January 2019

Fighting Neurodegenerative Diseases

16 January 2019

Strategic Partnership with Huawei Technology Investment on Research and Talent Grooming

11 January 2019

Three HKUST Distinguished Scholars Receive Croucher Senior Research Fellowship and Innovation Awards 2018

10 December 2018

HKUST Signs MoU with Haven of Hope Christian Service to Forge Partnership and Collaboration on Research

6 December 2018

HKUST Startups x Investor 2018

4 December 2018 (Tuesday) 2:00pm-5:30pm
Venue: Pitching Session – Tsang Shiu Tim Arts Hall, G/F, HKUST (Near Starbucks and Piazza); Booth Exhibitions & Discussion Session – Atrium, G/F, HKUST
Organized By: HKUST Entrepreneurship Center & Technology Transfer Center
The aim of this event is to connect HKUST startups to the investment community, professional network as well as potential business partnership to help jumpstart their company. This is a great opportunity for HKUST startups to receive invaluable professional and market feedback and solicit investment interests. It is equally beneficial for the external participants to take the opportunity to learn more of HKUST entrepreneurship endeavors and explore the outcomes. Rundown 1:30pm: Reception 2:00pm: Welcome and Greetings 2:10pm: Pitch Presentation by HKUST Startups (2 mins each) 3:45pm: Booth Exhibitions and Discussion between Startups and Investors 5:30pm: End of the Event

Website: https://ttc.ust.hk/sxi/en/index.html

The Technology Transfer Center hosted the HKUST Startup x Investors 2018 with Entrepreneurship Center

4 December 2018

HKUST Researchers Discover Mutation Route That Helps Find New Therapeutic Lead for Deadly Brain Cancer Patients

3 December 2018

Is Your Invention Inventive? –What Is Obvious Is Not Obvious: A Conversation with Your Patent Attorney

7 November 2018 (Wednesday) 10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Venue: Room 6602, 6th Floor Annex, Academic Building, HKUST (Lift 31-32)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Standards for Patentability is the concern of every inventor when assessing whether an invention is eligible for a patent. People may have heard about usefulness, novelty and non-obviousness but are not sure how they work. How can inventors know whether the invention is non-obvious? You are cordially invited to the Seminar: Is Your Invention Inventive? –What Is Obvious Is Not Obvious: A Conversation with Your Patent Attorney hosted by the Technology Transfer Center (TTC). Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, one of the University appointed patent law firms, is currently handling the University’s patent applications in the area of biotechnology, medical devices, health and life science. This is an opportunity to participate in a discussion about • Basic legal framework of the concept of obviousness in the patent law context • Main considerations in assessing the obviousness question • Practical strategies in securing patent rights for an invention

Online Registration: https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3rRcF8jMXqtV909
Seminar Materials: https://ttc.ust.hk/index.php?p=4&sp=48

The Technology Transfer Center hosts an Intellectual Property Seminar “Is Your Invention Inventive? –What Is Obvious Is Not Obvious: A Conversation with Your Patent Attorney”

7 November 2018

Startup Launchpad October 2018

18-21 October, 2018 (Thursday to Sunday)
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo
Organized By: Global Sources
Startup Launchpad (SULP) is Asia's largest retail startup trade show which helps startups scale up by selling to global retailers and distributors. The event showcases 300+ startups to 37,000+ global buyers from 140+ countries. Held twice a year in Hong Kong—an international trade and sourcing hub—Startup Launchpad features a full-fledged conference program with more than 50 thought leaders covering topics from ideation to distribution, and from emerging trends to new innovations of the future. The event is built to serve Asia’s hardware startup community.

Website: https://launchpadhk.com/

HKUST Startups joined the Startup Launchpad October 2018

18 October 2018

HKUST Receives HK$200 Million Donation from Guangdong Bright Dream Robotics to Foster Research and Education in Robotics and AI

14 October 2018

HKUST Establishes Center for Artificial Intelligence Research to Spearhead Comprehensive Development of AI

21 September 2018

An Introduction to Intellectual Property and its Protection Strategies

14 September 2018 (Friday 15:00-16:30)
Venue: Chow Tak Sin Lecture Theater (LT-G), 1/F (Lift 25, 26), Academic Complex, HKUST
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Intellectual property takes many forms: from patents and trademarks to copyrights and trade secrets. Being aware of the different types of intellectual property and how to protect them is an important aspect of your research at the university. When you develop intellectual property, including discovering something new or an improvement of an existing product or process, what do you do? How do you go about protecting your intellectual property, especially your new inventions? This seminar will provide guidance in answering these questions, among others, by addressing, for example, the following items: • Brief introduction of various types of IPs: patent, trademark, copyright (including software & database), trade secret or know-how, design • IP protection strategy with respect to different nature of inventions • Introduction to patents • Patent filing and prosecution strategies: an international perspective (Provisional filing, PCT filing, EU filing) • Best time to file a patent application (including impact of public disclosure on patent filing) • How does patent associate with other types of IPs: trademark, copyright and trade secret? • How to increase the value of an invention?

Online Registration: https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2lCQsLaH5MpLy9D
Seminar Materials: https://ttc.ust.hk/index.php?p=4&sp=48

The Technology Transfer Center hosts an Intellectual Property Seminar “An Introduction to Intellectual Property and its Protection Strategies”

14 September 2018

HKUST Receives HK$100 million Donation from Lo Kwee Seong Foundation to Advance Frontiers of Knowledge of Life Science

5 September 2018

HKUST Enhances Promotion on STEM Education Launches STEM@HKUST One–stop Online Platform

29 August 2018

HKUST Scientists Rebuild Synapse-like Machineries to Unveil its Formation and Regulatory Mechanism Paving Ways for Diagnosis and Early Intervention of Mental Disorders

21 August 2018

HKUST Hosts Xiangshan Science Conference on Neuromorphic Computing & Artificial Intelligence and Hosts Launching Ceremony for Hong Kong Society of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

17 August 2018

HKUST Scientists Determine Atomic Structure of DNA Replication Machine to Make Groundbreaking Discovery of DNA Replication Mechanism

2 August 2018

HKUST Academy for Bright Future Young Engineers Receives Renewed Support from Bright Future Charitable Foundation and Promotes STEM Education with Electric Vehicle Summer Program

25 July 2018

HKUST Develops a New Generation of LCD with Higher Efficiency, Resolution and Color Performance

3 July 2018

HKUST Develops a New Generation of LCD with Higher Efficiency, Resolution and Color Performance

3 July 2018

AI for Art, Design and Media

26-27 June 2018 (Tuesday - Wednesday 1:30pm)
Venue: Innocentre, Kowloon Tong
Organized By: HKUST-NE Social Media Lab, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Innocentre & Hong Kong Science Park
Researchers, artists, designers, media experts, business and technology innovators, etc. today are actively exploring the possible uses of Artificial Intelligence to enable machines producing creative visual content like advertisement, product designs, or even paintings, etc. Art, design and media content are challenging to be produced due to the joint complexity of aesthetic, contextual, functional and cultural considerations. In this event, our speakers from relevant professional, research and business communities will share their latest ideas, technologies and works on how AI could help creating original, aesthetic and functional content for visual artworks, applications and businesses. Controversially, these breakthroughs may redefine our usual concepts about art, design and media, and trigger some issues about the ownerships, values, ethics, etc. Is AI a friend or enemy to our human-race creativity? You may discover the answers in this event. Who should come (FREE, but LIMITED to 100 Persons ONLY): 1. Artists, Designers, Media Experts, etc. 2. Researchers, Business and Technology Innovators, Entrepreneurs, etc. 3. Gallery Owners/Curators, Trademark Agents, Lawyers, etc. 4. Students, Visual Content Educators, Hobbyists, etc.

Online Registration: Click Here
Website: http://smedia.ust.hk/ai/#

HKUST-Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2018 Sees Innovative Entrepreneurial Ideas

25 June 2018

CES Asia 2018

13-15 June, 2018 (Wednesday to Friday)
Venue: Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC)
Organized By: Consumer Technology Association™ & Shanghai Intex
Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) ™ and co-produced by Shanghai Intex Exhibition Co., Ltd (Shanghai Intex®), CES Asia is the premier event for the consumer technology industry, showcasing the full breadth and depth of the innovation value-chain in the Asian marketplace. Key global businesses come to this event to grow and reinforce their brand by showcasing the latest products and technologies to consumer tech industry executives, foreign buyers, international media and a limited number of consumers from China. Attendees have exclusive access to some of the largest brands from China and around the world, while celebrating the innovation that defines the consumer technology sector. Special co-organizers of CES Asia include the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME) and Chinese Electronic Chamber of Commerce (CECC). CES Asia 2018 will return to Shanghai June 13-15, 2018 as the only industry event focused on the Asia-Pacific market.

Online Registration: https://cesasia.expotec.com.cn/ces/xtevent/?lng=en
Website: http://www.cesasia.cn/?lang=en

HKUST Start-ups participated in CES Asia

13 June 2018

Leading Experts from China, Hong Kong and the World Share Insights on Smart Cities at HKUST’s First Symposium

18 May 2018

HKUST and CIL Establish Joint Laboratory to Nurture Innovative Research on Environmental Health Technologies

9 May 2018

International ICT Expo 2018

13-16 April 2018 (Friday to Sunday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council
In the competitive digital age, ICT solutions are crucial for businesses to improve productivity and profitability. At the HKTDC International ICT Expo 2017, 600 leading exhibitors from 10 countries and regions participated with over 31,000 buyers sourcing the latest ICT solutions for enterprises and SMEs across the globe. Established exhibitors are able to tap into a priceless networking resource at the industry’s premier showcase of next-gen ICT products. Exhibitors can also benefit from the synergy of the concurrent Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition), one of the tech industry’s largest events that attracted an even greater number of relevant visitors to the Expo.

Online Registration: Click Here
Website: http://m.hktdc.com/fair/ictexpo-en/HKTDC-International-ICT-Expo.html

HKUST Start-ups joined the HKTDC International ICT Expo 2018

13 April 2018

The 79th China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF Spring 2018)

11-14 April, 2018 (Wednesday to Saturday)
Venue: National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai)
Organized By: Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions
China International Medicinal Equipment Fair (CMEF), launched in 1979, is held twice annually – spring and autumn. After over 38 years of continuous innovation and self-improvement, CMEF has become the largest fair of medical equipment, related products and services in the Asia-Pacific region. The fair widely covers 15,000 products such as medical imaging, IVD, electronics, optics, first aid, rehabilitation nursing, medical IT and outsourcing services, and it serves the entire value chain of medical devices from the source to the end in a direct and all-round way. At each fair, almost 4,200 medical device manufacturers from over 28 countries, and about 120,000 people who are government procurement agencies, hospital buyers and dealers from over 100 countries and regions gather in CMEF for trading and exchanges; With in-depth professional development of the exhibition, CMEF has initiated conference forums and established a series of sub-brands in medical field including CMEF Imaging, CMEF IVD and ICMD.

Online Registration: Click here
Website: https://www.cmef.com.cn/g1225.aspx

Startup Launchpad 2018 – Consumer Electronics

11-14 April, 2018 (Wednesday to Saturday)
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo
Organized By: Global Sources
Startup Launchpad brings together the hottest new IoT, AI, smart home, robotics, 3D printing, wearables, VR/AR and other high-growth hardware startups. If you’re looking for latest shelf-ready innovations, Startup Launchpad is the show for you.

Online Registration: Click Here
Website: http://www.globalsources.com/TRADESHOW/HONGKONG-ELECTRONICS.HTM

HKUST Start-ups joined the Startup Launchpad 2018 – Consumer Electronics

11 April 2018

HKUST Start-ups joined the 79th China International Medicinal Equipment Fair

11 April 2018

HKUST-Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2018 to Enhance Diversity, Participants’ Experience and Public Engagement

2 April 2018

HKUST Researchers Discover the Genetic Contributions to Alzheimer’s Disease in the Chinese Population Offering Important Clues to the Development of Effective Diagnosis and Treatments

28 March 2018

Challenges in Patenting FinTech, IoT and Blockchain Inventions

22 March 2018 (Thursday)
Venue: Chen Kuan Cheng Forum (LT-H), HKUST
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Are you innovating in the FinTech or IoT space? Does Blockchain offer solutions to problems you are wrestling with? Do you want to protect such innovations? This presentation on how to meet and successfully carve out your space in FinTech, IoT and Blockchain areas is a must attend event. Patenting FinTech inventions has a number of hurdles and challenges that must be successfully met if you are to obtain a valuable IP asset in the FinTech space, including software patentable subject matter issues in the US and other jurisdictions. Many aspects of IoT has been patented; this presentation will discuss how to obtain IoT patents and extract value from such IP assets. As to Blockchain, many uses of Blockchain have yet to be discovered and the diversified encryption nature of Blockchain can provide advantageous solutions which you can protect……and we will explain how.

Online Registration: https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4JybGYhRHaQs2lD
Seminar Materials: http://ttc.ust.hk/index.php?p=4&sp=48

The Technology Transfer Center hosts an Intellectual Property Seminar “Challenges in Patenting FinTech, IoT and Blockchain Inventions”

22 March 2018

MakeITHongKong3-2-1 Go!

21 March 2018 (Wednesday)
Venue: The Square (Underneath the Golden Egg), Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks
Organized By: Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
Themed “MakeITHongKong3-2-1 Go!”, HKSTP aims to gather members of partner companies, industry associations, academia, media friends and students to visit its campus, and witness the progress accomplished collectively by all the R&D professionals inside Science Park.

Online Registration: Click Here
Website: http://makeithongkong.hkstp.org/321go/

HKUST Discovers New Antibiotics Resistance Mechanism Paving the Way for Design of Antibiotics Against Superbugs

20 March 2018

HKUST Scientists Find New Way to Produce Chiral Molecules which may Bring Safer and More Affordable Medicine

12 March 2018

The Startup "Make or Break" Series

Workshop 1 (March 9, 2018 in Cantonese)
Workshop 2 (March 23, 2018 in Cantonese)
Workshop 3 (April 13, 2018 in Cantonese)
Workshop 4 (April 27, 2018 in English)
Workshop 5 (May 4, 2018 in English)
Workshop 6 ( May 18, 2018 in English)
Venue: HKPC Building 78 Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon
Organized By: HKPC Academy
Details of each workshop: Workshop 1 (March 9, 2018 in Cantonese), Workshop 4 (April 27, 2018 in English): How to prepare the entrepreneurial mind-set and systematically work on market identification and business modeling Workshop 2 (March 23, 2018 in Cantonese), Workshop 5 (May 4, 2018 in English): How to do an Elevator Pitch, a1-page teaser and a PowerPoint pitch deck for investment Workshop 3 (April 13, 2018 in Cantonese), Workshop 6 ( May 18, 2018 in English): How to prepare a full business plan and due diligence for VCs These "Startup Make or Break" workshops are highly practical, recognizing and addressing the importance of financial resources for survival as well as careful business planning and put special emphasis on fund-raising from potential investors such as business angels and early-stage venture capitalists. They focus on several major topics related to starting and growing business ventures, which include (i) readying the entrepreneurial mind-set, (ii) planning the business – via market identification, business/revenue modeling, and (iii) obtaining the external investment money, using an elevator pitch, a 1-page teaser and a powerful pitch deck, particularly on ventures with innovative ideas and technology.

Online Registration (Workshop 1 & Workshop 4: How to prepare the entrepreneurial mind-set and systematically work on market identification and business modeling): https://www.hkpcacademy.org/zh-HK/programmeDetail.jspx/10005843-09
Online Registration (Workshop 2 & Workshop 5: How to do an Elevator Pitch, a1-page teaser and a PowerPoint pitch deck for investment): https://www.hkpcacademy.org/en/programmeDetail.jspx/10005843-10
Online Registration (Workshop 3 & Workshop 6: How to prepare a full business plan and due diligence for VCs): https://www.hkpcacademy.org/en/programmeDetail.jspx/10005843-11
Website: https://www.hkpcacademy.org/en/programmeDetail.jspx/10005843-10

HKUST Hosts Women in Innovation Forum “Challenges vs Chances” to Celebrate International Women’s Day

7 March 2018

HKUST Researchers Identify Irreversible Adverse Effects of Microbeads on Marine Animals’ Growth and Development

5 March 2018

HKUST Researchers Develop First Innovative Fusion-based Location Sensing Technology to Shape a Smart City

13 February 2018

HKUST Researchers Discover Fitness Landscape of HIV Envelope Protein That May Help Vaccine Development

7 February 2018

HKUST Scientists Reveal How Human Brains Keep Balance

25 January 2018

HKUST TSSSU Start-ups have gathering with Walter Kwok Foundation

18 January 2018

First HKUST Scholar Wins Top Prize of State Natural Science Award for Outstanding Achievements in Aggregation-induced Emission (AIE)

8 January 2018

HKUST Receives Donation from Dr Lau Wah Sum to Support Chinese Medicine Research to Overcome Abuse of Antibiotics on Fish and Livestock

28 December 2017

HKUST Establishes Joint Lab on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision with Face++

14 December 2017

Awards-winning HKUST Neuroscientist Discovers Mechanism of Schizophrenia

12 December 2017

The 7th Edition of Business of Intellectual Property Asia Forum (BIP Asia) - IP & Innovation: Propelling Change, Growth and Connectivity

7 December- 8 December 2017 (Thursday- Friday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: HKSAR Government, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Design Centre
Jointly organised by the HKSAR Government, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Design Centre, the 7th Edition of Business of Intellectual Property Asia Forum (BIP Asia) will bring IP professionals and business leaders from around the world to discuss the latest developments in IP and explore business collaboration opportunities. The Forum last year attracted more than 2,500 IP professionals and industry leaders, featuring over 80 prominent speakers sharing their insights.

Online Registration: http://bipasiaforum.com/en/fp_onlineregistration.html
Website: http://bipasiaforum.com/en/index.htm

How the Patent System Works

20 November 2017 (Monday 16:00 - 17:30)
Venue: HKUST Business School Central, Rm 1501- 02, 15/F Hong Kong Club Building, 3A Chater Road, Central (Round trip coach will be arranged)
Organized By: Office of Knowledge Transfer & Technology Transfer Center
To many (maybe most) scientists and engineers the patent system can be a daunting thing. Unlike the laws of nature it is a man-made, man-operated thing. It is complex both substantively and procedurally. And if non-lawyer scientists and engineers do not know the basics of the system they are likely to miss out on its potential or fall victims to others who do. In this lecture Sir Robin will aim to give the audience a basic understanding of how it all works without descending into complex legal detail. The intention is help members of the audience know when to ask a patent expert and how to relate to them. The seminar would be hosted by the Honourable Andrew Liao Cheung-sing, GBS, SC, JP, Council Chairman. Professor Tony F Chan, the President will also join the discussion session. Due to the change of time and venue, please re-register if you have registered the seminar before to facilitate transport arrangement.

Online Registration (HKUST Members): https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ebnnb5Tmrsa0oOV
Online Registration (Non-HKUST Members): https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_erm4oXN7IpJF3DL
Seminar Materials: http://ttc.ust.hk/index.php?p=4&sp=48

IP Seminar Features the Rt. Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob on Patent System

20 November 2017

6 HKUST start-ups were selected as one of the 100 finalists in Elevator Pitch Competition 2017

2 November 2017

Eco Expo Asia 2017

26 - 29 October 2017 (Thu - Sun)
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd., Environment Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
With over a decade of solid experience, Eco Expo Asia is a prominent trading platform for environmentally conscious businesses in Asia. Co-organised by the Environment Bureau, the event receives strong support from Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland, international government authorities and industry associations. It provides B2G and B2B opportunities for exhibitors to expand their market reach and showcase cutting-edge environmental protection technologies, solutions and products.

Online Registration: Click here
Website: Click here

HKUST Joins Partnership on AI to Spearhead Ethical AI Development

26 October 2017

HKUST Startups join the Eco Expo Asia 2017

26 October 2017

Sundial Technology Wins the Top Prize in the "GCL Cup "International College Student Green Energy Science and Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition

21 October 2017

Startup Launchpad Oct 2017

18-21 Oct 2017 (Wednesday to Saturday)
Venue: Hall 11, AsiaWorld-Expo
Organized By: Global Sources
Global Sources Electronics is world’s largest electronics trade fair. It opens on October 11 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong and comprises two phases – Consumer Electronics & Mobile Electronics. As the flagship trade fair of Global Sources, it features 6,400 booths of the hottest electronics products from Greater China, Korea, and other Asian countries. With 300 booths from 9 different countries, Startup Launchpad brings together the hottest new IoT, AI, smart home, robotics, 3D printing, wearables, VR/AR and other high-growth hardware startups.

Online Registration: Click here
Website: Click here

HKUST Startups join the Startup Launchpad 2017 October – Mobile Electronic Show

18 October 2017

Smart Tips and Insights - U.S. Patent Prosecution Practice

11 October 2017 (Wednesday 15:00-16:30)
Venue: Room 1403, SCI/HOME (Lifts 25-26)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
This seminar will help you understand more about the U.S. patent prosecution process and the anatomy of the U.S. patent application, and will present tips and insights regarding U.S. patents and patent applications in various industries, such as the biotechnology/chemical and electrical/software arts. People involved or who are interested in being involved in the business of technology innovation are encouraged to attend.

Online Registration: https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6P8CmCdvfwFN1u5&Q_JFE=0
Seminar Materials: http://ttc.ust.hk/index.php?p=4&sp=48

The Technology Transfer Center hosts an Intellectual Property Seminar “Smart Tips and Insights - U.S. Patent Prosecution Practice”

11 October 2017

香港科技大學與滴滴出行達成戰略合作 共促智慧城市建設 (Chinese only)

18 September 2017

Eureka!! I Have a New Invention. Now What?

15 September 2017 (Friday 14:30 - 16:00)
Venue: Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall (G017), Academic Complex, HKUST
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Being one of the members of HKUST, there will often come to the times where you discover new inventions or improvements on your prior work. When you discover something new or an improvement of an existing product or process, what do you do? How do you go about protecting your new invention? This seminar will provide guidance in answering these questions, among others, by addressing, for example, the following items: - A brief introduction of various types of IP: Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Secret - What is the best IP protection strategy with respect to the different nature of inventions - A more detailed introduction to Patents - Patent filing and prosecution strategies: how do we decide what to protect? What is the best way to argue before the patent office about your invention? - How do patents intersect with the other types of IP: Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secret? - How to increase the value of an invention?

Seminar Materials: http://ttc.ust.hk/index.php?p=4&sp=48
Online Registration: https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8obKD0EqfxrV0NL

The Technology Transfer Center hosts an Intellectual Property Seminar “Eureka!! I Have a New Invention. Now What?”

15 September 2017

Launch of Walter Kwok Technology Start-up Fund for HKUST TSSSU Awardees

11 September 2017

APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) 2017 – Smart City. Connected City.

7 September- 8 September 2017 (Thursday to Friday)
Venue: Grand Hall, Convention Centre 3, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) has been playing an important role in knowledge transfer and business matching for 12 years, bringing together a world cast of leading experts including academia, decision makers and thought leaders to exchange insights on the latest technology trends. The theme of this conference “Smart City. Connected City.”, is to focus on how technology can drive city transformation. On both the city and regional levels, we will explore the Smart City Blueprint for Hong Kong and how smart resilient planning can successfully be realised in neighboring countries. We will further the discussion of how sensor technologies can connect for a wide range of applications including smart lighting, home automation, smart parking, surveillance, air and water quality monitoring, wellness monitoring and other novel applications.

Online Registration: https://apacinnosummit.hkstp.org/en/ais-smart-city/registration-form/
Website: https://apacinnosummit.hkstp.org/en/ais-smart-city/

HKUST Robotics Team Wins Nine Robotics Awards Including MATE ROV World Champion

5 September 2017

Do Startup or Go Corporate?

25 August 2017 (Friday)
Venue: KPMG, 23/F Hysan Place, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Organized By: Co-operatives of Innovative Intellectuals (CII)
The Co-operatives of Innovative Intellectuals (CII) is a registered charitable organization promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in Hong Kong. “Do Startup of Go Corporate?” is a sharing event in which real-life successful entrepreneurs (IPO experienced), angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate executives will share their insights about startups, corporate and their inter-dependencies.

Online Registration: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/do-startup-or-go-corporate-tickets-35452413122
Website: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/do-startup-or-go-corporate-tickets-35452413122

HKUST Discovers New Technology to Capture Live Cell Images Opening New Possibilities to the Study of Cell Biology

17 August 2017

HKUST and BGI Group Establish Joint Research Center on Biotechnological Science and Engineering

3 August 2017

HKUST Develops New Stimuli Responsive Smart Hydrogels That Open Doors for Future Material Biology and Biomedical Applications

27 July 2017

HKUST Holds the Seventh One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition Winners Improve Life with Innovative Design

10 July 2017

APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) 2017 – Robotics

5 June-6 June 2017 （Monday to Tuesday）
Venue: Grand Hall & Conference Hall 4-7, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) has been playing an important role in knowledge transfer and business matching for 12 years, bringing together a world cast of leading experts including academia, decision makers and thought leaders to exchange insights on the latest technology trends. The theme of this conference, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), rarely has a physical format but it penetrates into wide segments of our daily lives, with huge implications for a wide range of industries, such as industrial automation, services, transportation and wellness. While A.I. is taking the world stage and transforming it in the process, this conference will bring together a world cast of leading experts including academia, decision makers and thought leaders to exchange insights on the latest trends.

Online Registration: https://apacinnosummit.hkstp.org/en/ais-robotics/registration-form/
Website: https://apacinnosummit.hkstp.org/en/ais-robotics/

2017 China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair

26-27 May 2017 (Friday to Saturday)
Venue: Guangzhou, China
Organized By: China Association for Science and Technology, National Development and Reform Commission, Chinese Academy of Engineering, The Central Committee of the Jiu San (Sept. 3rd) Society, People’s Government of Guangdong Province, The People`s Government of Guang
The 2017 China Innovation had called for the innovation and entrepreneurship achievement and also other related activities. The China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair would have 3 exhibition zones with showcases of successful stories of innovation and technology achievement, providing a platform for the interaction and collaboration between industries. The Fair in 2016 attracted over 1000 exhibitors with over 2000 programmes and attracted over 70000 visitors. With the arrangement of 38 special sessions, 12 salons and roadshows on innovation and entrepreneurship, the fair facilitated the implementation of 41 projects which involves 140 billion.

Website: http://www.hkciea.org/924

World Experts in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Gather at HKUST to Share Insights into Future

26 May 2017

HKUST Develops Novel Air Purification Technology that Removes Deadly Airborne Viruses

25 May 2017

Hong Kong International Medical Devices and Supplies Fair

16-18 May 2017 (Tue-Thur)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council
According to United Nations, by 2050, there will be 2.1 billion people who are aged 60 or above, accounting for 25% of the world’s total population. The World Health Organisation shows the total global expenditure for health is around US$6.5 trillion a year. Servicing the healthcare sector is a flourishing business and the place to establish contact with trade buyers is the HKTDC Hong Kong International Medical Devices and Supplies Fair. More than 260 exhibitors engaged with over 10,000 buyers at the 2016 edition.

Website: http://m.hktdc.com/fair/hkmedicalfair-en
Online Registration: Click here

The Office of Knowledge Transfer and Technology Transfer Center Hosts the HKUST Technopreneur Outreach Day to Promote HKUST Startup

5 May 2017

HKUST Hosts a Session at AUTM Asia 2017

26 April 2017

AUTM Asia 2017

23 - 26 April 2017
Venue: Hong Kong Science Park
Organized By: Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) is a nonprofit organization based in the U.S. dedicated to supporting and advancing academic technology transfer globally through education, professional development, partnering and advocacy. AUTM Asia 2017 is your gateway to learn and explore IP opportunities in Asia and Greater China. Join the conference at Science Park in Hong Kong from April 23 to 26, 2017. The four-day event features prominent speakers from academic research institutes, industries, entrepreneurs and technology transfer professionals. They will address the free movement of innovative ideas, interests of emerging Asia markets and trends in technology management.

Online Registration: http://autmasia2017net.youdomain.hk/en/registration/
Website: http://autmasia2017net.youdomain.hk/en/home/

Startup Launchpad 2017 – Mobile Electronic Show

18-21 April 2017 (Tuesday to Friday)
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo
Organized By: Global Sources
The Global Sources Electronics is the world’s biggest electronics sourcing show and its second phase, Mobile Electronics, including 2,700 booths with the focus on smartphones & tablets, mobile VR/AR, wearable devices and mobile accessories, is the largest trade show of its kind in the world featuring the most in-demand electronics products and showcases the latest emerging technology and market trends. One of the highlights of the show is the Startup Lauchpad which consists of a conference track and trade-show pavilion, aiming to offer a chance for buyers to see the latest innovations and be first to market with shelf-ready products.

Online Registration: Click Here
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HKUST Startups joined the Startup Launchpad 2017– Mobile Electronic Show

18 April 2017

International ICT Expo 2017

13-16 April 2017 (Thursday to Sunday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council
The International ICT Expo, organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, endeavors to sustain its position as a premier platform for the ICT providers to meet with the world’s enterprises and Hong Kong SMEs for business exploration. The ICT Expo 2016 attracted 600 exhibitors from 11 countries and regions while over 30,000 visitors from 127 countries and regions were attracted to source the latest ICT solutions at the Expo.

Online Registration: Click Here
Website: http://m.hktdc.com/fair/ictexpo-en/HKTDC-International-ICT-Expo.html

HKUST Startups joined the ICT Expo 2017

13 April 2017

Inauguration of France-HKUST Innovation Hub

24 March 2017

HKUST Researchers Create Solid Metamaterials with Fluid-like Property that Can Be Used for Wave Filtering and May Help Protect Buildings from Earthquakes

23 March 2017

HKUST Students Receives Donation to Solve Healthcare Problems in Indonesia and Cambodia

9 March 2017

HKUST Wins Asia Pacific Region Award for Remodeling Central Chiller Plant that saves millions of dollars and over 20 percent of energy consumption

1 March 2017

Nobel Laureate Professor Hiroshi Amano Speaks on the Development of LEDs at the Last Talk of HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series

21 February 2017

HKUST Professor Wins State Science Award for Discovery that Could Remap Marine Ecosystem and Boosts Efficiency for Shipping Industry

24 January 2017

HKUST Receives a Donation from Kingworld Medicines Group to Boost Exchange of Business Students and Research in Chinese Medicine

9 January 2017

Microsoft’s Executive Vice President for Artificial Intelligence and Research Dr Harry Shum Speaks on Artificial Intelligence at HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series

22 December 2016

The 1st Promotional Video on Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities (TSSSU) is Now Available

21 December 2016

HKUST Researchers Develop Novel Audio Technology and Sales Model that Bring More Affordable and Better-performed Hearing Aids

18 December 2016

HKUST Life Scientist Prof Danny Chi Yeu Leung Wins Croucher Innovation Award 2017

12 December 2016

Business of IP Asia Forum (BIP Asia)

1-2 December 2016 (Thursday to Friday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: Government of the HKSAR, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Design Centre
The 6th Edition of Business of Intellectual Property Asia Forum (BIP Asia) will bring IP professionals and business leaders from around the world to discuss the latest developments in IP and explore business collaboration opportunities. The Forum last year had attracted more than 2,400 IP professionals and industry players, featuring over 80 heavy-weight speakers to share their insights.

Online Registration: http://bipasiaforum.com/en/fp_onlineregistration.html
Website: http://www.bipasiaforum.com

HKUST Technology Wins Tops Prizes in the Sixth Bank of China (HK) FITMI “Technology Start-Up” Award, the First Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneur Competition Final and the Cross-strait, HK and Macao Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

29 November 2016

HKUST Startup Wins Top Prize in the 5th China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition

23 November 2016

HKUST Startup Receives Potential and Innovation Award in 海峽兩岸及港澳地區創新創業大賽

23 November 2016

HKUST Startup Wins IET Innovation Award 2016 for its Breakthrough Healthcare Technology

23 November 2016

Advanced Materials & Printed Electronics

22 November 2016 (09:30 - 17:30)
Venue: Charles K. Kao Auditorium, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
Featuring keynote speakers from both industry and research community, this will be a forward-looking sharing session which identifies new challenges and trends of advanced materials & printed electronics. Conference Highlights: (i) Printed electronics applications with advanced materials including printed dielectric, conductors, graphene, etc.; (ii) Smart packaging, printed battery, printed memory, printed sensors and flexible displays; (iii) Latest market trends, industry drivers and development of printed devices; (iv) Business matching with printed electronics companies, materials suppliers, R&D institutes and users.

Online Registration: https://www.apacinnosummit.net/en-us/participants/index/5/so:HKUST/
Website: http://www.apacinnosummit.net/
Enquiry: +852-2629 6965/ info@apacinnosummit.net

Angel x Angel 2016: International Angel Investment Symposium

11 November 2016 (10:00 - 17:30)
Venue: Charles K. Kao Auditorium, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
Jointly organised by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and Hong Kong Business Angel Network (HKBAN), Angel x Angel 2016: International Angel Investment Symposium seeks to encourage co-investment in Asia. 30 international start-up projects will take part in investment roadshow and 1-on-1 co-investment matching, including the start-up companies funded by Hong Kong angel investors and the outstanding projects under the Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities.

Online Registration: https://www.apacinnosummit.net/en-us/participants/index/8/so:HKUST
Website: http://www.apacinnosummit.net/
Enquiry: +852-2629 6689/ james.fong@hkstp.org

(Re-scheduled) Information Session on the Review of HKUST Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Policies

28 October 2016 (Friday 10:00 am to 12:00 noon)
Venue: Chow Tak Sin Lecture Theater (LTG)
Organized By: Office of Knowledge Transfer (OKT)
In line with the objective of fortifying and enhancing the current HKUST policies, structure and practices towards knowledge transfer, intellectual property (IP) management and entrepreneurship (EP), a consulting project funded by the University has been launched last year to review the relevant HKUST IP and EP Policies. It is also taken as an opportunity to address the points raised by the internal auditor and some other major concerns over the years. This exercise covers IP policy, Entrepreneurship Policy on Faculty Involvement in Start-up Companies and HKUST Entrepreneurship Program, guidelines and procedures on related aspects of IP management and technology transfer, etc.

Online Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/1rFUSxnnJGXQhw6P2

HKUST Wins Silver in Cybathlon – the World’s First Olympics for Bionic Athletes

26 October 2016

How New Developments of Patent Laws and Practices in China, U.S. & Europe Affect Your Patent Prosecution, Enforcement and Monetization Strategies?

24 October 2016 (Monday 14:30 - 16:00)
Venue: Room 7336 (7/F, Lifts 13-15)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Thinking of starting up your own business with cool innovative technologies? Intellectual Property (IP) can be critical in helping your new venture transform its innovation potential into market value and competitiveness. Join us to meet with the IP experts from China, U.S. and Europe and hear what they say about the recent developments in the three most important markets in the world.

Online Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/pwrtaxXA1VaK5EsT2

Elevator World Tour

13 October 2016 (Thursday 17:00 - 22:00)
Venue: Sky100, 100/F, International Commerce Centre
Organized By: La Fondation du Startup de Montreal and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
The Elevator World Tour™ is a series of events taking place in the world’s most impressive elevators, in the most innovative start-up cities, giving entrepreneurs the chance to garner investment and develop relationships with the most influential investors, advisors and accelerators around the globe. In each city, 100 burgeoning start-ups will compete for the chance to win an investment of up to US$100,000. Since 2013, it has been running in various iconic structures including CN Tower in Toronto, Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv and Eiffel Tower in Paris. The next one, also the first of its kind in Asia, will be jointly organised by La Fondation du Startup de Montreal and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation in Hong Kong’s International Commerce Centre.

Online Registration: https://www.apacinnosummit.net/en-us/participants/index/7/
Website: https://www.apacinnosummit.net/EWT/en-us

Startup Launchpad – A Trade Show for Startups & Entrepreneurs

11-14 October 2016 (Tuesday to Friday)
Venue: Asia World Expo
Organized By: Global Sources
Startup Launchpad is Asia’s largest hardware startup trade show which enables global distribution for startups seeking online and office sales channels, where startups exhibit its products and technologies to more than 60,000 distributors and retailers. In addition to distribution opportunities, Startup Launchpad organizes one-on-one sourcing interviews, tech conferences and pitch competitions, as well as media coverage and investment opportunities.

Website: http://www.launchpadhk.com/

Seminar: Protecting and Monetizing Software Using Intellectual Property

7 October 2016 (Friday 11:00 am to 12:30 pm)
Venue: Room 7336 (7/F, Lifts 13-15)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center
Intellectual property rights include patents, industrial designs, trademark, trade secret, and copyright protection. While patent protection may be appropriate for some software products, other rights may also form a “fence” to prevent competitors from copying an invention. Successful companies trying to mitigate the risk of their consumer-critical features and products being copied by their competitors may need to take into account different balancing factors such as the selected IP assets, the countries where those assets are sought, and other factors such as costs for obtaining the IP. A case study focused on software products will be used to illustrate how to address strategic IP protection concerns. This seminar hosted by the Technology Transfer Center (TTC) will focus on practical approaches to balance the above factors and to obtain international IP that provides you and your company with a valuable commercial resource in the form of IP assets. An overview of the paths to monetization and how IP assets support those paths will also be discussed.

Online Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/JK1y7OgIQILW2gAW2

Falling Walls Lab Hong Kong

27 September 2016 (Tuesday)
Venue: HKUST Campus
Organized By: Falling Walls Foundation
The Falling Walls Lab at HKUST offers young talents, innovators and entrepreneurs an exciting opportunity to present your innovative ideas, research projects or social initiatives in 3 minutes with just 3 slides. The Lab is a platform for bright minds to present groundbreaking ideas that spark discourse and have great potential to impact our future. All disciplines are welcome; applications are exclusively for HKUST community members only (HKUST students, staff, faculty and alumni). The winner will go to Berlin to compete on a world stage of innovators in the Falling Walls Lab Finals, and attend the Falling Walls Conference, a prestigious annual global gathering of forward thinking individuals from 80 countries. The Falling Walls Lab Hong Kong takes place on Tuesday, 27 September 2016 at the HKUST Campus.

Online Registration: http://falling-walls.com/lab/applyold?location=8
Website (Falling Walls Lab): http://falling-walls.com/lab
Website (HKUST): http://www.vprg.ust.hk/rgs/eng/falling_walls
Enquiry: 2358 6093/ fallingwalls@ust.hk

APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) 2016 – Smart City

22 - 23 September 2016 (09:30 – 17:45)
Venue: Charles K. Kao Auditorium, Science Park & Conference Hall 04-05, Phase 2, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
Featuring keynote speakers from both industry and research community, this will be a forward-looking sharing session which identifies new challenges and trends of smart city.

Online Registration: https://www.apacinnosummit.net/en-us/participants/index/6/so:HKUST
Website: http://www.apacinnosummit.net/
Enquiry: +852-2629 6965/ info@apacinnosummit.net

HKUST Builds Frameworks to Boost Development of Mobile Applications on Augmented Reality

20 September 2016

HKUST Researchers Find Possible Mechanisms of Human Brain Disorders That May Shed Light on New Treatments

31 August 2016

Prof. Kai Chen received Distinguished Collaborator Award of Noah's Ark Lab

26 August 2016

APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) 2016 - Sensors

25 August 2016 (09:30 – 17:45)
Venue: Charles K. Kao Auditorium, Science Park & Conference Hall 04-05, Phase 2, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
Featuring keynote speakers from both industry and research community, this will be a forward-looking sharing session which identifies new challenges and trends of sensors.

Online Registration: https://www.apacinnosummit.net/en-us/Participants/index
Website: http://www.apacinnosummit.net/
Enquiry: +852-2629 6965/ info@apacinnosummit.net

HKUST Develops Tiny Lasers that Opens New Era for Light-based Computing

22 August 2016

HKUST Finds a New Material System that Opens a New Era for Organic Solar Cells

1 August 2016

HKUST Holds One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition in Five Cities for the First Time

14 July 2016

HKUST ranked no. 56 in Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents 2015

12 July 2016

APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) 2016 - Robotics

2-3 June 2016 (09:30 – 17:30)
Venue: Grand Hall, Phase 3, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
Featuring keynote speakers from both industry and research community, this will be a forward-looking sharing session which identifies new challenges and trends of robotics.

Website: http://www.apacinnosummit.net/
Enquiry: +852-2629 6766/ info@apacinnosummit.net

HKUST Leads Research Project to Mitigate the Risks and Damage of Landslides in Hong Kong

24 May 2016

Briefing Session on BICI Funding Scheme

20 May 2016 (Thursday 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm)
Venue: Room 6602 (6/F, Lifts 31-32)
The Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation (BICI) is a pioneering new institute in China who endeavours to bring research outputs to market. It employs innovative approaches to fund for translational researches aiming to improve the probability of commercialization success. It has established collaborations with both major domestic and overseas institutions. The most recent cases include partnership programs with the University of Michigan and ASTRI.

HKUST Establishes Laboratory on Big Data for Bio Intelligence

5 May 2016

Breakthrough Discoveries at HKUST Offer New Hope for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

21 April 2016

Patent-Eligibility of Life Science Innovations: How to Improve the Chance of Patents

20 April 2016 (Wed 10:30 am to 12:00 noon)
Venue: Room 1403, SCI/HOME (Lifts 25-26)
Organized By: co-organized by Technology Transfer Center (TTC) and School of Science (SSCI)
Value drivers for medical innovations include such things as validating clinical data, regulatory approval, and, of course, patent exclusivity in addition to improved patient outcomes and cost savings. In recent years, U.S. Supreme Court decisions have upset fundamental assumptions about the types of life science innovations that are eligible for patent protection. These decisions have changed the landscape for patent-eligibility as it relates to natural products, personalized medicine, and other innovations in the life sciences. Patent claims that were thought to pass muster are now being labeled “laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas” and, thus, patent-ineligible.

Online Registration: http://goo.gl/forms/Bi5Zg2Qp78

HKUST Physicist Prof Gyu Boong Jo Wins Croucher Innovation Award 2016

14 April 2016

APAC Innovation Summit 2016 – Internet of Things

7-8 April 2016 (09:30 – 17:30)
Venue: Grand Hall, Phase 3 (Day 1) / Conference Hall 04-07, Phase 2 (Day 2), Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
The Main Conference will feature a number of inspiring keynote speakers, focusing on enabling the ecosystem of re-industrialisation in Hong Kong riding on the opportunities of IOT development to foster intelligent manufacturing.

Website: http://www.apacinnosummit.net/
Enquiry: +852-2629 6729/ info@apacinnosummit.net

HKUST Scientists Discover New Measures to Facilitate Neural Repair

16 March 2016

The Critical Role the Scientist Plays in the Commercialisation of IP

7 March 2016 (Monday 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm)
Venue: Room 5619 (5/F, Lifts 31-32)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center (TTC)
Many ground-breaking technologies influencing each and every one of us begin in a research and development laboratory. But scientists don’t just invent or create the intellectual property (IP), they play a critical role in its commercialisation, including making the difference between commercialisation occurring, or not occurring. Their parts go beyond just about financial return, they also help increase the chance of successful commercialisation. In this seminar, Prof. Philip Mendes will share some of his experiences about scientists contributing to commercialisation, and how they do so without sacrificing other things that are important to them, such as publications.

Online Registration: http://goo.gl/forms/vO4Pze2qBW

HKUST Develops Environmentally Friendly Organic Solar Cells with Record Performance

2 February 2016

HKUST-Harvard Scientists Discover Ways to Clock the Beginning of the Universe

26 January 2016

HKUST Theoretical Physicists Solve the Puzzle of Ising Superconductivity

14 December 2015

CPPCC Vice-Chairman and Minister of Science and Technology Prof Wan Gang Leads a Delegation to HKUST HKUST Establishes Two Hong Kong Branches of Chinese National Engineering Research Centers

6 December 2015

Business of IP Asia Forum 2015

3-4 December 2015 (Thursday to Friday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: Business of IP Asia Forum
HKUST is the supporting organization of the event. BIP Asia presents a platform for connecting IP owners, buyers, R&D professionals, finance and legal intermediaries, industry associations, design and technology practitioners from all around the world to discuss the latest development in the IP arena.

HKUST and WeChat Establish Joint Lab on Artificial Intelligence Technology

1 December 2015

APAC Innovation Summit 2015 Series – Advanced Materials

Thursday, 26 November 2015 (09:30 – 17:00)
Venue: Charles K. Kao Auditorium & Hall 04-07, Science Park
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
The Advanced Materials Conference, under the APAC Innovation Summit 2015 Series, will take place in Science Park in November. As one of the HKSTP's flagship events, the conference would be an ideal platform to connect all stakeholders, facilitate collaborations and catalyse new ideas and opportunities. The Advanced Materials Conference will have a number of local and overseas inspiring keynote speakers, influential experts and leading industry players to exchange their latest insights on advanced materials development. Innovative applications of smart materials to electronics and green technologies will also be covered.

Website: http://www.apacinnosummit.net/
Enquiry: +852-2629 6786/ info@apacinnosummit.net

China Hi-Tech Fair 2015

16-21 November 2015 (Monday to Saturday)
Venue: Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center
Organized By: China Hi-tech Fair
China Hi-Tech Fair is one of the largest high-tech trade events in China. Since its inception in 1999, the CHTF has provided universities and high-technology sectors a platform for showcasing technology and enhancing publicity in the Mainland. HKUST will organize the participation of HKUST units to the fair showcasing available technologies and research achievements, and seeking for networking opportunities and potential collaboration.

For more details of the event, please visit: www.chtf.com

Empathetic Robots Built to Detect Human Emotions HKUST Professor on Human-Machine Interactions Elected as ISCA Fellow

16 November 2015

Seminar - How to Invent and Patent Your Invention

12 November 2015 (Thursday 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm)
Venue: Cheung On Tak Lecture Theater (LT-E)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center (TTC)
Utilizing and realizing values from innovation is crucial for us to stay abreast of the latest development and has a growing strategic importance. In this seminar, you will learn more about the timeline of patent application and how to develop the right patent filing strategy at the outset. Not only will you recognize the importance of patent in protecting innovation, but also you will know the key to maximize flexibility and minimize expense in patent filing. Topics to cover include: - Intellectual Property Overview - Chinese Patent Filing and Prosecution for Researcher - Patent Searching, the Key to Inventiveness - Where to File and When to File: Worldwide Patent Filing Strategies

HKUST’s International, Research-rich, Creative and Broad-based Teaching Commended by Quality Assurance Council

2 October 2015

HKUST Signed Framework Agreement with Digital China to Build Smart City Research Institute

11 September 2015

HKUST-Tsinghua University Scientists Solve the Structure of the MCM2-7 Complex that Destabilizes Duplex DNA for Unwinding

4 August 2015

HKUST Hosts the First National Challenge Cup Theme-Based Competition on Smart Green Cities

3 August 2015

HKUST Breakthrough Study Brings Hope to Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patients

22 July 2015

HKUST holds the 5th One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition to Foster Entrepreneurial Spirit

10 July 2015

HKUST ranked no. 61 in Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents 2014

16 June 2015

Hong Kong International Medical Devices and Supplies Fair

18-20 May 2015 (Monday to Wednesday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade and Development Council (HKTDC)
The economic development of Asia has paved the way for a robust healthcare industry. A burgeoning demand for quality equipment and supplies is inevitable. Like previous years, HKUST will display and demonstrate our research and development achievements and seek for networking opportunities and potential collaboration.

For more details of the events, please visit: http://www.hktdc.com/fair/hkmedicalfair-en/s/2578-General_Information/HKTDC-Hong-Kong-International-Medical-Devices-and-Supplies-Fair/Fair-at-a-Glance.html

HKUST’s Dean Of Science Prof Nancy Ip elected as Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences

6 May 2015

ITF Projects Commercialisation Workshop 2015

23-24 April 2015 (Thursday to Friday 2:00pm – 5:30pm)
Venue: G/F, Chamber 3, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
Organized By: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTPC) and Isis Innovation Limited
Entrance Fee: Free admission on a first-come-first-served basis   Among nearly 100 Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) granted projects nominated by 9 local universities and R&D centers, 8 of them have been shortlisted to be strategically promoted by Isis Innovation Limited, a global technology transfer agent wholly owned by the University of Oxford in the coming year and potential licensees from around the world will be approached.   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has 2 (Advanced Indoor Location System and Cost-effective Nanopillar Array Solar Cells) out of the 8 cherry-picked project packages which will participate in "ITF Projects Commercialisation Workshop 2015" to let local entrepreneurs exploit the full commercial potential of leading local innovations and to update local trades with the latest technological advancements.

Best Timing for IP Protection – Publication VS Patent Application

23 April 2015 (Thursday)
Venue: Cheung On Tak Lecture Theatre (LT-E)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center (TTC)
 As a faculty member or student of a research university, there are inherent pressures to publish research work, whether through graduate thesis, trade publications, or presenting a speech at a technical conference. Working within the tension of needing to publish your work yet protecting it through the patent process becomes a valuable skill. This seminar, hosted by the Technology Transfer Center (TTC) in partnership with Nath, Goldberg & Meyer, will provide you with a practical guide to better extract values from your inventions by answering the following questions: - What is considered a publication under the patent laws? - How are publications and patent applications similar? How are they different? - How much information can be published without fear of losing future patent protection? When can this information optionally be published? - Is the research ready for patent protection (timing)? - How to deal with unexpected publications? - What are some important aspects of a good patent application? - How do these answers affect the (careful) drafting of a useful patent application?

HKUST Develops First Visual Analytic System on E-learning Behavior VisMOOC Won HKICT Innovation Award

15 April 2015

Two HKUST Professors Honored The Croucher Innovation Awards 2015

14 April 2015

International ICT Expo 2015 – Apps Zone

13-16 April 2015 (Monday to Thursday)
Venue: Halls 3F-G, Booth 3CON-024 , Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (Harbour Road Entrance)
Organized By: Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
Four Apps developed by HKUST faculties and students were shown in this event and their information can be found below: - BE THERE: A Ridesharing Mobile App - HKUST Green Mobile App - Wherami: An Indoor Localization System - 精靈小耳朵粵語語音辨別訓練

For more details, please visit: http://www.hktdc.com/fair/ictexpo-en/s/568-General_Information/HKTDC-International-ICT-Expo/Fair-Details.html

HKUST Receives Donations from Wong Chak Chui Charitable Foundation to Boost Education and Research Development

16 March 2015

Information Session for Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities (TSSSU)

5 March 2015 (Thursday)
Time: 3:30pm – 4:30 pm
Venue: LTK, HKUST (Lifts 31-32)
Organized By: Office of Associate Provost (Knowledge Transfer)
Language: English Speakers: Prof. Patrick Yue, Associate Provost (Knowledge Transfer) Mr. Edward Wong, Chief Operating Officer, RDC Objectives of the Scheme are to encourage our students and faculties to start up technology business and commercialize their research and development (R&D) results and to provide better support for technology start-ups to translate new ideas into business.

For more details, please visit: http://ttc.ust.hk/view/tsssu.html

Seminar: Best Strategy to Protect Biotech Invention

23 January 2015 (Friday)
Venue: Room 5583, HKUST (Lifts 29-30)
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center (TTC)
Globalization and technology development have influenced business models all over the world and have gradually shifted the global economic environment to a knowledge-based economy. Utilizing and realizing values from innovation are therefore crucial for us to stay abreast of the latest development and have a growing strategic importance. Patent is a major tool to translate innovation into valuable intellectual property (IP) assets. Thus, recognizing and safeguarding these assets is an essential skill set.   This seminar was hosted by Technology Transfer Center (TTC) in partnership with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, one of the University appointed patent law firms. The seminar provided a discussion on - What to consider when filing a biotech-related patent application - How to increase your invention's value - Difference in filing strategies: Academic VS Industrial

Two HKUST Electronic and Computer Engineering Professors Elected IEEE Fellows

22 January 2015

HKUST Physicist Prof Michael Altman Named Fellow by American Physical Society

5 January 2015

HKUST Holds Opening Ceremony for Fok Ying Tung Research Institute Building

16 December 2014

APAC Innovation Summit (AIS) 2014

1-6 December 2014 (Monday to Saturday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: InnoAsia
HKUST is the strategic partner of the event. InnoAsia provides a unique thought leadership platform in Hong Kong for the best minds in industry, business and academia to come together and exchange the latest insights on sustainable development and generate synergies that promote the adoption of innovative technologies. It aims to create new opportunities for business and investment through innovation and adoption of world-class clean, green, renewable and bio technology initiatives. The theme will be "Shaping the future" this year.

HKUST Physicists Control Photon’s Shape for Record Loading Efficiency into a Cavity

19 November 2014

HKUST develops materials for record efficiency polymer solar cells

13 November 2014

HKUST Discovers New Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE) Materials for Applications in Forensic Science and Bacterial Imaging

24 September 2014

IAS Symposium on Activated Sludge – Past and Next 100 Years

26-28 August 2014 (Tuesday to Thursday)
Venue: Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST
Organized By: HKUST
HKUST is the organizer of the event. With the growing concern around climate change, and given the increase in global population, and fast urbanization in emerging countries and particularly countries in Asia, new ideas, concepts and approaches to wastewater management are essential for the sustainable development of the region, and the world. This conference has successfully invited 18 leading experts to review the past developments on activated sludge-based technologies and share their thoughts and experiences in developing future systems and technologies for the region, and for the world.

For more details of the event, please visit: http://iasprogram.ust.hk/201408/iasiwa/

HKUST Environmental Engineering Professor Becomes the First Hong Kong Scholar Elected as an Academician of European Academy of Sciences and Arts

20 August 2014

HKUST Chemists Unveil Mechanisms of Photosynthesis for Promising Renewable Energy Development

31 July 2014

HKUST Physics Expert Honored for Contributions in Materials Physics

27 July 2014

HKUST Engineering Team Invents Cheaper, Lighter and Stronger Aluminium Composite for Wide Applications

23 July 2014

HKUST-Scripps Scientists Discover Metamorphosed Protein-Building Enzymes as New Protein Therapeutics

21 July 2014

HKUST Develops Mini Pulsed Electric Field Device for Water Disinfection Environment Professor Elected as Fellow by American Industrial Hygiene Association

16 July 2014

HKUST Discovers a Novel Molecular Target and Unveils New Therapeutic Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease

7 July 2014

HKUST Physicists Discover Novel Materials For Developing Fault-tolerant and Practical Quantum Computers

6 July 2014

HKUST wins Two National Science and Technology Awards

26 March 2014

HKUST Chemistry Professor Receives Khwarizmi International Award

24 March 2014

HKUST PhD Students Win 2013 Young Scientist Awards

28 January 2014

HKUST Scholars Win State Natural Science Awards for High-Performance Alcohol Fuel Cell and Transition Metal-based Monodispersed Nanomaterials Research

13 January 2014

HKUST and UNESCO-IHE Partnership to Apply HKUST-developed Sewage Treatment Technologies to tackle Water Scarcity in Cuba

11 December 2013

InnoAsia 2013

4-7 December 2013 (Wednesday to Saturday)
InnoAsia 2013 brings together high-profile government officials, world-renowned experts as well as local professionals to set the agenda on one of the world's hottest megatrends - how to build smarter and greener cities. The conference drove the development of new technologies and business models for focused industries and applications, including Internet of Things, bio-technology, healthcare and e-commerce. It has boosted Hong Kong's growth opportunities and reinforced the territory's position as the hub of innovation in Asia.  

For more details of the event, please visit: http://www.hkstp.org/zh-CN/News-Media-Events/Corporate-News/2013/InnoAsia-2013-brings-together-world-renowned-exper.aspx

HKUST IdeasLab Sheds Light on Brain Research and Aging at World Economic Forum "Summer Davos"

31 October 2013

Eco Expo Asia 2013 – International Trade Fair on Environmental Protection

28-31 October 2013 (Monday to Thursday)
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong International Airport
Organized By: HKTDC
The fair is an international trading platform showcases the latest innovations in environmental protection industries from around the world. HKUST will showcase green technologies and seek for networking opportunities and potential collaboration.

For more details of the event, please visit: http://www.hktdc.com/fair/ecoexpoasia-en/Eco-Expo-Asia-International-Trade-Fair-on-Environmental-Protection.html

HKUST Electronic Engineers Honored for Novel High-speed Energy-saving Transistors

20 October 2013

Patent Drafting Workshop

10 October 2013 (Thrusday)
Venue: LSKG012, Ground Floor, Lee Shau Kee Business Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus
Organized By: Technology Transfer Center (TTC)
Intellectual property (IP) rights, including patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, are promoted for utilizing and realizing value from innovation, which is driving most knowledge-based economies. However, can intellectual property really translate innovation into value or profit? While innovation arises naturally from research, identifying and protecting IP in order to realize the true value of an invention require special skill sets. This workshop will be an interactive sharing session features on the following topics including practical skills of patent specification and claims drafting: What is patentable? Why should I file a patent? What does a patent application consist of? What to consider before starting drafting the patent application? Drafting patent specifications and claims Types of claims Claims drafting exercise US provisional application drafting techniques Patent application DO’s and DON’Ts Who should be considered as an inventor? Patent filing strategies Brief introduction of the post-filing patent application process

HKUST Unravels Molecular Mechanism Behind Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

16 September 2013

International Conference & Exhibition of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products (ICMCM) 2013

15-17 August 2013 (Thursday to Saturday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized By: HKTDC
The exhibition provides a leading global platform for the latest traditional Chinese medicine, health-care products and services. HKUST will showcase the research and development achievements on Chinese medicine and seek for networking opportunities and potential collaboration.

For more details of the event: http://www.hktdc.com/fair/icmcm-en/International-Conference-and-Exhibition-of-the-Modernization-of-Chinese-Medicine-and-Health-Products.html

HKUST Mathematician Awarded the Morningside Gold Medal of Mathematics

16 July 2013

HKUST Physicists Awarded First Brillouin Medal for Groundbreaking Research in Phononics

10 July 2013

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