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4th Biotechnology Innovation Global Food Safety Conference 2018
Get Together Dinner

Date Date
13 Dec 2017 5 – 8 Mar 2018

Abstract Abstract

PolyU co-hosted alongside The University of Hong Kong, PolyU participated in the Global Food Safety Conference 2018
Nanfung Life Sciences and Avalon Biomedical to organise (GFSC 2018) in Tokyo, Japan, a unique annual event bringing
the fourth episode of Biotechnology Get Together in 2017. together over 1,000 leading food safety specialists from
Held at Hotel ICON, it served as one of the keynote events over 50 countries to advance food safety globally. Through
of biotechnology and life sciences in Hong Kong, pooling attending the conference, FSC met and networked with
together all the key stakeholders and experts of Hong Kong industry peers, shared knowledge, benefited from thought-
and the region for networking and exchange, shedding lights provoking presentations from internationally reputed industry
on innovation and next-generation technology and mapping experts and learnt innovative ideas to inspire our R&D projects.
out the sector’s future from a strategic perspective.
Dr. Terence Lau, Convener of FSC and Director of ITDO
Government officials, prominent industry leaders and experts was invited to speak at the Breakout Session “Food Fraud
included Mr Nicholas Yang, JP, Secretary for Innovation Compliance Challenges and Successes” to illustrate the
and Technology, HKSAR; Prof. KY YUEN, Chair of Infectious application of specific countermeasures in actual food fraud
Diseases, Department of Microbiology, The University of incidents, reveal how experts are shifting from traditional
Hong Kong; Mr Antony LEUNG, Chairman of Nanfung Group; approaches to innovative responses, and demonstrate how
Mr Pony MA, Chairman and CEO of Tencent; Dr Manson a multi-disciplinary approach and collaboration with the
FOK, Founder and Chairman of Avalon Genomics; Dr. Dennis academia can reduce food fraud risk in a synergistic manner.
LAM, Ophthalmologist; and so forth were among those who
attended.

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