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PolyU wins Two “TechConnect Global 2018 BIO International Convention &
Innovation Awards” — Snatching Business Mission
Accolades in the US Two Years in a row

Date Date
13 - 16 May 2018 4 – 8 Jun 2018

Abstract Abstract

PolyU brings glory to Hong Kong again by winning two “Global ITDO joined the Hong Kong Biotechnology Delegation as
Innovation Awards” at TechConnect World Conference and an exhibitor of the Hong Kong Pavilion at the 2018 BIO
Expo 2018 staged in the United States. Coordinated by ITDO, International Convention held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA,
it is the second year in a row that PolyU research teams to meet with over 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic
snatch the accolades in the world’s largest multi-sector institutions, biotechnology centers and related organizations.
summit for accelerating development and commercialization It brings together a wide spectrum of life science and
of innovations. application areas including drug discovery, biomanufacturing,
genomics, biofuels, nanotechnology and cell therapy. PolyU
The two PolyU winning innovations are:
participated in several business missions to visit biotech
1. Composite multilayers capacitors with colossal permittivity companies, research institutes and industry associations.
for electronics and energy storage applications — by
Professor HAO Jianhua, Professor & Associate Head, and
Ms TSE Mei-yan, Department of Applied Physics
2. Low cost flame retardant treatment for cotton with co-
catalyst system — by Dr KAN Chi-wai, Associate Professor,
The Institute of Textiles and Clothing

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