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Germany - PolyU Innovation and PolyU Innovation and
Technology Development Lecture Series Technology Development Lecture Series
Applied Science Dedicated to Life Horizon 2020: What’s in it for Hong Kong?

Date Date
17 Oct 2016 24 Nov 2016

Speaker Speaker

• Dr. Claus-Dieter Kroggel ,Head of Central Office, • Dr. Laurent Bochereau, Minister Counsellor,
Fraunhofer Group for Life Sciences Head of Science, Technology and Environment Section,
Delegation of the European Union to China and Mongolia
• Ms. Antje Kremer, Scientist, Fraunhofer Group for
Life Sciences
• Dr. Siegbert Klee, Director, The German Academic Abstract
Exchange Service (DAAD), Hong Kong
To foster the EU-Hong Kong collaboration in scientific research
and researchers’ exchange, and promote the applications for
Abstract the EC/RGC (Research Grants Council) Collaboration Scheme,
ITDO organized the Horizon 2020 lecture and invited Dr.
This lecture aimed at promoting Germany‘s Research and Laurent to give an overview of Horizon 2020 Program and the
Innovation, strengthening the mutual collaboration between research and innovation collaboration opportunities for Hong
Germany and PolyU. The three speakers covered the topics Kong Research Community.
on “Fraunhofer Group Life Sciences - Overview & Innovation Horizon 2020 is the EU’s current framework programme for
Generation and Management”, “Tissue Engineering of research and innovation running from 2014 to 2020 with a
Complex Tissues and their Application from Bench to Bedside” budget of nearly EUR 80 billion. It is the biggest EU research
and “German Research Landscape and Funding Options for
International Cooperation”. and innovation programme ever and will lead to more
breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by taking great
ideas from the lab to the market.

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