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The Secretary of FAO/WHO Codex BICI (HK) Collaborative Research
Alimentarius Commission Visits PolyU Program – R&D Funding Scheme

Date Date
6 Nov 2018 28 Nov 2018

Speaker Speaker

• Mr. Tom Heilandt, Secretary of FAO/WHO Codex • Dr. Li Chun An, Vice President of BICI
Alimentarius Commission

Abstract
Abstract
ITDO has invited The Beijing Institute of Collaborative
Invited by ITDO, Mr. Tom Heilandt visited PolyU to explore Innovation (Hong Kong), namely as BICI (HK), to hold a briefing
collaboration opportunity with PolyU and foster international session to PolyU members to share their latest funding
partnerships to in maximizing synergies in innovation and program as well as application procedures, that brings in more
technology. collaboration opportunities and funding for research projects.
Mr. Heilandt was invited to give a lecture titled “Codex BICI (HK) has launched the Collaborative Research Program
Alimentarius – Protecting Health, Facilitating Trade” to share since 2016. Local universities and research institutions are
how Codex protects consumer health and facilitates fair invited to submit potential collaborative research proposals
food trade through development of harmonized standards, in areas of Intelligent Manufacturing, Flexible and Micronano
guidelines, and codes of practice, and promotes coordination Electronics, Energy Materials, Water Treatment, Medical
of stakeholders. Instruments and Diagnostic Technologies as well as Modern
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnologies, etc.
An exchange meeting and lab visit with PolyU’s Food Safety
Consortium (FSC) and Food Safety & Technology Research
Centre (FSTRC) to highlight the university’s research
excellence in food safety area which we have acquired a
critical mass of faculty expertise, on-going private and public
partnerships and innovative projects with substantive impacts
were introduced.

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