The Superior Biomedical Instrumentation Middle (ABIC) on the College of Hong Kong (HKU) just lately hosted the Pitching Nook occasion. Eight distinctive ABIC tasks from a multidisciplinary biomedical discipline have been chosen and introduced, highlighting their scientific and technological advances and potential for commercialization and translatability.
ABIC is a analysis laboratory established below the InnoHK program of the Hong Kong authorities. Pitching Nook 2024 judges included Professor Andreas Bausch (TUM), Mr Emmanuel Hui (CEO of Tiger Jade Pebble Accelerator), Professor David Mooney (Harvard SEAS), Mr Tianyi Qin (Chief Funding Officer at Zhenfund), Ir Dr Alfred Tan (deputy). Director of TTO, HKU) and Ir Andrew Younger (Affiliate Director of Sino Group – Innovation).
The winners are as follows:
Skilled Judges' Alternative Award: Psychological Saliva: Canine Well being Evaluation Ball
Saliva Psychological is an modern canine psychological well being resolution consisting of a recreation ball and take a look at strips. The ball effortlessly collects saliva whereas canine play, permitting stress hormone detection on accompanying take a look at strips. This easy-to-use product integrates seamlessly into every day routines, permitting canine house owners to simply assess and perceive their canine' psychological well being. By empowering house owners to observe their canine' well-being, Psychological Saliva strengthens the human-canine bond and will increase total happiness. Prioritizing accessibility and scientific accuracy, the invention promotes the well-being and emotional care of our beloved furry buddies.
This mission is supervised by Professor Anderson HC SHUM, Dr Sammer Ul HASSAN and Dr Haisong LIN, with analysis staff members together with Dr Qiaoyi WANG, Dr Ziyu HAN and Mr Chi SONG.
Most Most well-liked Presentation Award: Picture-Primarily based Single-Cell Screening Assay Platform
The imaging-based single-cell screening assay platform will revolutionize cell screening with high-speed imaging. It excels at capturing high-resolution dynamic and morphological info of cells for about 100,000 years. Overcoming the normal limitations of the microscope, this platform combines an ultrafast imaging system, quantitative part imaging, and a rotating pattern platform for large-scale mobile examine functions. This invention will rework drug screening and cell evaluation!
This mission is led by Professor Kevin KM TSIA, with analysis staff members together with Dr Dickson MD SIU, Dr Bob MF CHUNG and Dr Kelvin CM LEE.
About ABIC
The Superior Biomedical Instrumentation Middle (ABIC), one among 9 analysis laboratories on the College of Hong Kong (HKU) established below the Hong Kong authorities's InnoHK program, was launched in 2020. The middle leads the biomedical discipline, fosters analysis in academia. and combines trans-disciplinary, trans-institutional, trans-regional and trans-generational approaches to drive modern advances in instruments. The enhancements are important in reworking the standard of affected person care, enabling correct diagnoses and facilitating modern medical analysis. ABIC has contributed to societal impression by commercializing improvements for a number of beneficiaries, together with sufferers, clinicians, hospitals, business stakeholders, authorities, scientific communities, in addition to the native healthcare ecosystem.