The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) won two “Global Innovation Awards” at TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo 2019(TechConnect), held in the United States. The two PolyU winning innovations include New Antibiotic Drug Candidates and Seeded Sonochemical Coatings.
The PolyU delegation showcased 21 technologies this year. The delegation also explored product development and co-operation opportunities with industry end-users, multi-national companies and academic institutions for applying the innovations for the benefits of the world.
TechConnect receives over 600 submissions every year, from global top tier universities and national laboratories such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sandia National Laboratories, Argonne National Laboratoryand EPFL-LPAC etc. The Innovation Awards are bestowed on the top 15 per cent technologies submitted. This year, 30 global awards were presented for non-US-federal-funded innovations across the world, while another 59 national awards were granted to innovations with US federal funding.
Over the years, the TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo has connected top applied research and early-stage innovations from universities, laboratories, and start-ups with industry end-users and prospectors.
