Event Highlight | Hong Kong Innopreneur Awards (14 Feb 2023)
Organized by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI), the inaugural Hong Kong Innopreneur Awards was launched on 14 February 2023 at the Hong Kong Palace Museum. Professors and alumni from CUHK scooped four out of eight awards in recognition of their outstanding achievements of inno-entrepreneurship.
The Awards aim to endorse and honour forward-looking and promising startup founders on an individual basis, who have attained breakthrough innovation in their businesses and commit to bringing positive impacts to the community and society.
Group photo of all awardees, award presenter – Prof. SUN Dong, JP (Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government), FHKI members, HSBC representative (Title Sponsor), Hong Kong Innopreneur Award committee and judging panel (photo: FHKI)
Best Innopreneur Award winner - Prof. Jia Jiaya (Founder and Chairman of SmartMore Corporation Limited and Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering; right), award presented by Prof. SUN Dong, JP (Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government; left) (photo: FHKI)
High Flyer Innopreneur Award and Most Popular Innopreneur Award winner - Prof. Ng Siew Chien (Co-Founder of GenieBiome Limited and Professor at the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics; left), award presented by Prof. SUN Dong, JP (Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government; right) (photo: FHKI)
ESG Award winner - Dr. Chiu Yin To, Ricky (Chairman & CEO of PHASE Scientific International Limited and Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Biomedical Sciences; left), award presented by Prof. SUN Dong, JP (Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government; right) (photo: FHKI)
Excellence in Research Application Award winner - Dr. Lam Fung, Tenny (CEO & Co-Founder of Grand Rise Technology Limited and CUHK Alumnus, left), award presented by Prof. SUN Dong, JP (Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government; right) (photo: FHKI)
Booth of SmartMore (Photo: ORKTS)
Prof. Ng Siew Chien (Co-Founder of GenieBiome Limited and Professor at the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics; Left third) and representatives from GenieBiome Limited (photo: GenieBiome Limited)
Prof. SUN Dong, JP (Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government; right second) visited the booth of GenieBiome Limited prior to the award ceremony (photo: ORKTS)
(From left to right) Ms. Ariel Yuen (Knowledge Transfer Events Management Team, ORKTS), Dr. Gene Man (Knowledge Transfer Events Management Team, ORKTS), Mr. Owen Wong (Knowledge Transfer Events Management Team, ORKTS) (photo: ORKTS)
List of Awardees
| No. | Name | Position | Faculty | Department | Startup Company | Award |
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1 |
Prof. JIA Jiaya | Professor | Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering | SmartMore Corporation Limited | Best Innopreneur Award |
| 2 | Prof. NG Siew Chien | Professor | Medicine | Medicine and Therapeutics | Geniebiome Ltd |
High Flyer Innopreneur Award Most Popular Innopreneur Award |
| 3 | Prof. CHIU Yin To Ricky | Adjunct Associate Professor | Medicine | School of Biomedical Sciences | PHASE Scientific International Limited | ESG Award |
| 4 | Dr. LAM Fung, Tenny | Alumnus | / | CUHK Business School (Executive MBA) | Grand Rise Technology Limited | Excellence in Research Application Award |
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