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(From right) Prof. Angela Wu, Associate Professor of HKUST’s Division of Life Science and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, postdoctoral fellow Dr. Yu Lei as well as co-author of the paper, Tam Sing-Ting
(From right) Prof. Angela Wu, Associate Professor of HKUST’s Division of Life Science and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, postdoctoral fellow Dr. Yu Lei as well as co-author of the paper, Tam Sing-Ting 
New Directions for Drug Target Discovery
HKUST Breakthrough Identifies Rare Tumor Cell “Spies” Shedding Light on Previously Hidden Cancer Features
ASTRI Chief Executive Officer Dr. Denis Yip (front left) and HKUST Provost Prof. Guo Yike (front right) sign the agreement under the witness of HKUST President Prof. Nancy Ip (back row, right) and Chairman of ASTRI Board of Directors Ir. Sunny Lee (back row, left).
ASTRI Chief Executive Officer Dr. Denis Yip (front left) and HKUST Provost Prof. Guo Yike (front right) sign the agreement under the witness of HKUST President Prof. Nancy Ip (back row, right) and Chairman of ASTRI Board of Directors Ir. Sunny Lee (back row, left). 
Bridging Upstream and Midstream Research
HKUST and ASTRI Launch First Joint PhD Program to Nurture I&T Talents and Enhance I&T Ecosystem
Prof. Khaled B. Letaief is the first in Hong Kong and the very few from Asia to receive the prestigious IEEE Communications Society Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award since 1958.
Prof. Khaled B. Letaief is the first in Hong Kong and the very few from Asia to receive the prestigious IEEE Communications Society Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award since 1958. 
Global Recognition for Academic Leaders
HKUST Scholars Named IEEE Fellows and Became First in Hong Kong to Receive IEEE Communications Society Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award
HKUST holds the installation of its fifth President Prof. Nancy Ip cum 30th Congregation today.
HKUST holds the installation of its fifth President Prof. Nancy Ip cum 30th Congregation today. 
Starting a New Chapter
HKUST Installs First Woman President Prof. Nancy IP at 30th Congregation
The research team led by Prof. Becki Kuang (center) and PhD candidates Jacky Li (right) and Orion Liang hopes to collaborate with pharmaceutical companies to apply their mRNA tail sequence optimization technology on mRNA drugs and vaccines.
The research team led by Prof. Becki Kuang (center) and PhD candidates Jacky Li (right) and Orion Liang hopes to collaborate with pharmaceutical companies to apply their mRNA tail sequence optimization technology on mRNA drugs and vaccines. 
Optimizing mRNA Tail Sequence
HKUST Researchers Discover New Way to Synthesize mRNAs that Enhances Effectiveness of mRNA Drugs and Vaccines
Prof. Francesco Ciucci (second left), postdoctoral fellow Dr. Song Yufei (first left), PhD students Wang Yuhao (second right) and Matthew James Robson (first right) and other team members have identified an exceptionally promising cathode material for protonic ceramic fuel cells, marking a major step toward the commercialization of this renewable energy technology.
Prof. Francesco Ciucci (second left), postdoctoral fellow Dr. Song Yufei (first left), PhD students Wang Yuhao (second right) and Matthew James Robson (first right) and other team members have identified an exceptionally promising cathode material for protonic ceramic fuel cells, marking a major step toward the commercialization of this renewable energy technology. 
A Key Step Toward Commercialization
HKUST Researchers Design Iron-Based Cathode to Achieve Record Performance for Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells
Dr. Martin Lee, Chairman of Henderson Land Group (middle), and Mrs. Cathy Chui Lee (second left); Dr. John Chan, HKUST Court Chairman (second right), Prof. Nancy Ip, HKUST President (first right), and Prof. Tim Cheng, HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development (first left), preside over the groundbreaking ceremony of Martin Ka Shing Lee Innovation Building.
Dr. Martin Lee, Chairman of Henderson Land Group (middle), and Mrs. Cathy Chui Lee (second left); Dr. John Chan, HKUST Court Chairman (second right), Prof. Nancy Ip, HKUST President (first right), and Prof. Tim Cheng, HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development (first left), preside over the groundbreaking ceremony of Martin Ka Shing Lee Innovation Building. 
A New Landmark of HKUST
HKUST Stages Groundbreaking Ceremony for Martin Ka Shing Lee Innovation Building
HKUST researchers introduce their research projects to Prof. Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (third right), Prof. Nancy Ip, HKUST President (third left), Prof. Tim Cheng, HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development (second left)
HKUST researchers introduce their research projects to Prof. Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (third right), Prof. Nancy Ip, HKUST President (third left), Prof. Tim Cheng, HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development (second left) 
From Lab to Market
HKUST Showcases Innovations and Venture Collaboration at Industry Engagement Day
The licensing agreement of the five HKUST discoveries is signed by Dr. Shin Cheul Kim (second left), HKUST Associate Vice-President for Research and Development (Knowledge Transfer), and Mr. Liu Zhen (second right), Vice President and General Manager of Robotics and Intelligent Products Division of BDR, under the witness of Prof. Tim Cheng Kwang-Ting (first left), HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development, and Mr. Wang Kecheng (first right), President of BDR.
The licensing agreement of the five HKUST discoveries is signed by Dr. Shin Cheul Kim (second left), HKUST Associate Vice-President for Research and Development (Knowledge Transfer), and Mr. Liu Zhen (second right), Vice President and General Manager of Robotics and Intelligent Products Division of BDR, under the witness of Prof. Tim Cheng Kwang-Ting (first left), HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development, and Mr. Wang Kecheng (first right), President of BDR. 
Translating Research into Application
HKUST and Bright Dream Robotics Sign Licensing Agreement of Five Technologies
(Left) The new technology helps medical staff identify the guidewires by simply taking a photo of all the medical instruments with a smartphone or tablet. (Right) The AI image-based system then could accurately detect guidewires (as indicated by the circle) from other medical instruments using object recognition and data augmentation techniques.
(Left) The new technology helps medical staff identify the guidewires by simply taking a photo of all the medical instruments with a smartphone or tablet. (Right) The AI image-based system then could accurately detect guidewires (as indicated by the circle) from other medical instruments using object recognition and data augmentation techniques. 
Translational Research Deployed as Clinical Practice
HKUST Launches AI-Based Guidewire Recognition Technology to Enhance Patient Safety
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