Startup

(Front row from left) Dr. Kyle Wong, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of PanopticAI Limited; Dr. Kenneth Tsang, Regional Chief Executive Officer of IHH Healthcare North Asia and Chief Executive Officer of Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong; and Dr. Justin Cheng, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of SmartCare, sign a tripartite collaboration agreement on the development of AI-powered smart clinic solution, witnessed by (back row from left) Prof. Nancy Ip, President of The Hong Kong University of Scienc
(Front row from left) Dr. Kyle Wong, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of PanopticAI Limited; Dr. Kenneth Tsang, Regional Chief Executive Officer of IHH Healthcare North Asia and Chief Executive Officer of Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong; and Dr. Justin Cheng, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of SmartCare, sign a tripartite collaboration agreement on the development of AI-powered smart clinic solution, witnessed by (back row from left) Prof. Nancy Ip, President of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Dr. Prem Kumar Nair, Group Chief Executive Officer of IHH Healthcare; and Dr. Patrick Lau, Deputy Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.  
(Top row, from left) Benny Kok, Dr. Pablo Morales Navarrete, Jeff Hu; (bottom row, from left) Alex Lam, Turzo Bose, Ricky Chan, Peter Yau
Changemakers Who Are Transforming Their Industries
The team “Eleuto”, comprised of SENG undergraduate students Aryan Agarwal and Shivansh Anand, won the top honor, the New Innovation Award, as well as the Gold Award in the category of Sustainability & ESG.
The team “Eleuto”, comprised of SENG undergraduate students Aryan Agarwal and Shivansh Anand, won the top honor, the New Innovation Award, as well as the Gold Award in the category of Sustainability & ESG. 
Food With Benefits, a start-up founded by HKUST alumni Matey Svetlan Yordanov (right) and Francis So Ka-Hei (left), distinguished itself from over 130 projects and won the championship of the Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge 2024-25.
Food With Benefits, a start-up founded by HKUST alumni Matey Svetlan Yordanov (right) and Francis So Ka-Hei (left), distinguished itself from over 130 projects and won the championship of the Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge 2024-25. 
Transforming Food Surplus into High-Value and Functional Food Products
Ir Andrew Young, Advisor (Innovation) of Sino Group and Adjunct Professor of the Division of Integrative Systems and Design at HKUST; Prof. Carrie Ling, Director of HKUST Entrepreneurship Center, and the winners.
Ir Andrew Young, Advisor (Innovation) of Sino Group and Adjunct Professor of the Division of Integrative Systems and Design at HKUST; Prof. Carrie Ling, Director of HKUST Entrepreneurship Center, and the winners. 
Dr. Melody Chung Jin-Teng, currently postdoctoral researcher at HKUST and co-founder of Allegrow Biotech Ltd.
Dr. Melody Chung Jin-Teng, currently postdoctoral researcher at HKUST and co-founder of Allegrow Biotech Ltd. 
Making Positive Impact on Disease Treatment
Prof. Terence Wong, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, HKUST
Prof. Terence Wong, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, HKUST 
CHAMPion of Cancer Imaging
Co-founded by Prof. Li Zexiang (eleventh right) and Prof. Ko Ping-Keung (seventh right) in 1999, Googol Technology was successfully listed on the ChiNext Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on August 15, 2023.
Co-founded by Prof. Li Zexiang (eleventh right) and Prof. Ko Ping-Keung (seventh right) in 1999, Googol Technology was successfully listed on the ChiNext Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on August 15, 2023. 
(From left) Silver Award winner Dr. Kelvin Heung, Co-founder of Fleming MedLab; Gold Award winners Fioni Fong and Lilia Cheung, Co-founders of Not only powder; Ir. Andrew Young, Associate Director (Innovation) of Sino Group and Adjunct Professor of HKUST; Prof. Carrie Ling, Director of HKUST Entrepreneurship Center; (from right) Platinum Award winners Dr. Laurence Lau, Dr. Melody Chung, and Prof. Chau Ying, all Co-founders of Allegrow
(From left) Silver Award winner Dr. Kelvin Heung, Co-founder of Fleming MedLab; Gold Award winners Fioni Fong and Lilia Cheung, Co-founders of Not only powder; Ir. Andrew Young, Associate Director (Innovation) of Sino Group and Adjunct Professor of HKUST; Prof. Carrie Ling, Director of HKUST Entrepreneurship Center; (from right) Platinum Award winners Dr. Laurence Lau, Dr. Melody Chung, and Prof. Chau Ying, all Co-founders of Allegrow