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Meet Dr. Melody CHUNG Jin-Teng, a HKUST-nurtured female researcher and entrepreneur whose delivery technology start-up Allegrow Biotech Ltd. (“Allegrow”) is ensuring needy patients can easily access affordable top quality cell therapeutics.

Three HKUST alumni have pioneered a sweat sensor that eliminates the need for invasive blood samples when testing for muscle fatigue.

An HKUST startup has developed a diagnostic device that enables veterinarians to screen pets for infectious diseases within just 30 minutes.

    When you pick a pear from a grocery store, would you pass it over if it has a small blemish or an irregular shape? Despite it is nutritious and delicious, most consumers would still refrain from buying visually unattractive produce. But have you ever stopped to consider the impact of this habit?      Let’s face some ugly truth behind the “ugly” food – According to the UN, around 14 percent of food produced is lost between harvest and retail globally. In the UK alone, up to 25% of locally grown apples are discarded simply because they don’t look “right”, while up to 30% of imported fruit in Singapore is thrown away for the same reason.  A fight against food waste

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Sino Group (Sino) have long been devoted to nurturing the next generation of innovators with vision and entrepreneurial spirit. This year, the HKUST-Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2023 has attracted a record-breaking 234 teams formed by HKUST faculty, students and alumni, as well as members from other local institutions, successfully strengthening Hong Kong's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and Sino Group share a passionate commitment to nurturing the next generation of visionary innovative and entrepreneurial talents. The HKUST–Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition is a large-scale integrated platform via which visionary youngsters are encouraged to innovate ideas to help make our world a more sustainable place. The competition’s most promising finalists will also have the opportunity to broaden their horizons by going forward to participate in the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2024.

Health and environmental safety were a focus for the winning teams of the competition this year.

A 30-second scan can get your vital signs before you see the doctor. The upheaval wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world and businesses have had to quickly pivot in response to the new normal. Hong Kong start-up PanopticAI was one, seeing a demand for new methods of remote diagnosis and self-diagnosis in a time of social distancing.  Monitoring health with smartphones The company developed a fully remote wellness monitoring app with AI-enabled smart technology. Unlike existing wearable health-monitoring watches which use LED sensors, the app simply connects to the camera on a smartphone, tablet or computer to capture subtle changes of coloration in the skin due to changes in blood flow to obtain the user's health readings.