TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE 45 44 HKU ANNUAL REPORT 2022 The impact of our efforts and investments is gathering momentum. We are filing more patents and winning more awards for our inventions – for instance, HKU received a record 12 medals at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in 2022, including four golds. Participants in our internal Knowledge Exchange Awards are also demonstrating deeper impact by using their research to improve conditions SIGNS OF SUCCESS HKU’S AWARD-WINNING INVENTIONS AT THE SPECIAL EDITION 2022 INVENTIONS GENEVA EVALUATION DAYS Looking ahead, we will be leaning into impact by reviewing our strategies to further enhance and strengthen technology transfer and knowledge exchange. 80 patents granted in 2021–22 HK$18.49 million income generated from intellectual property rights in 2021–22 180 start-ups launched through iDendron since 2017 Gold Medals Fast-reconfigurable large-area interference lithography nanopatterning platform A customisable in-manhole sampling robot for sewage surveillance 3D printed reef tile Lighttriggered drug delivery system Silver Medals Bronze Medal Anti-COVID-19 stainless steel Disinfection robot Method of purifying nanodiamonds and application for oral hygiene Micro mist scale mouthguard cleaning device Noncontact, nonradiation device that accurately locates multiple implants in a patient’s body Nucleic acid aptamers for malaria diagnosis NevGro® - a dietary supplement for brain health PD1-based vaccine for infection and cancer cure by potentiating host immunity in society. Looking ahead, we will be leaning into impact by reviewing our strategies to further enhance and strengthen technology transfer and knowledge exchange, striving to echo the national development goal of fostering collaboration with institutions in the Mainland and elsewhere, and contributing to the development of the Greater Bay Area as a world-class hub of innovation and technology.
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