CityU inventions capture the imagination in Geneva
Professor Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry (front row, 7th from left), with CityU faculty and researchers participating in the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva.
CityU researchers received 36 awards, including one Special Prize, three Gold Medals with Congratulations of the Jury, 17 Gold Medals, nine Silver Medals and six Bronze Medals at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (IEIG) in April 2023.
This is the third year running that CityU has received the highest number of awards among local institutions.
Fourteen award-winning teams in the 48th IEIG are starts-up under HK Tech 300, CityU’s large-scale flagship innovation and entrepreneurship programme.
Professor Kenneth Leung Mei-yee, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution at CityU, and his research team won the Special Prize and the Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury for their research project titled “Eco-tiles for Enhancing Marine Biodiversity”.
These accomplishments follow a trend in international recognition at CityU. Altogether 29 CityU scholars were named Highly Cited Researchers for 2022 by Clarivate, placing CityU among the top 50 worldwide, while by faculty size, CityU’s percentage of the world’s most Highly Cited Researchers puts it first in Hong Kong and Asia.
CityU also shone in the 2021 top 100 universities granted US utility patents by the National Academy of Inventors. CityU is placed 29th in the world, its highest-ever position and was ranked 1st among local institutions for the 6th consecutive year.
IEIG, an annual event dedicated to inventions, provides a unique opportunity for inventors and researchers to present the results of their research and their new products.