Over 70 Faculty members joined
the Research Day held on 11 June, 2018. Theme of this year was "Conversion
of Research Results and Achievements into Commercially Available Products". We
are honoured to have invited five speakers to share with us their invaluable
experience in transforming innovative research into products, jobs and
businesses. Professor Wang Jun, co-founder of a biotechnology company, shared
his journey of becoming a businessman from an
academic.
Professor Lam Hon Ming talked about his experiences of turning his research to agricultural applications. Professor Xiao Xudong introduced his work on laboratory research to commercialization. Professor Chan Hon Fu Raymond showed how a memory reduction method could improve the accuracy in pricing American Options. Last but not least, Professor Yu Chai Mei Jimmy enlightened the audience the application of photocatalytic technology that filled the gap between fundamental research and product development. The lectures were inspiring and engaging. Information given and experience shared helped to reinforce the importance of brining science research and theories into our daily life.
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