Hong Kong Biotech News

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University announced the release of a free software platform "KineLabs" with three rehabilitation games for elderly people and persons after stroke to have fun while enhancing their motor skills in a 3D virtual environment.

A team of scientists fromThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University has made a novel discovery regarding the molecular structure of a protein that plays a crucial regulatory role in the “autophagy” cellular process.

PolyU has recently established the Food Safety and Technology Research Centre with an aim of raising the standard of food safety by providing research, consultancy and training services to food and related industries in Hong Kong and the PRD region.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has brought home two Gold Medals for its breakthroughs in nanotechnology at the International Eureka Contest of Brussels Innova 2009.

An outstanding researcher of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has successfully extracted useful substance from cocoons of silkworm to develop a new kind of biocomposite for bone repair.

Hai Kang Life’s test kits for Type A/H1N1 virus have been validated against various clinical samples. The test kits have been verified with novel H1N1 clinical samples obtained from patients. The test results are highly sensitive and specific.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has achieved further breakthrough in developing cancer drugs. The innovation has recently been awarded at the 37th International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products of Geneva.