Press Release

HKBU unveils 11 transdisciplinary innovations, advancing health, science and culture at InnoCarnival 2026

Saturday, 24 October 2026

 

Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is presenting 11 transdisciplinary inventions at InnoCarnival 2026, which opens today (24 October), spotlighting the University’s strengths across Chinese medicine, science and the humanities under the banner “Soar High with Interdisciplinary Research”, underscoring HKBU’s commitment to turning research excellence into real-world impact. At the HKBU pavilion, visitors can assess their eye health, test their knowledge of Chinese medicine, discover the science of fermentation, explore how the University translates Chinese medicine ingredients into practical applications ranging from therapeutics to skincare products, and delve into HKBU’s 70-year history.

Mr Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR); Professor Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government; Ms Lillian Cheong, Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government; Mr Lyu Feng, Deputy Director-General of the Economic and Financial Department II of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR; Mr Ivan Lee, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology of the HKSAR Government; and Mr Philip Har, Deputy Commissioner for Innovation and Technology of the HKSAR Government, visited the HKBU pavilion today.

They were received by Professor Alex Wai, President and Vice-Chancellor; Ms Christine Chow, Vice-President (Administration) and Secretary; Professor Terence Lau, Interim Chief Innovation Officer; Professor Li Min, Dean and Chair Professor of the School of Chinese Medicine; and Mr Edmond Lam, Director of Knowledge Transfer of HKBU, who highlighted the University’s latest advances in transdisciplinary and Chinese Medicine Research.

The HKBU Pavillion is organised into two zones – the Interdisciplinary Studies Zone and the Chinese Medicine and Integrative Health Zone.

The Interdisciplinary Studies Zone demonstrates how arts, sciences and technology intersect to inform daily life and civic imagination. This zone features:

EyeMirror: AI-powered Smart Vision Screening Mirror is a human-centred health-tech innovation that employs distance sensing, adaptive optotype scaling and voice guidance to make preliminary vision screening easier at home, helping families decide when professional eye assessment is needed.

Microbe Masters: FermentCraft transforms laboratory know-how into interactive games, making microbial science engaging and memorable for learners of all ages.

HKBU TimeScape: Campus Development Map invites visitors to explore an interactive historical journey through decades of HKBU’s campus evolution. Created to mark HKBU’s 70th Anniversary, the platform connects geospatial technology, a digital repository and community stories to showcase University’s wide-ranging achievements in education, culture and community service.

The Chinese Medicine and Integrative Health Zone showcases how Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and modern biomedicine work together to advance wellness and drug discovery. Highlights include:

The Chinese Medicine Diet and Health Images Database: Promoting “Food as Medicine” is Hong Kong’s first TCM-based recipe resource, freely accessible to the public, enabling users to curate 124 wellness recipes that align everyday cooking with seasonal needs and personal constitutions. Visitors could then play the Learn TCM Through Play: Chinese Medicine Game-based Exercise which introduces core TCM concepts through simple Q&A gameplay, making health traditions approachable for families and students.

Two patented projects are also showcased to demonstrate the diversity of HKBU’s research. Dendrobium Skincare Innovation: NMPA-Registered New Cosmetic Ingredient features dihydro-resveratrol—an innovative cosmetic ingredient derived from the precious Chinese medical plants Dendrobium that has obtained national registration as a new cosmetic ingredient. Additionally, Tryptophan Sulfonate: A New Chemical Marker for Accurate and Efficient Inspection of Sulfur-Treated Food Products establishes tryptophan sulfonate as a reliable marker enabling accurate, efficient inspection of sulfur-treated foods.

The pavilion also spotlights HKBU’s strengths in drug discovery and its efforts to integrate TCM and Western medicine. Highlights include Engineered Exosome Delivery Technology: Improving Cognitive Function and Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease and three investigational small-molecule candidates—Botanical Drug (CDD-2107) for the Treatment of BAG3-related Myofibrillar Myopathy, Botanical Drug (CDD-2101) for Parkinson’s Disease-Related Constipation and Chinese Herbal Medicine (CDD-2103) for Ulcerative Colitis Remission—designed to address unmet medical needs across multiple diseases.

In addition to the 11 scientific research innovations showcased at the HKBU pavilion, Landing Chair for spacecraft Shenzhou series (first- to third-generation) co-developed by HKBU for China's Shenzhou spacecraft missions is also on display in the aerospace zone, highlighting how they assist Shenzhou astronauts in readjusting to Earth’s gravity upon landing.

HKBU cordially invites members of the public to visit its pavilion (Booth D03) at InnoCarnival 2026. For more information, please visit https://innocarnival.hk/hk.

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Professor Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (8th left); Ms Lillian Cheong, Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government (8th right); Mr Lyu Feng, Deputy Director-General of the Economic and Financial Department II of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR (5th left); and Mr Philip Har, Deputy Commissioner for Innovation and Technology of the HKSAR Government (4th left) visit the HKBU Pavillion. They are accompanied by Professor Alex Wai, President and Vice-Chancellor (7th left); Ms Christine Chow, Vice-President (Administration) and Secretary (6th left); Professor Terence Lau, Interim Chief Innovation Officer (7th right); Professor Li Min, Dean and Chair Professor of the School of Chinese Medicine (6th right); Mr Edmond Lam, Director of Knowledge Transfer (5th right), and HKBU inventors.
Mr Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (5th right) and Mr Ivan Lee, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology of the HKSAR Government (5th left), visit the HKBU Pavillion, accompanied by Professor Alex Wai, President and Vice-Chancellor (4th right), Professor Terence Lau, Interim Chief Innovation Officer (4th left), Mr Edmond Lam, Director of Knowledge Transfer (3rd left), and HKBU inventors.
The InnoCarnival 2026 runs from 24 October to 1 November at the Hong Kong Science Park, with HKBU presenting 11 transdisciplinary inventions.
Mr Christopher Chan, University Librarian (1st right, front row), introduces “HKBU TimeScape: Campus Development Map” to guests including Professor Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (2nd left, front row), Ms Lillian Cheong, Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry HKSAR Government (1st left, front row), and Mr Lyu Feng, Deputy Director-General of the Economic and Financial Department II of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR (3rd left, front row).
Visitors explore microbial science by playing “Microbe Masters: FermentCraft”, an interactive game developed by students taking COMP2055 Interactive Media App Development (Section 1) and BIOL4015 Fermentation and Enzyme Technology in the first semester of the 2025/26 academic year, in a project led by Dr Patrick Yue, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Biology, and Dr Martin Choy, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Computer Science.
The “Learn TCM Through Play: Chinese Medicine Game-based Exercise” invented by Professor Chen Hubiao, Professor in the Teaching and Research Division of the School of Chinese Medicine, is an online learning platform which allows the participant to test their knowledge in TCM.
Members of the public take a preliminary sight test using “EyeMirror: AI-powered Smart Vision Screening Mirror” invented by Tang Canyu, Feng Hoi-lam, Kwok Tak-ming, Huang Xihong, and Wu Guo, students from the Division of Transdisciplinary Undergraduate Programmes.