Top 10 Finalists Announced for HKUMedXelerate 2025

date 24 October 2025
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HKUMed Technology Transfer Unit is pleased to announce the Top 10 finalists of HKUMedXelerate 2025, selected based on:

The finalists are:

  1. Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Human Islet Organoids for Cure of Diabetes – Prof. Zhongjun ZHOU
  2. NanoPowder Nasal Spray for Pre-hospital Ischemic Stroke Management – Prof. Aviva CHOW
  3. Intelligent Reproductive Technology (IRT) – Prof. Philip CHIU
  4. PD-1 Enhanced Nucleic Acid Vaccine Platform & Therapeutic HIV Vaccine – Prof. Zhiwei CHEN
  5. Scalable Patient-Derived Organoid Platform – Prof. Michael CHAN
  6. GC01: AI-Driven Oral Chinese Medicine for Diabetic Retinopathy – Prof. Yibin FENG
  7. SmartRehab – AI-powered Telerehabilitation Platform – Prof. Gary LAU
  8. SightTorch – AI System for Eye Disease Diagnosis & Management – Prof. Christopher LEUNG
  9. AI-driven Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates Discovery Platform – Prof. Joshua HO
  10. Liver-in-Cube: New Generation of Bionic Organ – Prof. Kwan MAN

HKUMed TTU sincerely thanks all teams who submitted proposals, and encourages those not shortlisted this year to stay engaged with our activities and consider applying again in future rounds of HKUMedXelerate.