PolyU ULS

13/08/2026

【理大研發菇菌脂肪替代品 低脂雪糕熱量減半、健康加倍🍦】

盛夏當前，想享受雪糕的香甜，又希望維持健康無負擔？

一年一度的美食博覽今日開鑼！今年理大科研團隊將推出採用 AkkMore™ 專利配方製作的低脂雪糕，讓大家在展覽期間，親身品嚐這項成功「由實驗室走進社區」的深科技科研成果!✨

🍄 AkkMore™是一款由理大未來食品研究院研發的新型菇菌脂肪替代品，能將雪糕的總脂肪含量大減逾 8 成，總熱量減少超過一半！研究更證實它具備多項益處：

✅ 預防肥胖及代謝疾病
✅ 增強腸道微生態健康
✅ 調節免疫反應及緩解焦慮

理大一直致力推動知識轉移及創新創業，為研究人員提供先進設施及其他資源，使科研成果得以轉化為具影響力的發明，造福世界。AkkMore™ 團隊透過「理大創新應用博士後計劃」等計劃成功將技術商業化，讓大眾於日常生活中，也能輕鬆體驗這種創新的健康飲食。

除了造福社會，AkkMore™ 的天然特性更能延長食品保質期，長遠有助減少乳製品消耗及廚餘量，為食品行業提供具前瞻性的 ESG 解決方案，達至真正的可持續發展。🌱

💡誠邀大家親臨美食博覽了解理大的科研成果，享受健康甜點新體驗！

【Healthy Indulgence Made Real: Taste PolyU’s AkkMore™ Gelato at the Food Expo! 🍦✨】

Craving a cool, creamy treat to beat the August heat without the extra calories? PolyU has the answer!

A research team from PolyU’s Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) is bringing a delicious milestone from the lab to the community: reduced-fat Gelato made with AkkMore™—PolyU’s proprietary, fungus-based fat replacer!

Developed by RiFood, AkkMore™ slashes gelato fat content by >80% and cuts total calories by >50%, backed by proven health benefits:
✅Helps prevent obesity & metabolic diseases
✅Enhances gut microbiome health
✅Modulates immune response & relieves anxiety

🚀 From Research Excellence to Commercial Success
Supported by the PolyU GBA Startup Postdoc Programme and our robust entrepreneurship ecosystem, the team has successfully commercialised this innovation, making functional food choices accessible in everyday life.

Even better? AkkMore™ extends food shelf life and reduces dairy consumption—offering a powerful ESG solution to combat food waste and carbon footprint. 🌱

💡 Come to the Food Expo to explore PolyU's innovative research and taste the future of healthy eating!

AkkMore™低脂雪糕 AkkMore™ Gelato
📅 美食博覽2026 Food Expo 2026: 13–16 Aug, 10:00–22:00；17 Aug, 10:00–18:00
📍 灣仔會展 HKCEC Hall 1D A20

#香港理工大學 #理大科研 #理大未來食品研究院 #美食博覽

30/07/2026

【 #以理為榮 】理言我語65：鄭慧賢博士
☕早上一杯咖啡提神、午後一杯咖啡醒腦、加班一杯咖啡充電，是許多打工仔的日常。👩🏻‍💼👨🏻‍💼不過，失眠、頭痛、心悸等咖啡因副作用，是否也悄悄找上您？

畢業於理大食品科學及營養學系的鄭慧賢博士（Nano），把科研成果轉化為升級之選──蘑菇咖啡！🍄‍🟫透過專利超聲波技術，團隊將靈芝、猴頭菇及冬蟲夏草精華萃取物注入咖啡♨️，在保留提神效果的同時降低咖啡因，更有助提升免疫力。⬆️這款新型功能性飲品不但進駐酒店酒吧，而且出口日本，並驅動蘑菇茶包、咖啡膠囊、菇菌蛋白粉等產品的研發。👏🏻

👩🏻‍🔬期待Nano繼續以科研加持，為健康生活解鎖更多可能！

【 】Alumni Quotes 65: Dr Nano Cheng Wai-yin

☕A cup of coffee in the morning to kick-start the day, another in the afternoon to stay sharp, and one more to power through overtime – it’s the daily ritual for many working professionals. 👩🏻‍💼👨🏻‍💼 But have caffeine side effects like insomnia, headaches, or heart palpitations started to catch up with you?

Dr Nano Cheng Wai-yin, a graduate of PolyU’s Department of Food Science and Nutrition, has transformed research outcomes into an upgraded choice: Mushroom Coffee! 🍄‍🟫 Using patented ultrasonic technology, her team infuses coffee with extracts of reishi, lion’s mane and cordyceps ♨️, delivering a familiar energy boost while lowering caffeine content and potentially supporting immunity. ⬆️ This novel functional beverage has made its way into hotel bars, entered the Japanese market, and driven the development of related products, including mushroom tea bags, coffee capsules, and mushroom protein powder. 👏🏻

👩🏻‍🔬We look forward to Nano continuing to power healthier living through innovation and unlocking even more possibilities ahead!

PolyU Faculty of Science 理大理學院 Department of Food Science and Nutrition - PolyU

30/07/2026

Congratulations

【🎉 恭喜理大兩位青年學者入選《麻省理工科技評論》TR35 中國區名單】

2025 年度《麻省理工科技評論》「35 歲以下科技創新 35 人」(TR35) 中國區名單正式公佈！理大化學系副系主任兼副教授勞子桓教授，以及工業及系統工程學系助理教授（研究）呂佳欣博士雙雙上榜，分別入選「遠見者」和「發明家」組別。👏

🔍✨ 勞子桓教授｜「遠見者」
勞教授建構同步共振軟 X 射線衍射（RSXRD）技術，是全球首次實現工業級分子篩骨架鋁原子及「鋁對」的三維空間精確定位。技術有效提升催化反應精準度與選擇性、減低能耗，推動碳資源高效轉化，為應對氣候變化帶來重要突破。

🧪⚙️ 呂佳欣博士｜「發明家」
呂博士開發了「多筒擠壓寬幅成形技術」，讓過去需要「分段拼焊」的超寬薄壁輕合金構件實現一體化製造，並推動建成 6,500 噸級自動化生產線，全面改寫大型輕量化構件的生產模式。

今次全港院校共有五位學者獲選，當中兩位來自理大，足證理大在培育青年科研人才及推動前沿創新方面的卓越實力。期待更多年輕的理大人繼續勇於探索，於國際創新舞台上大放異彩！🌍🌟

了解更多︰https://polyu.hk/nvByg

【🎉 Two Young PolyU Scholars Named in MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35 (TR35) China! 】

The 2025 MIT Technology Review "35 Innovators Under 35" (TR35) China list has officially been announced! PolyU is proud to celebrate two of our brilliant young researchers on their inclusion — Prof. Tsz-woon Benedict LO, Associate Head and Associate Professor of the Department of Chemistry, and Dr Jiaxin LV, Research Assistant Professor of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, recognised in the "Visionaries" and "Inventors" categories respectively! 👏

🔍✨Prof. Tsz-woon Benedict Lo | "Visionaries"
Prof. Lo developed groundbreaking synchrotron resonant soft X-ray diffraction (RSXRD) technique, achieving the world’s first 3D atomic-resolution mapping of framework aluminium (Al) in industrial-grade zeolite catalysts. This breakthrough significantly enhances catalytic precision and selectivity whilst reducing energy consumption, paving the way for efficient carbon-resource conversion to combat climate change.

🧪⚙️ Dr Jiaxin Lv | "Inventors"
Dr Lv developed the Multi-container Extrusion (MCE) technology, enabling the integrated, seamless manufacturing of ultra-wide, thin-walled light alloy components that previously required segmented welding. She also drove the establishment of a 6,500-tonne automated production line, completely transforming the manufacturing process for large-scale lightweight structural components.

With two of the five Hong Kong awardees coming from PolyU, this recognition highlights our excellence in nurturing young talent and driving frontier innovation. We look forward to seeing more young PolyU researchers push boundaries on the global stage! 🌍🌟

Read more: https://polyu.hk/WtAXa

#香港理工大學 #理大科研 #麻省理工科技評論

26/06/2026

18/06/2026

理大於最新公布的QS 2027年世界大學排名穩步上揚，升至全球第50位，刷新歷年最佳排名，印證理大在學術成就、科研創新及整體辦學實力方面獲國際權威機構高度肯定，國際高等教育地位持續提升。

理大校董會主席林大輝博士表示：「理大按照發展藍圖，循序漸進，一步一腳印、穩健前行，今日成功躋身全球50強大學，達成發展歷程中的重要階段性目標。從長遠發展而言，香港正籌劃首個五年規劃，我們希望北都大學城能為理大提供充足的土地及發展空間，為大學未來拓展奠定更堅實的基礎和更有利條件。」

理大校長滕錦光教授表示：「理大將更好融入和服務國家發展大局，充分發揮自身獨特優勢，以教育、科技、人才一體化發展為核心方向，並依托目前大學在中國內地 12 個城市佈局的技術創新研究院網絡，精準對接各地產業發展需求，實現產學研深度融合的格局，為國家建設、高質量發展以及科技強國建設作出更大貢獻。」

更多：https://polyu.hk/NbGNO

PolyU has steadily risen to 50th place globally in the latest QS World University Rankings 2027, marking a record-high position for the University. The milestone reflects strong international recognition of PolyU’s academic excellence, research and innovation capabilities, and overall institutional strength, further elevating its standing in the global higher education landscape.

“PolyU has progressed in a consistent and steady manner in accordance with its development blueprint, moving forward pragmatically and purposefully. Today, the University has successfully joined the ranks of the world’s top 50 universities, reaching an important milestone in its development journey. From a long-term development perspective, Hong Kong is formulating its first Five-Year Plan, and we hope that the Northern Metropolis University Town will provide PolyU with sufficient land and development space, laying a stronger foundation and creating more favourable conditions for the University’s future expansion,” said Dr LAM Tai-fai, PolyU Council Chairman.

“Looking ahead, PolyU will further integrate into and serve the Nation’s overall development strategy, fully leveraging the University’s unique strengths. With the integrated development of education, technology and talents as our core focus, and building on our existing network of translational research institutes across 12 cities in the Chinese Mainland, we will respond to local industrial and societal needs and deepen industry-academia-research collaboration, thereby making greater contributions to national development, high-quality growth and the building of the Nation into a global science and technology powerhouse,” said Prof. Jin-Guang TENG, President of PolyU.

More: https://polyu.hk/hqbzH

#香港理工大學 #世界大學排名 #理大排名

16/06/2026

12/06/2026

🌟 理大學生癌症研究於創新及創業大賽勇奪殊榮 🌟

理大應用生物及化學科技學系博士研究生梁泳希和李孟靈博士，在「第十二屆香港大學生創新及創業大賽」中表現卓越。

他們憑藉研究項目「用於實體腫瘤的新型勝肽鏈結嵌合抗原受體巨噬細胞」，囊括「創新類別特等獎」以及「生命科學一等奬」。

在副系主任及教授李建華教授、和助理教授王搢珽教授的指導下，團隊首創以「胜肽連接系統」改造巨噬細胞，取代傳統T細胞，為治療實體腫瘤提供嶄新方案。該平台適用於 92% 的惡性腫瘤，並兼具更快捷、安全性佳及可實現個人化治療，極具市場潛力。

👏 恭喜兩位年輕科研人才取得傑出成就！

🌟 PolyU students’ cancer research achieves top honours in innovation and life sciences 🌟

Miss Rainbow Leung Wing Hei (PhD student) and Dr. Martina Lei Mang Leng (graduate) from PolyU’s Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology delivered an exceptional performance at the 12th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.

With their groundbreaking project, “Therapeutic efficacy of peptide-linked chimeric antigen receptor macrophages (pCAR-M) in solid tumors,” the team won the Grand Prize in the Innovation category and the First Prize in the Life Sciences category.

Supervised by Prof. Terence Lee Kin‑wah, Associate Head and Professor, and Prof. Clarence Wong Tsun‑ting, Assistant Professor of the same department, the project pioneers a peptide‑linked system to engineer macrophages instead of T cells, offering a novel approach to treating solid tumours. The pCAR‑M platform is faster, safer, and more accessible, with potential applicability to 92% of malignant tumours, unlocking vast opportunities in the solid-tumour market.

👏 Congratulations to our young innovators for their remarkable achievement!

Learn more 更多
https://polyu.hk/oTpNm

06/05/2026

Thank you very much for your participation in the ULS survey for 2025. The following participants have been randomly selected to each receive 2 hours of free equipment usage in May 2026 for their laboratories:

Manyin WU
Elena BOLONOVA
Xiaohui ZHANG
Jordy Evan SULAIMAN
Chiu Tsun Philip TANG
Boxin ZHENG
Hong HU
Yao LU
Hongjin LAN
Jianyun XIONG
Kit Ying CHOY
Xiaobo LIU
Yuexin SONG
Man Ka CHAN
Feng PAN
Wing Hei LEUNG
Wing Leung WONG
Sze Wan SHAN
Yidi WANG
Qiwen LIAO