The 46th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
The International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (“IEIG”) is one of the top three events held in Geneva, Switzerland annually and it is exclusively devoted to inventions and innovations. Under the patronage of the Swiss Federal Government and of the State and the City of Geneva, this event showcases and highlights innovations and inventions from around the world. The 46th edition of IEIG was held during April 11 – 15, 2018. IEIG 2018 has attracted a thousand inventions and products, 822 exhibitors from 40 countries and 31,050 visitors from all 5 continents.
This year, HKU participated at IEIG 2018 for the very first time with seven of its inventions and we are pleased to share that HKU was conferred a total of eight awards by the international jury of experts. All the participating HKU inventions were awarded.
| Title of Innovations | Principal Investigator | Faculty | Awards Received |
| Arsenol® | Professor Kwong Yuk Lam
Professor Kumana Cyrus Rustam
|
Faculty of Medicine | Gold Medal |
| Bone Screw – ANTI-PENETRATION BONE IMPLANT DEVICE AND METHOD (HKU Spinoff Project) | Professor LU Weijia, William
Mr KULPER Sloan Austin Professor Leung Ka Li Dr Feng Xinshuo |
Faculty of Medicine | Silver Medal |
| OPTIClear – Tissue Clearing Agent (Student Project) | Mr. Hei Ming LAI (MBBS Student)
Professor Wutian WU |
Faculty of Medicine | Gold Medal |
| High Viscosity Mixing Tech – Efficient and Rapid Mixing of Highly Viscous Fluids | Dr SHUM Ho Cheung | Faculty of Engineering | Silver Medal |
| Passive LED Driver for Outdoor Lighting Applications | Professor HUI Shu Yuen, Ron | Faculty of Engineering | Prize of Patent Office of Corporation Council for the ARAB STATES OF THE GULF – GCCPO;
Special Gold Medal |
| Daptomycin – Antibacterial Cyclic Lipopeptides | Dr LI Xue Chen | Faculty of Science | Silver Medal |
| Angle Difference Method for Vehicle Navigation in Multilevel Road Networks | Professor YEH Anthony | Faculty of Architecture | Gold Medal |
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