TECH TALK: UNVEILING FACULTY TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP (2024 SPRING)

As part of the Tech-Ship Program, which is a platform leveraging the wealth of research talents and outcomes at HKUST to bridge together faculty technologies and student entrepreneurship, the "TECH Talk: Unveiling Faculty Technologies for Entrepreneurship" (TECH Talk) will invite faculty members to introduce their technologies to students who are passionate about exploring technology entrepreneurship opportunities.

 

1. "TECH Talk" Details

• Date & Time: 26 Feb 2024 (Mon), 2:30pm - 5:00pm
• Format: Each faculty member will give a 15-minute presentation about his/her technology
• Venue:  Zoom

Techtalk 2024 schedule

 TimeProfessortopic 2:30-2:35Prof. Carrie Ling, ECTech-ship introduction12:35-2:55Prof. Tristan Braud "MR/VR/AR Technology for Humans"22:55-3:15Prof. Yoonseob KIMInnovation in Solid Electrolytes for Next Generation Solid-State Batteries33:15-3:35Prof. Sherry CHENEnergy Conversion from Heat to Electricity by Lead-free Phase Transforming Ferroelectrics43:35-3:55Prof. Fumin ZHANGHuman-friendly Miniature Autonomous Blimp53:55-4:15Prof. Becki Yi KUANGTopic 1  mRNA poly A Tail modification for better protein expression
Topic 2 In Situ removing un-wanted IPSC in differentiated cultured cell. 64:15-4:35Prof. Kai LIUDrug Discovery for CNS regeneration 74:35-4:55Prof. Angela Ruohao WUBiotechnology platform for discovery of novel tumor targets84:55-5:15Prof. David LamGoggles for Glaucoma Treatment 05:15 End of event

 

If you are interested in joining, please complete the form by 22 Feb 2024 (Thur) 23:59 HKT. Limited quotas only. The Zoom link will be sent to successful registrants on 23 Feb 2024 (Fri).

To apply tech talk you can click Register Now button on right 

other question you might contact Ms. Tammy Lee - ectammy@ust.hk 

 

2. Who should take part?

• Faculty members of any discipline who wish to:
  > commercialize their technologies/ research output developed or being developed and
  > invite passionate, capable and entrepreneurial students to form startup teams
   
• Students of any discipline - undergraduates/ postgraduates (taught/ research)- who wish to:
  > explore business and entrepreneurial possibilities to merge faculty research with new or existing entrepreneurial development and
  > partner with faculty/ research teams for commercializing faculty's technologies/ research output

 

3. How does it work?

• Faculty members introduce their technologies via a 15-minute presentation in "TECH Talk", in order to inspire students for potential entrepreneurial development.
   
• After TECH Talk, interested students shall approach faculty members on their own, in order to share and discuss entrepreneurial potential and partnership opportunities; students may also seek the assistance of EC & OKT in connecting with the respective faculty members if necessary.
   
• Faculty members who have successfully teamed up with students for technopreneurship development will receive a Technopreneurship Award of up to HK$200,000.
   
• Both the faculty and students will:
  also have access to the financial resources and other support provided by Office of Knowledge Transfer (OKT) and Entrepreneurship Center (EC) to facilitate their technopreneurship development and growth

 

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