CUHK launches InnoHub for New Quality Industries to strengthen industry-academia-research collaboration in the Greater Bay Area

🎉 CUHK has marked an important milestone with the establishment of the CUHK InnoHub for New Quality Industries in Qianhai, Shenzhen. The Hub represents a strategic step forward in CUHK’s commitment to strengthening industry–academia–research collaboration and advancing innovation across the Greater Bay Area.

Aligned with the National 15th Five-Year Plan, the Hub will serve as a dynamic platform to accelerate the translation and industrial application of CUHK’s research strengths—particularly in AI, robotics, life sciences, and health technologies—contributing the University’s expertise and innovation to the nation’s high-quality development.

The opening ceremony gathered over 200 distinguished guests, including Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK; Mr Wang Shourui, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee, Secretary of Qianhai Cooperation Zone Work Committee of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee, Director of the Administration Committee of China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone Qianhai & Shekou Area of Shenzhen ; Mr Wu Junbin, Deputy Director of the Shenzhen Liaison Unit of Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR; Ms Wen Ping, Deputy Director General of Qianhai Authority; Ms Lai Sui King, Grace, Director of the Shenzhen Liaison Unit of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR,Professor Isabella Poon Wai-yin, Provost of CUHK; Professor Sham Mai-har, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) of CUHK; Professor Chan Kwan-chi, Associate Vice President (Knowledge Transfer) of CUHK; and Ms Agnes Tsang, Associate Vice-President (Communications and Public Relations) of CUHK; the leadership of the CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, the management team of CUHK InnoHub for New Quality Industries, leaders and guests from the government, media, partner organizations, brother institutions, alumni organizations, various departments of the university, and related sections.

The Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO) looks forward to working closely with the InnoHub team, the CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, and partners across the region to drive progress in technology commercialization, research translation, and startup incubation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, ultimately bolstering the GBA’s development as an international scientific and technological innovation hub.

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