Event Highlight | 16th International Invention Fair at the Middle East (IIFME) (8 – 11 Feb 2026)
The 16th International Invention Fair of the Middle East (IIFME) was organized from the 8th – 11st of February 2026 by Kuwait Science Club under the Patronage of His Highness, the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and in collaboration the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), UNESCO, and the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva.
This year, CUHK’s innovation projects have achieved remarkable results at the 16th International Invention Fair in the Middle East (IIFME), taking home ten accolades for four projects and scooping the event’s Grand Prize. These included four Gold Medals with the Congratulations of the Jury. Additionally, the four CUHK innovations received six special prizes: one Grand Prize, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) National Award for Inventors, the Prize of the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA), the Special Prize Awarded by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and two Prizes of the Iranian Delegation (FIRI Awards). This remarkable achievement highlights the University’s powerful research capabilities and commitment to innovation on the global stage.
The award-winning projects were contributed by research teams from the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Engineering, covering a wide range of disciplines. The award-winning innovations were all developed by CUHK startups, a testament to the strength of the University’s signature startup ecosystem. This reflects the University’s diverse academic strengths and its leadership in driving technological progress to foster that ecosystem. (Please refer to the appendix for project details)
Research team from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering. Dr LIU Wai Shing (left) and Ms PENG Yusong (right). (Photo: KTO)
Research team from the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr SHI Xiangqian. (Photo: KTO)
Research team from the Department of Paediatrics. Professor LEUNG Kam Tong (right) and Dr NG Wing Hei (left). (Photo: KTO)
Research team from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering. Dr SHI Yang (left) and Dr WANG Zengyue (right). (Photo: KTO)
Developed by Professor Zhang Li from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Professor Philip CHIU Wai-yan, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund Professor of Robotic Surgery in the Department of Surgery, and their team, the project “Magnet micro-/nano-robot for endovascular treatment” garnered the IIFME Grand Prize, a FIRI Award and a Gold Medal with Congratulations of Jury. As traditional surgical tools have limited adaptability and are not small enough to reach many of the human body’s tiny, torturous and distal locations, their invention allows surgeons to access these locations and deliver treatment using magnetic micro-/nano-robots. (Photo: Kuwait Science Club)
Group photo of CUHK teams with Mr HU Hanming, Counselor (Economic and Commercial Affairs of the Chinese Embassy in Kuwait (6th right), Dr Mohammed Alsaffar, Head of Development and Competitiveness Programs Sector of the Higher Committee (middle), Mr Alireza Rastegar, IFIA President (6th left) and Ms Guo Yan, Director of the International Department of the China Association of Inventions (1st left). (Photo: KTO)
CUHK winning medals and awards. (Photo: KTO)
Group photo of the KTEM team including Ms Ariel YUEN (KTEM Officer, KTO), Dr Gene MAN (Head of KTEM, KTO) and Ms Joyce MAK (Assistant Manager (KTEM), KTO) (Photo: KTO)
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