CityU and Futian District People’s Government, Shenzhen sign MoU for collaboration
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and the Futian District People’s Government, Shenzhen on 29 November. The occasion marked a new milestone for the cooperation between CityU and the Futian District People’s Government in the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone (the Zone).
Through a video conference, Professor Michael Yang Mengsu, Vice-President (Research and Technology) of CityU, and Mr Ouyang Huiyu, Vice-District Mayor of the Futian District People’s Government, signed the MoU, witnessed by Professor Christian Wagner, Provost of CityU, and Mr Zhou Jiangtao, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and District Mayor of the Futian District People’s Government. Mr Li Zhidong, a member of the CPC Futian District Committee and Director of the General Office of the Futian District People’s Government, was also present.
CityU and the Futian District People’s Government announced the establishment of the CityU Matter Research Institute (Futian), which is expected to fully utilise the high-quality resources found in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, mainly in five scientific research fields: energy materials, biological materials, functional materials and chips, structural materials, and high-end instrument manufacturing.
As the first university in Hong Kong to enter the Zone, CityU established the CityU Futian Research Institute (the Institute) in 2020. Three cutting-edge research projects were introduced in the first phase. After more than two years of research and development, the Institute has delivered a series of scientific research outputs and carried out industrialisation planning as listed in the table below:
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Research Team Leader |
Research Projects |
Research Outputs |
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Professor Chen Furong, |
Research Project of Key Technology of High Space/Time Resolution Electron Microscope |
Compact High Space/Time Resolution Electron Microscopy |
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Professor Lu Jian, |
Research & Development Project of Advanced Aeronautical Materials Prestress Engineering and Nanotechnology |
Multifunctional quality tester, 3D-printed full ceramic blades, small semi-submersible motion platform, multi-stable continuous variable trailing edge wing |
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Professor Michael Yang Mengsu, |
Research and Application Project of Tumour Precise Diagnosis and Treatment Technology based on MicroNano Technology |
Tumour liquid biopsy platform, multifunctional composite nanomedicine |
The fourth scientific research project “Research on the Key Materials and Devices of a New Generation of Highly Efficient and Safe Photovoltaics and Energy Storage Integrated System”, which is led by Professor Alex Jen Kwan-yue, Lee Shau Kee Chair Professor of Materials Science at CityU, will also settle in the Zone to further promote energy technology innovation.