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The traditional optimal audio experience depended on the interplay between space, speakers and music carriers, such as CDs or vinyl records. Invisible Tech, a local start-up specialising in acoustic design, uses recycled wine crates, wood waste and reclaimed furniture to produce a range of speakers.
Bicycle sharing has become a green travel option for city dwellers in recent years. However, the initial launch of the service in Hong Kong was met with controversies, such as road obstruction and random parking. Locobike is currently the only bike-sharing brand in Hong Kong, and its success is attributed to the team’s focus on proper fleet management.
Oxygen is vital for both human and marine life survival. A few years ago, Dr Ng Chi-on, a graduate of the Department of Chemistry at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), together with his team, developed a new type of photo-sensor that can effectively monitor oxygen concentration in seawater and reduce the monitoring cost. The team subsequently established a start-up company, called “NerOcean”.
Algae, a kind of organism commonly found on the water surface, is a highly efficient carbon absorbent, which can capture more carbon dioxide (CO2) than trees. Alcarbo Technologies Limited (Alcarbo) is a biotechnology company incubated by the Seed Fund and Angel Fund of City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK)’s HK Tech 300.
To provide significant benefits to society, outstanding research achievements need to be transformed into practical applications.
As both a tech expert in sensing communications technology and a volleyball devotee, Dr Wang Yufan founded AI Motion Sports Limited (AI Motion) in 2018 after graduating from the PhD programme in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at CityU.
In a highly competitive market, what helps set a start-up apart is self-developed patented technology. AmaZinc, an innovative start-up focusing on advanced materials, co-founded by Professor Zhi Chunyi from CityU’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering and his PhD student Dr Tang Zijie in 2020, are a good illustration of this
Hong Kong Carful (Group) Limited (Carful) is an intelligent car rental platform, founded in September 2020 by CityU undergraduate student Ken Li Sheung-kwan and his high school best friend Harris Dai, who are both automobile lovers.
Established in 2010, Vitargent is a pioneer in the field of safety testing technology by using medaka and zebrafish embryos to perform toxicity tests. Clients include global cosmetics and skincare companies, food and beverage conglomerates, leading testing laboratories and governments. Vitargent was awarded the Grand Prix at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in 2015.
Teaming up with 11 schoolmates, Marco So Lok-man, a third year Biology and Chemistry student at CityUHK, won the gold medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Giant Jamboree Competition 2014. The CityUHK team proposed a novel solution to tackle obesity, utilising genetically modified Escherichia coli.