Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Innovations

                            
                                    Published
                            
                Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
            
Application of Natural i-AChE
                Excessive expression of melanin can lead to skin diseases such as freckles, brown spots, chloasmas, & even melanoma. We have a new agent to prevent & treat these skin problems
            
By
                            Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
                        
Reference Number  
                07344
            
Last Update  
                 Dec 06, 2021
            
                                    Published
                            
                Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
            
mRNA Vaccine Booster
                Artificial sequences that can be broadly used on the existing and future mRNA drugs for enhancement of efficacy
            
By
                            Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
                        
Reference Number  
                07284
            
Last Update  
                 Feb 25, 2021
            
                                    Published
                            
                Food & Beverage
            
Quantitative Fresh Food Tag
                A much simpler and cost-effective method for monitoring food fermentation by detecting biogenic amines generated as a by-product during food decomposition
            
By
                            Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
                        
Reference Number  
                07283
            
Last Update  
                 Feb 25, 2021
            
                                    Published
                            
                Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
            
Herbal extracts with wound-healing effects
                The herbal extracts of the invention and/or compounds isolated  can be used to promote the healing of wounds.
            
By
                            Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
                        
Reference Number  
                04961
            
Last Update  
                 Dec 19, 2018
            
                                    Published
                            
                Sciences
            
Portable Real-Time PCR
                Simple instrumentation and cost effective.
Real-time, accurate, portable.
High throughput.
Wide dynamic range of quantification.
            
By
                            Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
                        
Reference Number  
                00583
            
Last Update  
                 Nov 15, 2021
            
                                    Published
                            
                Medical
            
Biomolecular Probes 
                This invention enables the detection of health problems such as Alzheimer’s disease, leucocyte loss, liver damage, cancer and AIDS with high specificity and sensitivity.
            
By
                            Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
                        
Reference Number  
                00581
            
Last Update  
                 Nov 15, 2021
            
                                    Published
                            
                Medical
            
Stabilizer of Insulin 
                The first use of water-soluble AIE-active polyene compounds to detect and label biomacromolecules.
            
By
                            Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
                        
Reference Number  
                00582
            
Last Update  
                 Nov 15, 2021
            
                                    Published
                            
                Medical
            
Diagnose Kidney Disease
                This method may be used for urinary protein detection, helping to detect proteinuria (i.e. high level of protein loss in the urine), which indicates kidney disease.
            
By
                            Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
                        
Reference Number  
                00584
            
Last Update  
                 Nov 15, 2021
            
                                    Published
                            
                Medical
            
Eye Drug Delivery System 
                This new way of drug delivery allows controlled release of drug, enhancing efficacy while reducing the frequency of drug administration.
            
By
                            Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
                        
Reference Number  
                00585
            
Last Update  
                 Nov 15, 2021
            
                                    Published
                            
                Medical
            
Drug Exposure History Teller
                Allow review of drug exposure history.
Enhanced sensitivity.
Little chance to false results.
Smaller hair sample size.
Shorter testing time.
            
By
                            Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
                        
Reference Number  
                00587
            
Last Update  
                 Nov 15, 2021
            
                                    Published
                            
                Sciences
            
Method For Edible Bird's Nest
                Fast and accurate.
More scientific and objective than traditional assessment by the EBN appearance.
            
By
                            Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
                        
Reference Number  
                00589
            
Last Update  
                 Nov 15, 2021
            
                                    Published
                            
                Medical
            
Human Brain Cancer Marker
                A novel marker (RAMP) for detection, diagnosis and prognosis of human brain cancer.
            
By
                            Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
                        
Reference Number  
                00588
            
Last Update  
                 Nov 15, 2021