Technology Focus
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) strives to foster technological progress with a focus on human dimensions, integrating an interdisciplinary approach to achieve research excellence and create solutions for societal benefits. By harnessing HKBU’s strengths across strategic research clusters - Creative Media/Practice, Health and Drug Discovery, Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence and Humanities and Cultures - Institute for Innovation and Translation is dedicated to translating groundbreaking innovations into applications.
IIT’s Focused Efforts
Building on the four strategic research clusters, IIT identifies innovative research at HKBU and propels their transformation into impactful applications through technology translation and knowledge transfer, fostering solutions for a better tomorrow.
Art Tech
The fusion of art and technology is redefining the landscape of creativity. HKBU harnesses the power of technology to expand the possibilities of artistic creation and consumption, reimaging what’s possible in the artistic world. Through new experiences and creations, we foster public awareness and community engagement on social issues.
Food Tech
By integrating various fields such as biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, computing, and artificial intelligence, we transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries to develop safer, more effective food solutions. Leveraging the established strengths our School of Chinese Medicine, HKBU explores the concept of “Food as Medicine” to encourage a wider application and integration of Chinese medicine and food safety.
Green Tech
By advancing eco-friendly technologies and practices, our research focuses on sustainable energy, waste treatment and valorisation. We aim to reduce our environmental footprint, creating a cleaner, greener planet world for future generations.
New Drugs and Health Tech
Through cutting-edge technologies and innovative approaches, HKBU initiatives to advance healthcare span across Chinese medicine, cancer treatment, virus and disease detection, and the battle against antimicrobial resistance. We are determined to make a future where diseases are treated more effectively and lives are enriched.
IIT accelerates the journey from academic breakthroughs to industry deployment, ensuring that innovative research is adapted into viable, real-world applications. We shape a future where creativity and technology collaborate to build a compassionate and sustainable world.
