ABIC is delighted to announce that 4 inventions from our Centre have successfully passed the Jury’s evaluation process and received 7 awards in the iCAN FINALS of the 8th International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN 2023) on 26 Aug 2023, proudly organized by Toronto International Society of Innovation & Advanced Skills (TISIAS).
iCAN is a world-recognized prestigious event designed to acknowledge the continuous growth and improvement of globally impactful inventors. The previous 7 editions of iCAN (2016-2022) featured participants from 95 countries spanning all continents defining the event as the true international stage for fusing worldwide creativity and innovation.
The following are details of ABIC projects and respective awards:
1. “Ultrasensitive Rapid Antigen Tests” – by Ho Cheung Shum, Yang Cao
– INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL AWARD – Turkish Inventors Association (TÜMMİAD)
– INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL AWARD – Romanian Inventors Forum (FIR)
2. “Photonic Chipscope for Monitoring of Live Cell Activities” – by Zhiqin Chu, Yuan Lin, Jixiang Jing, Yong Hou, Xinhao Hu, Luyao Zhang
– TOP 10 BEST INVENTION AWARDS – Overall Selection of the Top 10 Best Inventions in iCAN 2023
3. “An Integrated Continuous Manufacturing Platform for Fabricating Inhalable Nanoagglomerate
Dry Powder as Next-Generation Respiratory Therapeutics”– by Shing Fung Chow, Ho Wan Chan, Hok Wai Lee
– JURY’S CHOICE AWARDS – Selected by the Jury Committee of iCAN 2023
– CANADIAN SPECIAL AWARD – Toronto International Society of Innovation & Advanced Skills (TISIAS)
4. “Novel Dexamethasone Cocrystal”– by Shing Fung Chow, Kam-Hung Low, Si Nga Wong
– TOP 20 BEST INVENTION AWARDS – Overall Selection of the Top 20 Best Inventions in iCAN 2023
– CANADIAN SPECIAL AWARD – Innovation Initiative Co-operative Inc. “The Inventors Circle”
Remarkably, another invention led by our Co-Principal Investigator, Dr. Zhiqin Chu (Xon Vision Limited) has also received 2 awards in the iCAN FINALS 2023.
5. “Diamond-mediated optical anticounterfeiting solution” – by Zhiqin Chu, Yau Chuen Yiu, Tongtong Zhang (Xon Vision Limited)
– INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL AWARD – Highly Unique Innovative Foundation (HIUF), Saudi Arabia
– CANADIAN SPECIAL AWARD – Toronto International Society of Innovation & Advanced Skills (TISIAS)
The prestigious honors of esteemed international awards attainments affirm the groundbreaking accomplishments of our Centre’s research projects with the successful commercialization of scientific discoveries translated into valuable solutions.
Please feel free to reach us by email to rtc@abic.hk if you are interested to exploring our projects for viable applications.