The 15th of Business of IP Asia Forum (BIP Asia Forum), jointly organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSAR) and Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), along with Entrepreneur Day (E-Day) also hosted by the HKTDC, was successfully held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 4-5 December 2025.
The Forum this year, themed “Leverage IP to Finance Business Growth”, discussed and explored IP’s potential for corporate development and financing. CUHK has highlighted 5 project teams to showcase their innovative solutions, including robotics & unmanned tech, gerontech, and healthcare products.
Welcoming Address by Ms Sophia Chong (Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council). (Photo: HKTDC)
Opening Remarks by Mr David Wong, JP (Director of Intellectual Property, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China). (Photo: HKTDC)
Representatives from CU-Craft Limited (CUHK startup), including Prof. CHEN Xi (Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, left ). (Photo: KTO)
Project representative from Prof. SONG Xu's team (Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering). (Photo: KTO)
Representatives from Hongery Technology Co. Limited (CUHK startup), including Prof. LU Xinhui (Department of Physics, middle). (Photo: KTO)
Representatives from ExoTechHK Limited (CUHK startup). (Photo: KTO)
Representatives from LightUP Limited (CUHK startup). (Photo: KTO)
Sharing by Mr. Wang Jialiang (representative from CU-Craft Limited) at Bringing Tech to Business - Innovation Demo. (Photo: KTO)
Pitching by Prof. Chen Xi (CU-Craft Limited and Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering) at Investor Pitching Session. (Photo: KTO)
Dr Simon Wang, the Co-Founder & CEO of Luquos Energy (a CUHK statup), participated in a panel sharing for the Global Tech Summit - Energy Innovation for Powering a Sustainable Future session. (Photo: KTO)
Group photo of the Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO) representatives, including Prof. Zee (Director of KTO, fifth from left), Dr. Eric Leung (Associate Director of KTO, fourth from left) and Dr. Gene Man (Head of Knowledge Transfer Events Management, third from right). (Photo: KTO)
Useful Information
About Business of IP Asia Forum | Business of IP Asia Forum (hktdc.com)
List of Exhibitors
| Startup Company Name (under TSSSU scheme) |
Project Name | Project Investigator | Faculty | Department |
| CU-Craft Limited | Unmanned Systems and AI Empowered High Performance Urban Environment Digitization and Management |
Prof. CHEN Benmei, Prof. CHEN Xi |
Faculty of Engineering | Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering |
| / | Mass customisation of breathable lightweight hip protectors for the elderly via automatic inverse design and 3D printing | Prof. SONG Xu | Faculty of Engineering | Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering |
| Hongery Technology Co. Limited | New generation X-ray scattering thin film non-destructive testing system | Prof. LU Xinhui | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics |
| ExoTechHK Limited | Lightweight low-cost cross-joint assistive exoskeleton | Prof. LIAO Wei Hsin | Faculty of Engineering | Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering |
| LightUP Limited | Ultrafast Photothermal ddPCR System based on Plasmonic Fluorosurfactant | Prof. HO Yi Ping Megan | Faculty of Engineering | Department of Biomedical Engineering |
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