49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2024

Congratulations to our colleagues for winning seven awards—four gold medals and three silver medals—at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2024.

International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva is the world's largest exhibition dedicated exclusively to inventions. All exhibited inventions undergo evaluation by an international jury comprised of specialists. This year, the exhibition featured over 1,000 inventions from more than 40 countries and regions.

[Gold Medal Award]

Project Title: - Regenerative Enhancers (Mag Med Biotech)
PI and Team Members: - Professor Jerry Xu Jiankun, Professor Qin Ling, Professor Patrick Yung Shu-hang, Zhang Haozhi, Professor Michael Ong Tim-yun, Lei Lei, Wen Zhenkang, An Yuanming, Chen Xin, Dai Bingyang, Zhang Yuantao, Guo Jiaxin

Project Title: - Ultrasound-Based Navigation System for Minimally Invasive Fracture Reduction
PI and Team Members: - Professor Elvis Chui Chun-sing, Professor Patrick Yung Shu-hang, Professor Ronald Wong Man-yeung, Professor Michael Ong Tim-yun, Professor Louis Cheung Wing-hoi

Project Title: - Automated Patient-Specific Prosthesis Design System for Bone Defects
PI and Team Members: - Professor Elvis Chui Chun-sing, Professor Louis Cheung Wing-hoi, Professor Patrick Yung Shu-hang, Professor Qin Ling, Dr Kevin Ho Ki-wai

Project Title: - Deep Learning Method and System for Bone Health Status Evaluation and Osteoporosis Diagnosis
PI and Team Members: - Professor Elvis Chui Chun-sing, Professor Louis Cheung Wing-hoi

[Silver Medal Award]

Project Title: - Hybrid Implants for Handling Challenging Bone Disorders
PI and Team Members: - Professor Qin Ling, Professor Jerry Xu Jiankun, Professor Tong Wenxue, Professor Michael Ong Tim-yun, Professor Ronald Wong Man Yeung, Dr Zhang Qida, Yuantao Zhang, Qing Lu

Project Title: - Magnesium-based Orthopaedic Implants, for a Better Joint
PI and Team Members: - Professor Tong Wenxue, Professor Qin Ling, Professor Jerry Xu Jiankun, Professor Ronald Wong Man Yeung, Zu Haiyue, Zhou Liangbin

Project Title: - Injectable FABP4i@Hydrogel for Treating Degenerative Tendon/Ligament Injuries
PI and Team Members: - Professor Pauline Lui Po-yee, Professor Patrick Yung Shu-hang, Ma Zebin

Translational European Asian Network (TEA-NET) European Delegation Academic Exchange Visiting Program

CUHK has hosted a two-day exchange programme for its European partners in the Translational European-Asian Network (TEA-NET), which was formed last December to foster research collaborations and exchanges in translational medicine.

A delegation of leaders and scholars from the three institutions in Europe: Semmelweis University, Academia Europaea, and National Academy of Scientist Education of Hungary visited CUHK on 16 and 17 May.

At the symposium held at Cho Yiu Conference Hall on 16 May, the delegates gave an introduction of their own organisations and the programmes and strategies in translational medicine. CUHK Pro-Vice-Chancellors Professor Sham Mai-har and Professor Chan Wai-yee delivered welcoming remarks and gave an introduction of the University. Professor Qin Ling, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology and also the executive director of TEA-NET, outlined the work of the new network.

TEA-NET was established by CUHK and the European institutions last year as an extension of Academia Europaea’s translational medicine working group, which processes and analyses high-quality data collected in the field of biomedical sciences with full European coverage, to include Asian research and joint projects. The new network aims to facilitate cross-fertilisation of ideas among academics and nurture excellent researchers and clinical scientists in the field.

The network membership also included CUHK’s collaborating institutions in Shenzhen, including Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technologies, CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, and CUHK Hong Kong–Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Research Institute (Futian). The University will serve as a vibrant platform for the network’s educational, research, and clinical activities. It will also secure financial resources necessary for its advancement and growth.

> Learn more - [CUHK in Focus]

> Video Highlight for TEA-NET Opening Symposium

Prof Gang Li won TERMIS-AP Outstanding Scientist Award

In the recent 2024 TERMIS (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society) World Congress held in Seattle, Washington, USA, June 25-28, Prof, Gang Li was awarded the Outstanding Scientist award of TERMIS-AP (Asia Pacific) chapter, in recognizing his significant contributions to the tissue engineering and regenerative medicine filed.

Prof Li’s research interests are mainly on biology and clinical applications of distraction histogenesis and stem cells. He has published more than 330 papers in journals such as Biomaterials, Nature Communications, etc., 16 monographs, and edited 2 books. His papers have been cited more than 21,000 times, with H index 78. He is the Executive deputy editor-in-chief of Journal of Orthopedic Translation, editorial board member of Bone and Joint Research, Bone, Journal of Orthopedic Research, etc. He is a visiting professor at Monash Australia; University of Science Malaysia, Nanjing Medical University, etc. His work received many awards including 1st Class Award in Science Advances, Ministry of Science and Technology, PR China (2021); 2nd Class Award in Medical Science and Technology, China Medical Association (2017); 1st Class Research Award in Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, China (2014). He is elected as Fellow of International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies (FIORS) in 2016 and Fellow of American Orthopaedic Research Society (FORS) in 2021. From 2019 to present, he has been on the list of the world's top 2% scientist. In 2023, he is ranked 9th of the top 100 scholars in the field of orthopedic surgery in PR China. In 2023, Prof Li is ranked 2618 (world) and 50 National of the best scientists in the Biology and Biochemistry category (https://research.com/university/the-chinese-university-of-hong-kong).

Prof. Li became TERMIS member since 2005 and attend TERMIS meetings since. He was elected and served TERMIS-AP as Member-at-Large (Global position) for 2020-2022; he served as the TERMIS-AP 2023 Conference Program Committee Chair, October 16-19, 2023, Hong Kong. He is TERMIS-AP Council Member for 2024-2025; and is appointed as Ambassador to TERIMPS-Global by TERMIS-AP.

2 Best Papers awarded in the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities Scientific Meeting 2024

The International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD) was established to advance the study and research into spinal deformities for public benefits. This year’s meeting was held in Hong Kong, co-organized by Prof MS Wong (PolyU), Prof Jack Cheng (CUHK), Prof TP Lam (CUHK) and Prof Winnie Chu (CUHK). The meeting was attended by delegates from USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Italy, France, and many other countries, across multiple disciplines (basic scientists, engineers, clinicians, orthotist and physiotherapists). Our department has 5 outstanding oral presentations during the meeting and received 2 Best Paper awards. Congratulations to Dr Adam Lau (Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, CUHK) for his Best Paper Award in ‘Clinical assessment and diagnoses of spinal deformities’ Session, and Miss Gen Tang (PhD student, supervised by Prof Wayne Lee, CUHK) in the Best Paper Award in ‘Basic Science’ Session. We look forward to the next IRSSD meeting at Serbia in 2026.

The 3rd Chinese Paediatric Orthopaedic Symposium 2024 hosted at Hong Kong with establishment of
the "Chinese Speaking Paediatric Orthopaedics Society"

The Chinese Paediatric Orthopaedic Symposium 兩岸三地小兒骨科學術大會 marked the third iteration of this esteemed event from our Paediatric Orthopaedics Chapter, held on 9-10th March 2024 at Hong Kong Children Hospital. The event was chaired by Dr Alec Hung (Consultant, PWH, President of Paediatric Orthopaedic Chapter, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association), and co-hosted with representatives from leaders in Mainland and Taiwan (Prof Chen Bochang, Prof. Yang Jianping, Prof. Ken N Kuo, Prof. Chia Hsieh Chang) ; and Prof. Jack Cheng (Emeritus Professor, CUHK, Founder of the Paediatric Orthopaedic chapter in Hong Kong).

The symposium of this year featured an array of engaging sessions dedicated to the Paediatric Orthopaedic Education program; with Free Paper sessions covering a wide range of topics to include trauma, neuromuscular disorders, hip disorders, spine disorders, limb deformities, tumors, rare diseases, and rehabilitation.

Over the years, the conference has grown in significance, attracting a total of 47 mainland Chinese hospitals and 15 Taiwanese hospitals with > 200 participants for this meeting. It was heartening that our CUHK colleagues have all actively engaged in and made significant contributions to the conference and making it a great reunion of old and new friendships.

To facilitate further exchange and collaborations, and promote the development of paediatric orthopaedics among Hong Kong , Taiwan and Mainland, the Chinese Speaking Pediatric Orthopaedics Society was established in this meeting with Prof. Jack Cheng as our Senior Advisor.

10th CUHK International Symposium on Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine and
3rd Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area International Conference on Regenerative Medicine

The 10th CUHK international symposium on stem cell and regenerative medicine (SCRM) was successfully held on 8-9 April 2024 at Prince of Wales Hospital. This year, symposium was jointly run with University of Macau, Faculty of Health Sciences to co-organize the 3rd International Conference of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area on Regenerative Medicine (GBRM). The 10th SCRM and 3rd GBRM meeting is co-sponsored by University of Macau, Faculty of Health Sciences; Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, CUHK; School of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK and Area of Excellence Research Center (RGC Reference No. AoE/402/20).

The main topics of the symposium this year consist of updated issues of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, emerging technologies, musculoskeletal regeneration and clinical translational research. The year we have 30 plus speakers from mainland China, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Macau.

3rd International Conference on Fragility Fracture (ICFF):
Advancing the Care of Fragility Fracture in the Ageing Population

A 1.5-day international event titled “3rd International Conference on Fragility Fracture (ICFF): Advancing the Care of Fragility Fracture in the Ageing Population” was successfully organized on 2024 May 11-12.

More than 150 participants attended the international symposium. 7 international well know speakers delivered excellent talks with great feedback and questions from the floor to provide the knowledge of healthcare professionals (including doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists) on fragility fractures and updates.

The event was supported by Fragility Fracture Network Hong Kong SAR.

The CUHK Sports Medicine Team Community and Sport Event Support

The CUHK Sports Medicine team has been offering on-field support for a range of sporting events from April to June. These events included the FIBA 3x3 Olympic qualifying tournament, JC Fit City - Run with Your Heart, HKFC Standard Chartered Soccer Sevens, and the 9th Hong Kong Games. This opportunity provided our team with valuable experience in supporting events at various levels, from international competitions to community gatherings. It offered a comprehensive exposure to servicing athletes across different levels and types of sports events. The team is thrilled to be able to contribute to the success and safety of athletes across various sporting platforms.

FOOT-HK 2024

In June 2024, Dr. Ling led the successful 3rd Foot and Ankle Arthroscopy workshop, which included surgeons from Hong Kong and Macau. CUHK will continue to serve as a regional leader for foot and ankle surgeon training.