The Aptamer Long-lasting Modification Strategy project by TMBJ has won the second prize at the 9th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.

June 05, 2023

The Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association held the 9th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition on June 2, 2023. The competition covered various categories, including life science. A total of 385 projects from 21 tertiary institutions participated in this edition of the competition. The team from the Law Sau Fai Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Bone & Joint Diseases (TMBJ) Hong Kong Baptist University, won the second prize in the life science category (ranking second) after passing the initial screening and second round of defense.


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Figure 1 Aptamer Long-lasting Modification Strategy project won the second prize in the life science category.

 

Team information

InstructorDr. YusifanThe Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

Participating Students: Zhang HuaruiThe Chinese University of Hong Kong)、Zhang YihaoThe Chinese University of Hong Kong)、Li HaitianHong Kong Baptist University

 

Project Name:

Design and development of a novel long lasting aptamer modification strategy based on the bimolecular combination 

Link to the list of winnershttps://www.hkchallengeplus.com/latestnews/