PolyU
and
PUTH
held
a
joint
unveiling
ceremony
today
in
Beijing
to
mark
the
establishment
of
the
Joint
Laboratory
for
Medical-Engineering
Innovation.
The
ceremony
was
held
in
the
Surgical
Building
Conference
Hall
of
PUTH
and
officiated
by
Prof.
Wing-tak
WONG,
Deputy
President
and
Provost
of
PolyU;
Prof.
H.C.
Man,
Dean
of
the
Faculty
of
Engineering
of
PolyU;
Prof.
FU
Wei,
PUTH
President,
Prof.
SHEN
Ning,
PUTH
Vice
President
and
Prof.
YUAN
Chunhui,
Director
of
the
Department
of
General
Surgery
of
PUTH.
The
event
was
witnessed
by
academic
leaders
and
students
from
various
disciplines,
including
advanced
materials,
aerospace
engineering,
biomedical
engineering,
and
artificial
intelligence.
The
launch
and
signing
ceremony
for
the
laboratory’s
three-year
scientific
research
plan
also
took
place
at
the
same
occasion.
Prof. Fu Wei, PUTH President, remarked that medicine-engineering collaborative innovation is a driving force behind modern medical advancements. He expressed hope that this collaboration would accelerate the alignment between clinical needs and engineering solutions, promote the rapid translation of innovations, and make a profound impact on the quality of medical technologies.
Prof. Wing-tak Wong, Deputy President and Provost of PolyU, said that PolyU has a solid foundation in healthcare education and a wealth of experience in nurturing medical professionals. He expressed his hope that the establishment of the Joint Laboratory would further leverage PolyU’s strengths in medicine-engineering integration and facilitate collaboration with PUTH to advance medical technology and benefit society at large.
On the same day, the PolyU delegation visited PUTH’s Medical Animal Experimentation Centre and Clinical Teaching Centre to gain an in-depth understanding of its clinical teaching and research facilities. The two institutions also engaged in exchanges on topics such as surgical navigation, virtual reality simulation training, and biomaterials compatibility. The PolyU delegation also visited the campus of Peking University Health Science Center, touring the Peking University Medical Museum to appreciate the mastery of medical pioneers and the evolution of modern medicine in our Nation.
PolyU has extensive experience and a solid foundation in health science education and research. Over the past 40 years, in support of the development of the local healthcare system, PolyU has nurtured over 50,000 allied healthcare professionals in various disciplines, including medical laboratory science, medical imaging, radiotherapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing, optometry, prosthetics and orthotics, and speech therapy.
In addition to its collaboration with PUTH, PolyU has established partnerships with several universities in mainland China, and is actively preparing for the establishment of the third medical school in Hong Kong to meet the high demand for quality healthcare services in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.
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