AI platform developed by Hong Kong start-up monitors disasters and carbon emissions

Satellite system helps tackle climate risks

Winners recognised for innovation in green tech, smart catering, digital marketing

InnoClub Awards celebrates three pioneering start-ups

Start-up transforms food scraps into fashionable footwear

Eco-friendly shoes cut waste and emissions

Libpet Tech’s cutting-edge all-terrain invention can improve quality of life

Expanding mobility for wheelchair users

PharmCare’s software helps patients and pharmacies have medication ready when needed

Changing the way pharmacies manage medications

The annual start-up showcase brings ecosystem partners together to nurture new partnerships and ideas

Entrepreneur Day returns in December to celebrate global innovation

Start-up’s AI solution helps prevent malfunctions and avoid inefficiencies

AI system predicts failure in critical facilities and infrastructure

Antibiotics are critical weapons against bacterial infections, but resistant pathogens have become a severe problem over the past four decades as few new drugs have been developed.

An innovative Hong Kong start-up develops antibiotics effective against drug-resistant pathogens.

Start-up battles resistant bugs

With its glittering cities, palm-shaped islands and globe-spanning airlines, the United Arab Emirates has been a leading innovator in the Middle East for many years.

The oil-rich Middle Eastern state has become a cryptocurrency hub as part of its efforts to diversify its economy.

UAE takes lead on fintech

Intellectual property (IP) and innovation are joined at the hip and the Business of IP Asia Forum, themed IP & Innovation: Steering New Economic Growth, paired with Entrepreneur Day (E-Day), offered industry players a chance to explore both.

BIP Asia and E-Day show businesses how IP boosts start-up collaboration.

IP powers innovation

The bento box – a metal, plastic or even wooden compartmentalised container carrying cooked meat, vegetables, rice, noodles and condiments neatly separated – is one of Japan’s best-known cultural exports.

A Hong Kong pioneer in providing restaurant-cooked food in vending machines is gearing up for Japan.

Hot vending machine start-up eyes home of bento

When it comes to non-fungible tokens (NFTs), there is a fierce debate on whether they are digital artwork or speculative assets. Moongate, a start-up in Hong Kong, holds different views.

A Start-up Express winner offers one-stop service for brands and businesses to drive customer engagement and revenue through utility tokens.

NFTs unleash true potential of ticketing and memberships

ESG is trending among companies globally, helping them go green and achieve sustainable development, but in the eyes of Arthur Lam, CEO and Co-Founder of Hong Kong start-up Negawatt, that is far from enough to make an environmental impact.

A proptech entrepreneur won Start-up Express laurels by creating a regenerative economy through its Zero2 app.

Taking ESG into public square

Hong Kong’s global trade hub status and cosmopolitan society have given it a well-earned reputation as a foodies’ paradise with restaurants and shops supplying cuisine from every part of the globe.

Hong Kong entrepreneurs use isotope profiles to trace origins of high-end cuisine.

Food forensics fight fraud

Start-up Express International supports 10 promising ventures

Overseas start-ups look to Hong Kong to grow

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To leverage Hong Kong as an international I&amp;T hub and create synergies between global start-up ecosystems, the international edition of Start-up Express was first launched in 2022. In 2024, we will continue to organise the third Start-up Express International during Entrepreneur Day. 7 of the 10 global winners will attend the event in person, sharing their industry insights and start-up journeys.
Speakers &bull; Ms Jayne Chan, Head of Startups, Invest Hong Kong &bull; Mr Henry Li, Head of Ecosystem Development, Cyberport &bull; Mr Derek Chim, Head of Startup Ecosystem and Development, HKSTP &bull; Mr Mike Lam, Associate Director of Ecosystem Development, Hong Kong Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park &bull; Mr Jimmy Ng, Investment Director, Gobi Partners
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Aaron Finley of Deloitte China talks to the HKTDC at the Asia Summit on Global Health. The fourth Asia Summit on Global Health (ASGH) was held on 16-17 May at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. ASGH attracted over 2,800 participants from 40 countries and regions, brought together over 80 experts, researchers, medical professionals, business leaders, investors and representatives from the healthcare industry worldwide.

Asia Summit on Global Health 2024 – “One minute with” Aaron Finley of Deloitte China

Thomas Farb-Horch of Thrive Bioscience talks to the HKTDC at the Asia Summit on Global Health. The fourth Asia Summit on Global Health (ASGH) was held on 16-17 May at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. ASGH attracted over 2,800 participants from 40 countries and regions, brought together over 80 experts, researchers, medical professionals, business leaders, investors and representatives from the healthcare industry worldwide.

Asia Summit on Global Health 2024 – “One minute with” Thomas Farb-Horch of Thrive Bioscience

Start-ups are fuelling up the global economy by their innovative solutions. Under the theme &ldquo;Balance Beyond the Boom&rdquo;, the 14th HKTDC Entrepreneur Day presented the latest tech trends and explored the development of international start-up ecosystem after the start-up boom and facilitated start-ups to tap into global markets, especially GBA and RCEP member regions. The three-day event held on 30 November to 2 December 2022 showcased a hybrid mix of online and physical seminars and exhibitions, offering a one-stop shop for start-ups, prospective entrepreneurs and investors to explore new opportunities and accelerate innovation together in the post-pandemic world. Speakers: Ms Melanie Kwok- Assistant General Manager (Sustainability), Sino Group Ms Maria Hui- Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft Hong Kong Mr Shrikanth Narasimha- Director of Sustainability and Supply Chain, Far East, Mainetti (HK) Limited Mr Nick Lau- Founder, WEAR The Hon Duncan Chiu- Council Member (Technology and Innovation), HKSAR Legislative Council

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