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BIP Asia Forum and Entrepreneur Day position Hong Kong as global business gateway.

Start-ups and IP leaders gather to drive innovation and market expansion

Home-grown innovation set for global expansion

Mobility start-up lands major investment

Start-up Express International supports 10 promising ventures

Overseas start-ups look to Hong Kong to grow

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

Start-up Express selects its 2026 class of innovators.

From the pitch to the global stage

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#deeptech #WhereStartupDreamsTakeFlight #EDay Deep tech refers to breakthrough technologies rooted in scientific research and engineering innovation that have the potential to revolutionise industries and tackle complex global challenges. This seminar brings together visionary leaders and trailblazers in the field to explore how these innovations make the leap from lab to market. Speakers &bull; Ms Yeye Xiao, Innovation Consulting Manager &amp; Central Asia Lead, Hello Tomorrow &bull; Dr Paul Wang, Director, Techno-Entrepreneurship Core, The University of Hong Kong &bull; Mr Kenny Oktavius, CEO &amp; Co-founder, PointFit Technology &bull; Ms Edith Yeung, General Partner, Race Capital Moderator &bull; Dr Alan Cheung, Chief Director, Artificial Intelligence and Trust Technologies, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited #WhereStartupDreamsTakeFlight #EDay #HKTDCEntrepreneurDay #deeptech How this was made

E-Day 2025 – “From Labs to Battlefield: Navigating Deep Tech Commercialisation and Global Scale”

#WhereStartupDreamsTakeFlight #EDay #HKTDCEntrepreneurDay 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 2025, the fourth Start-up Express International was held during Entrepreneur Day. Global winners and finalists attended the event in person, sharing their industry insights and start-up journeys during Entrepreneur Day. Speakers &bull; Mr Eric Chan, Chief Public Mission Officer, Cyberport &bull; Mr Derek Chim, Head of Startup Ecosystem and Development, HKSTP &bull; Ms Clara Hong, Associate Director, Ecosystem Development (Strategic Partnership), Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park &bull; Mr CY Lu, Senior Vice President, Startups, Invest Hong Kong #WhereStartupDreamsTakeFlight #EDay #HKTDCEntrepreneurDay

E-Day 2025 – Start-up Express International – Meet the Global Start-ups

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
#WhereStartupDreamsTakeFlight #EDay #HKTDCEntrepreneurDay #StartupExpress #International

E-Day 2024 - Start-up Express International – Meet the Global Winners

AFF 2024: Gobi Partners' Thomas Tsao on Hong Kong's Pivotal Role Tech Innovation

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.

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