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Entrepreneurship Program is a program with incubation services to assist start-up companies established by faculty, staff, students, and alumni of HKUST in their entrepreneurial endeavours.

Bridge-Gap Fund aims to translate HKUST’s research outcomes into a viable intellectual property to strengthen commercialization and create commercial and societal impact.

Entrepreneurship Program is a program with incubation services to assist start-up companies established by faculty, staff, students, and alumni of HKUST in their entrepreneurial endeavours.

FACTS & FIGURES

1,815

Active HKUST Start-up Companies Established by HKUST Staff, Students and Alumni or Incubated by HKUST Programs or Facilities

2,064

Active Patents / Patent Applications

14

Successful Start-up Exits

10

Unicorn Companies (Valued at >US$1 Billion)

>HKD400B

Economic Impact by HKUST Start-ups

IMPACT CASES

Innovate location-based technologies to enable a smart city: Wherami, Streamphony and Lavinet

Towards the future of smart green buildings

Sustaining the bird's nest industry and development of skincare and skin repair products through biotechnology

Creating a high-resolution air quality forecasting system for Hong Kong

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

School of Engineering

Knowledge Transfer @
School of Engineering

Culture of knowledge transfer has taken root among members of the SENG community. With the wealth of support through education, advising and networking, efforts of the SENG community bore fruits, evident by the establishment of start-ups and accomplishments of its members.

School of Science

Knowledge Transfer @
School of Science

Throughout the years, the School of Science has built a culture of Knowledge Transfer to advance societal impact.

Division of Social Science

Knowledge Transfer @
Division of Social Science

The Division of Social Science has built a substantial Knowledge Transfer (KT) tradition, as evidenced by activities such as: Collaborative research between Divisional faculty and the Hong Kong Government, Contract research for industry, Consultancies for both industry and the government, Public lectures on a wide range of social science topics, Continuing education in the form of multi-faceted, professionally designed and run, taught Master’s programs.

School of Business and Management

Executive Education @
School of Business and Management

Executive education programs provide individuals platform to sharpen skill sets and acquire the cutting-edge insights that help companies prosper and better prepare for the new challenges and responsibilities found in today’s workplace.

Mainland Engagement

Knowledge Transfer @
Mainland Engagement

HKUST’s three Mainland platforms in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Foshan serve as a vital force to advance innovation and knowledge transfer activities in the Greater Bay Area.

Office of Knowledge Transfer

A Powerhouse for Innovation and Entrepreneurship evidenced by the successes of our faculty, students, and alumni, knowledge transfer has always been a core part of HKUST’s mission since the very beginning. We are already recognized as an influential “KT” force, as shown by the endeavours of our faculty, students, and alumni, and will seek to actively extend our innovation and entrepreneurial culture to benefit society at large.

Knowledge Transfer @
School of Engineering

Culture of knowledge transfer has taken root among members of the SENG community. With the wealth of support through education, advising and networking, efforts of the SENG community bore fruits, evident by the establishment of start-ups and accomplishments of its members.

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

We provide a breeding ground for nascent entrepreneurs who aspire to become the global leaders of tomorrow and create a positive impact on the world.

Entrepreneurship Centre cultivates student entrepreneurship by providing non-credit bearing activities to foster an entrepreneurial campus and cultivate a risk-taking value-creation mindset. Through direct engagement with the HKUST students, alumni, faculty and staff, EC strive to nurture next-generation entrepreneurs whose companies make commercial, social, or cultural impacts for the economic and social development of Hong Kong and other regions.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Office of Knowledge Transfer identifies collaboration opportunities, recognizes technology with commercialization potential, manages intellectual properties and pursue university-industry collaboration, entrepreneurship and technology commercialization.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology R and D Corporation Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HKUST and serves as the vehicle for commercialization and exploitation of the research conducted at HKUST.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

HKUST Connect aims to serve as an interface between HKUST and the community in developing service partnerships that will bring lasting positive impact to our community at large.

PROGRAMS, FUNDS & SERVICES

Currently there are many Technologies & Entrepreneurship funding initiatives that support translational research, commercialization, technology transfer and entrepreneurship over various stages targeting HKUST faculty, staff, students, and/or alumni, amounting to over HK$ 50 million in funding annually. These Technologies & Entrepreneurship funding initiatives supported by different funding sponsors (HKUST, UGC, Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), external funding sponsors/donors) are administered by OKT, EC, and RDC(HK), depending on the nature of initiatives, target groups, and objectives of different funding initiatives.

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