Venture
Deep-Tech Lab Ventures
Joining DTL will give you an opportunity to work with acclaimed scientists and researchers as well as tech entrepreneurs. DTL is dedicated to assist founders to build scalable, science and technology based startups at seed stage. This year, we have eight deep-tech ventures graduated from the inaugural cohort. Through the DTL program, these graduated ventures have successfully expanded their market opportunities.
To support more founders, DTL also provides opportunities to our associate members for seeking advice and expand their networks via the DTL sessions.
DTL Ventures
RevAge
(Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology)
RevAge presents an "ageing-emulated biosystem" leveraging patented human trophoblast stem cell (hTSC) technology. Within a week, hTSCs mature into aged cells, mimicking natural ageing. This system provides a rapid, accurate, and quantitative model for studying ageing and evaluating anti-ageing treatments, setting a potential gold standard for in vitro research.
Dynamic Vacuum Technology Corp.
We make vacuum pumps using our revolutionary design to create scalable and profitable business. A breakthrough in vacuum pump for semiconductor manufacturing that is reliable, cost-effective, energy-efficient and able to increase overall production yield at a fraction of the lifetime costs.
FinFAST
FinFAST is an AI-powered one-stop integrated platform designed for financial institutions, governments, and NGOs. By incorporating patented example-based search, deep learning such as large language models (LLMs), and econometric techniques, FinFAST provides secure, reliable, and automated searching, analysis, modeling, and prediction based on financial data and text.
LeafIoT Technology Limited
LeafIoT Technology Limited is a pioneering company dedicated to transforming urban forestry management through innovative technology. Our flagship product, LiFY-T, is the world's first AIoT Urban Forest Health and Risk Monitoring Solution, designed with a similar working principle to an ECG, evaluating the "heartbeat" of trees to assess their health and predict risks.
PV2+ GmbH
PV2+ GmbH is a deep-tech spin-off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE. Within the institute the team of PV2+ has developed a patented the core technology of PV2+. This technology is a cost-effective, environmentally friendly electroplating process, that allows to replace costly and scarce silver for the electrical contacts of solar cells with affordable and abundant copper.
Health View Bioanalytic Limited
Health View Bioanalytic Limited (“HVB”) is a start-up that put state-of-the-art research into reality by accurately assessing the risk of stroke through a fundus photo in the fastest and convenience manner.
Developed through cutting-edge researches from the CUHK, the Automatic Retinal Image Analysis (“ARIA”) system provides stroke risk assessment for patients not limited to high risk patients with diabetes, heart disease or hypertension.
ExoTech HK
ExoTechHK specializes in developing next generation wearable AI-embodied exoskeleton as a generic solution to satisfy the interaction demands of daily work and life, including supporting labour working, assisting daily movements, protect and enhancing exercise, and empowering development of innovation interaction solutions for other daily demands.
Hanzhida
Hanzhida empowers manufacturing industry for intelligent process transformation with advanced software applications that exploit manufacturing data with industry-leading AI and feature recognition technology.
Illuminatio Medical Technology Limited
Illuminatio Medical Technology Limited (IMT) focuses on innovative diagnostic imaging. Addressing gaps in chronic liver disease (CLD) diagnosis, IMT develops non-invasive technology to replace costly, invasive liver biopsies, offering a comprehensive solution for diagnosing and monitoring liver fibrosis, impacting 1.5 billion people worldwide.
Orange Biotech
Orange Biotech is a reagent company specializing in exclusive CRISPR technology and microfluidics. Our mission is to become a comprehensive Point of Care Testing (POCT)company, providing accessible and affordable diagnostic solutions for home-based nucleic acid tests not limited to disease confirmation, but also in disease prevention and re-examination afterdrug treatment.
PharmaEase Tech Limited
PharmaEase is a silica-based solubility enhancement technology intended for orally delivered small molecule drugs. PharmaEase is an ‘inactive’ substance that serves as a vehicle or medium for an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). PharmaEase has superior solubility enhancing properties compared to existing silica-based market solutions, universally applicable to many drugs, and cost effective.
Skybotics Technology Limited
AIR (Aerial universal Robot) is an innovative contact-based drone for building operations. Affordable and lightweight, AIR excels in chaotic site environments with minimal setup. It performs tasks like seepage detection (AIR-Moist) and hammer-tapping inspection (AIR-Hammer), offering safe, efficient building maintenance without gondolas or scaffolding.
DTL Graduated Ventures
Astra Optics Limited
Astra Optics Limited, founded by a team of experts in optical engineering, material science, and nanomanufacturing, is a spin-off company from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Our ground-breaking 3D nanofabrication technology, i.e., femtosecond projection laser patterning system and hydrogel-based multi-material fabrication platform, has proven records to revolutionize the micro-additive manufacturing industry by overcoming critical bottlenecks in current state-of-the-art solutions, namely, low-throughput and high fabrication cost.
Gut Rhythm R&D (Hong Kong) Limited
Gut Rhythm is a research team spin-off from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Gut Rhythm provides drug-testing service and subscription service (to-be-launched) to our standardized and sustainable "electrical" drug databases. Drug-testing service will test clients’ drug-of-interest using our protocol (IP at CUHK, US and China patent in progress) of gastrointestinal slow-wave network analysis to create unique electrophysiological drug profiles. Self-developed automatic analytical pipeline allows maximum speed to create comprehensive drug testing report in 1 day.
Meat the Next
Meat the Next is a superfood technology company focused on creating delicious and nutritionally balanced New Proteins products to fight for climate change from diet change. Through patented technologies and unique raw materials like non-GMO Soy & Tiger Nuts, we offer dairy-free products enhancing taste and texture. We have developed the World's First Tiger Nut Oat Soy Milk with market recognition. We differentiate our products and overcome existing market barriers to provide an indulgent and sustainable eating experience to our esteemed customers.
Provectus Therapeutics
Provectus Therapeutics is a biotech company, spin-off from CUHK, aiming to develop advanced single cell analytic AI platform to empower Precision Oncology Research, Novel Drug Development and Personalized Cancer Treatment Prediction for each cancer patients, by implementing the state-of-the-art technologies. We apply Artificial Intelligence and Microfluidics to develop the advanced single cell culture platform for high throughput drug screening analysis. Ultimately, our platform will be applied in Precision Oncology Research, New Drug Development and Personalized Treatment for each cancer patient.
Codex Energy
Codex Energy develops High-Performance Computing (HPC) datacenters and the energy systems to power them. Utilizing stranded natural gas as a carbon negative energy source, Codex provides and operates infrastructure for Bitcoin mining and AI/ML compute applications. Our vertically integrated, full-stack immersion cooling, power systems, and cloud-based automation and systems management technologies are all developed in-house and enable our HPC datacenters to operate continuously in the harshest off-grid environments.
Kodifly Limited
Kodifly specializes in advanced spatial intelligence and transport infrastructure monitoring. We focus on creating real-time digital twins using cutting- edge LiDAR technology, delivering actionable insights for infrastructure challenges like deformation, landslides, and vegetation encroachment through precise 3D point cloud processing. Our solutions prioritize the safety and longevity of essential transport infrastructure such as airports, railways, and highways, emphasizing climate resilience.
Nexoedge
Nexoedge is the research result by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) which joined LF Edge as the Associate Member in early 2023. Nexoedge uses Network Coding and Secret Sharing algorithms to shard data into any number of components during data transmission from edge to cloud, thus enabling a secure platform for efficient information transmission and storage. Sharded data can be stored in multiple clouds without any need for data replication, resulting in increased data availability, enhanced protection on data privacy and security, and fault-tolerant storage.
PuroChem Limited
PuroChem Limited is a biotech startup, built on the patent protected technology platform, Dispersed Mobile-phase Countercurrent Chromatography (DMCC), developed at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). PuroChem, as a spin-off of PharmacoGenetics Limited, which is an innovation- driven biopharmaceutical company partly owned by HKUST R&D Co., is born as the champion, for original brand design and production of DMCC equipment, enabling highly scalable, cost- effective and environmentally friendly purification of therapeutics and nutraceuticals, increasingly needed for our aging society.
DTL Associate Members
Focus Tech
Focus Tech is an AI technology company that specializes in computer vision algorithms with applications in healthcare and education. In healthcare, our technology enhances medical imaging and diagnostics, enabling accurate disease diagnosis, treatment tracking, and personalized care. In education, our algorithms provide personalized learning paths, adaptive assessments, and interactive content, improving educational outcomes and engagement.
Additionally, our expertise in eye tracking and motion detection facilitates assistive technologies, immersive virtual experiences,
and gesture-based control systems. By commercializing our technology in these sectors, we aim to revolutionize healthcare delivery, transform education, and make a positive impact on society.
Juyan Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.
Juyan Intelligence is a controlling subsidiary of Juyan Technology and boasts a top-tier artificial intelligence algorithm team (the only Chinese lead scientist in Amazon, the president of CVPR). We are dedicated to solving the high-risk sports project and drowning problems in swimming venues through AI technology.
Our system "AI Safety Eye"AI Drowning Prevention Innovation System uses the most advanced AI technology being developed worldwide. It is the first system in the world to use a top-mounted camera to replicate a lifeguard's perspective, and through a computer's powerful calculation and long-term deep training, it integrates the visual features and thought patterns of lifeguards to judge dangerous incidents.
OAO Limited
OAO aims to revolutionize the field of AI in 3D space, and making information more accessible to everyone. Our flagship project – GIMII, is a 3D anatomy platform for medical education. It offers effortless scanning and 3D model generation, allowing users to capture objects and environments through a simple smartphone application, transforming them into high-fidelity 3D models in minutes.
FutuRocket Co.
Working with Earth Corporation, one of the world's largest insecticide company in Japan,
FutuRocket makes training data for AI that can detect cockroaches and mice by using their lab breeding cockroaches and mice.
FutuRocket also focuses on creating an affordable, easy-to-install analytics platform for physical spaces. We are developing a smart camera for small businesses, named "ManaCam”.
"ManaCam" is a smart camera for small businesses. It is a simple, easy to use smart camera. No engineering knowledge is necessary, you can automatically start to count the number of visitors, customers coming to your shops and spaces..
MIND and Tech Limited
MIND and Tech Limited is an innovative biotechnology company developing novel magnetic nanoparticle-based tools for Medical Imaging and Nano Diagnostics. Our company provides a cost-effective, simple, direct yet sensitive platform for early neurodegenerative diseases detection and diagnostics.
Recently, we are focusing on the development of a set of Alzheimer's disease biomarkers detection kits including beta-amyloid (1-42), beta-amyloid (1-40), total-tau (441) protein and phosphate-tau (181) protein for laboratory use. Benefiting from our designed fluorophore, it is an ultra-highly sensitive and non-invasive validate test for biomarkers-related disease in trace amounts of several body fluids including CSF, blood, saliva and urine. It can apply as a screening tool to detect and diagnose Alzheimer's disease in an early stage.
Chemmino focuses on integrating advanced multispectral sensors into portable spectral devices, combined with leading DNA damage biomarkers, to provide the public with an accessible early disease screening solution through an accurate and rapid AI-based cancer risk assessment model. Our goal is to serve a broader audience by developing and commercializing more sensitive, portable, and inclusive early cancer screening solutions.