e-Bulletin April 2025

RECOGNITION
Celebrating C2i’s Award-Winning Research Breakthroughs
The 50th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva 2025

We are thrilled to announce our Centre for Immunology & Infection (C2i) team has achieved exceptional recognition at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2025, winning one special grand prize, three Gold medals, and one Silver medal for their groundbreaking research in public health innovation.

Special congratulations to Professor Leo Poon and Dr Alex Chin for their influenza vaccine project, honoured with both the Saudi Innovation Excellence Prize and a Gold Medal with Jury Congratulations. We equally applaud Professor Michael Chan and his team for their outstanding contributions on lung injury therapies, receiving both a Gold Medal with Jury Congratulations and a Silver Medal.

These awards highlight our commitment to advancing public health innovations and impactful biomedical research on the global stage.

The School extends our heartfelt congratulations to all the award winners for this well-deserved international recognition.


Award-Winning Projects

Special Grand Prize – Saudi Innovation Excellence Prize
Gold medal with Jury Congratulations
Live-attenuated influenza vaccine with alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase expression to enhance immune response
Led by Professor Leo Poon and Dr Alex Chin

Gold medal with Jury Congratulations
Hypoxia-primed mesenchymal stromal cells and their derivatives enhance lung injury repair
Led by Professor Michael Chan, Dr Angel Ma and Dr Rachel Ching

Gold medal
Broadly protective live-attenuated influenza vaccine by codon usage bias
Led by Professor Leo Poon and Dr Alex Chin

Silver medal
Lactoferrin: from dietary supplement to drug candidate for acute lung injury treatment
Led by Professor Michael Chan, Dr Angel Ma and Dr Rachel Ching

  • Professor Leo Poon and Dr Alex Chin win the Saudi Innovation Excellence Prize at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2025.
  • (From left) Dr Angel Ma, Dr Alex Chin, Dr Rachel Ching, Professor Leo Poon and Professor Michael Chan at the exhibition.
  • (From left) Professor Leo Poon and Dr Alex Chin display their award-winning projects at the exhibition.
  • (From left) Dr Angel Ma, Dr Alex Chin, Dr Rachel Ching, Professor Leo Poon and Professor Michael Chan at the exhibition.
  • (From left) Professor Leo Poon and Dr Alex Chin display their award-winning projects at the exhibition.
  • Professor Leo Poon and Dr Alex Chin win the Saudi Innovation Excellence Prize at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2025.
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