Medical researchers from CUHK, with funding support from the HKSAR Government, are turning to the Chinese Mainland to commercialise their newly developed cancer drug and surgical robot.

Vision-language models (VLMs) help robots process images and text but struggle with complex spatial reasoning. Researchers from CUHK and partners developed Retrieval-Augmented Manipulation (RAM), a framework that links instructions to 3D environments, improving robots’ ability to execute complex commands reliably without task-specific training.

CUHK has opened the city’s first full-stack embodied AI lab, partnering with 24 tech firms to train talent and develop embodied AI robots. Beyond research, the laboratory also provides teaching and data resources for undergraduate and secondary school students in robotics and AI education.

CUHK’s Faculty of Medicine has found that a commonly prescribed diabetes drug, known clinically as GLP-1RA, can improve recovery outcomes for severe stroke patients. The drug provides a novel approach to protecting patients’ brains after a stroke, potentially aiding neurological recovery.

Reimagining the library lies at the heart of the work of Benjamin Meunier, University Librarian at CUHK. Having overseen operations at University College London Library in the UK for over 16 years, Meunier brings extensive experience in strategic library development to Hong Kong.

A study by CUHK has identified a previously underappreciated role of mangroves in removing nitrogen pollutants, estimating the annual ecological value of this function at over US$8.5 billion.

AI weather centres typically cost over US$100 million. However, a joint team from CUHK and the University of Science and Technology of China built a nine-spin quantum system for less than 1% of that cost, matching or surpassing a 10,000-node classical model in multi-step forecasting.

CUHK’s Faculty of Medicine has announced the establishment of the Women in Science and Medicine Academy (WISE) – a strategic initiative created to deliver structured, long-term support for women advancing in biomedical, scientific, and clinical research.

An international multidisciplinary research team led by the School of Life Sciences at CUHK has uncovered a novel molecular mechanism driving the neuropathological features of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1).

An interdisciplinary team from CU Medicine developed new synbiotics SCM06 to address anxiety-related symptoms in children. The synbiotics was proven in a clinical study which can alleviate anxiety and sensory sensitivity symptoms in children with ASD.

A multi-centre research team led by Hunan Cancer Hospital and supported CU Medicine has discovered that immunochemotherapy administered before 3 p.m. significantly enhances efficacy in advanced lung cancer patients.

A research team from the Department of Electronic Engineering at CUHK has developed chip-scale “digital fingerprint” technology based on carbon nanotubes, offering high-level security for smart devices, particularly against attacks targeting artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning systems.