PROGRAMS

 

Day 1

Opening Ceremony Guest-of-honor Ir KW HO, JP Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, HKSAR Government Officiating guests Ir Dr FC CHAN Vice President, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Mr Wilson FUNG Executive Director, Hong Kong Productivity Council Ir John MOK Chairman, Hong Kong Medical and Healthcare Device Manufacturers Association Dr Kellie SO Principal Medical & Health Officer, Department of Health , HKSAR Government Dr KK CHAN Senior Physicist, Hospital Authority Ir Derek LOUIE BME2008 Hong Kong Conference Chair Prof KS LEUNG BME2008 Hong Kong Conference Co-chair

Keynote Presentations Biorobotics: an Emerging Field for Leading Edge Research, Education and Industrial Exploitation by Prof Paolo DARIO, Full Professor, Biomedical Robotics, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy sponsored by Ir Prof Francis Huo-yen CHAN and his family Musculoskeletal Mechanics: An Engineering Tool for Providing Solutions to Orthopaedic Conditions by Dr Anthony BULL, Reader in Musculoskeletal Mechanics, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, UK Nanotechnology in Biomedical Applications: Recent Developments & Challenges by Dr Viswanathan S SAJI, Research Professor, Department of Dental Biomaterials, College of Dentistry, Chosun University, South Korea Bioglass Used in Human Body by Prof Wen-hai HUANG, Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, China Trend of Biomedical Engineering in China by Prof Yao-xiong HUANG, Professor, Department of Biophysics & Biomedical Engineering, Ji Nan University, China Coronary Stents: The Path to Approval in US and Europe by Mr Nick PARKER, Senior Regulatory Affairs Director, Medtronic CardioVascular, United States

Day 2

Keynote Presentations The Development of Spinal Instrumentation in the Past 5 Decades by Prof Keith LUK, Chair Professor & Head, Department of Orthopedics & Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong Bioanalytical Microsystem for Point of Care Applications by Ir Prof I-ming HSING, Director, Bioengineering Graduate Program, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Joint University BME Programs: A Possible Platform for Multi-disciplinary Research and Education by Prof Aaron HO, Associate Dean of Engineering (Student Affairs), The Chinese University of Hong Kong Recent Development of Plasma Surface Technology in Biomedical Materials by Dr Kelvin YEUNG, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong

Guided Tour in HKPC on biomedical, medical and healthcare device manufacturing facilities

Technical Visit The Chinese University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences (located in Prince of Wales Hospital) The Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology (visiting biotech-related organization and facilities)

Day 3

Keynote Presentation Research in Health and Medical Technologies by Ir Prof Wallace LEUNG, Chair Professor and Director, Research Institute of Innovative Products & Technologies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Wearable Devices for P-Health by Prof YT ZHANG, Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Workshop Updates on MDD Regulatory Affairs in Hong Kong and Asia by Mr Jack WONG, General Manager, British Standards Institution, Hong Kong Post-market Surveillance of Medical Devices by Mr Mark LAU, Senior Engineer, Medical Device Control Office, Department of Health, The Government of HKSAR Product Development and Advanced Manufacturing Technology in Supporting Local Medical and Healthcare Device Industry by Ir Derek LOUIE, Principal Consultant, Manufacturing Technology Division, Hong Kong Productivity Council Roadmap of Medical and Healthcare Device Industry in Hong Kong by Ir John MOK, Chairman, Hong Kong Medical and Healthcare Device Manufacturers Association Analysis, Selection and Processing of Materials for Biomedical Applications by Dr CN KO, Principal Consultant, Materials Technology Division, Hong Kong Productivity Council

The Convergence Forum

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*** Medium of Speech: English