Our Team

A focused, efficient, and creative team that always upholds a customer-first philosophy.

Prof. Shih-chi Chen

Published two articles in Science in 2019 and 2022
Twice awarded the R&D 100 Award (known as the “Oscars of Innovation” in the U.S.) in 2008 and 2018
Principal investigator of multiple research projects funded by the Hong Kong Government and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, with total research funding exceeding HKD 200 million
Holder of 20 granted U.S. invention patents
Recipient of the “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award – Individual” from the China Association of Inventions

Master’s Degree in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2009
15 years of global experience across technology, sales, and management, with a strong interdisciplinary background
Proven commercialization expertise in startups across the U.S., India, and Hong Kong
Successfully collaborated with Professor Chen to transform his early-stage research on holography-based nano 3D printing equipment into a market-ready product, achieving actual equipment sales

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the National Research Center for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2020
First-author publication in a Nature sub-journal (2021), introducing the invention of Line Illumination Modulation Microscopy, which was selected as one of the Top 10 Optical Advances in China (2021)
Recipient of the Gold Medal at the 2022 Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions
Champion of The Chinese University of Hong Kong Entrepreneurship Competition
Silver Medalist in the China International “Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

Ph.D. in Mechanical and Automation Engineering from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2018
Extensive experience in precision mechanical design, with the successful development of an ultra-precision vibratory microtome and one granted U.S. patent
Recipient of multiple entrepreneurial funding awards from the Hong Kong government, including TSSSU and HKSTP Ideation