HKUST Annual Report 2018-19

ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 18 Research Funding Knowledge Transfer Joint Institutes/ Laboratories with Mainland Industry and Research Institutions $834.9 million of external research funding was awarded to 1,125 projects 147 inventions developed 275 new patent applications filed • HKUST-Bright Dream Robotics Joint Research Institute • HKUST-Xiaoi Robot Joint Lab on Machine Learning and Cognitive Reasoning • HKUST-WeBank Joint Laboratory • HKUST-Xunlei Joint Laboratory on Blockchain Technology • HKUST-DiDi Joint Research Lab • South China University of Technology (SCUT)-HKUST Joint Research Institute • Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation Research Institute for Brain Science • HKUST-SIAT Joint Lab for Brain Science LAB TO MARKET