Delegates of Guangdong Information Technology Security Evaluation Center visited ASTRI on 5 October 2016. Dr. Duncan Wong, Vice President (Financial Technologies) together with R&D experts of ASTRI met with the delegation and discussed potential collaboration on various cyber-security related R&D projects and technologies. They also toured around ASTRI Security Lab (ASL) and Cyber Range Lab.

Dr. Wang Xiao Jian (3rd from right), Director, Miss Pei Lan (1st from left), Marketing Director, Guangdong Information Technology Security Evaluation Center, Mr. Yang An Jia (2nd from left), Postgraduate Student, and Mr. Chen Yu (3rd from left), Assistant to Marketing Director, Guangdong Information Technology Security Evaluation Center visit ASTRI.
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Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) is founded in 2000 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. As Hong Kong’s largest government-funded research and development centre, ASTRI is a key force and super connector driving innovation and technology advancement in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and the global innovation ecosystem. This role is strengthened through its merger with Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI).
Committed to bringing high impact research from lab to market, ASTRI advances interdisciplinary, market driven R&D that delivers practical innovations for industry and meaningful benefits for society.
Its technological strengths and capabilities enable AI powered, cross disciplinary ICT and advanced materials solutions across Smart City, FinTech, Digital Health and Life Sciences, New Industrialisation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) and Advanced Electronics, New Energy and Energy Storage, and Green and ESG Technologies.
Over the years, ASTRI has cultivated a strong pool of I&T talent and earned numerous international awards for its pioneering innovations and contributions to industry and the community. Following the merger with NAMI, ASTRI’s cumulative global patent portfolio has grown to over 1,500, with more than 2,200 technologies successfully transferred to industry.
With enhanced scale and capabilities, ASTRI is uniquely positioned to elevate Hong Kong’s innovation capacity, accelerate technology commercialisation, and drive societal and economic progress through world class applied research.