The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) was founded by the Government of Hong Kong SAR in 2000 with a mission of enhancing Hong Kong's competitiveness in technology-based industries through applied research.

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An Overview of ASTRI’s
Latest Development
November 2014

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ASTRI is…
• Government subvention organization. One of the 5 Government
R&D Centers in HK, focusing on R&D on information and
communication technologies.
• Main Goals
• Perform high quality R&D and transfer technologies to
industry
• Promote greater application of technology in industry
• Become a focal point for attracting international R&D talent to
HK
• Enhance HK technological human resources development
• Act as a spawning ground for technology entrepreneurs
• Provide a focal point for industry-university collaboration

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HK Headquarters:
3/F, Bio-informatics Centre, 2 Science Park
West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park,
Shatin, Hong Kong
SZ Liaison office:
Room 220, 2/F, Chinese Overseas Scholars
Venture Building, South District, Shenzhen
Hi-tech Industrial Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen
Locations of ASTRI

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ASTRI Facilities at Science Park

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No. of ITF-funded Projects Undertaken
54
59
51 49 53
31
26
18 25
22
8 8
9
6 7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14
Industry Collaborative Projects ITF-funded Seed Projects ITF-funded Platform Projects

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Staff No. and Academic Qualification

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Number of Patents Granted and filed
A total of 465 patents granted and 230 under application as at 15 August 2014

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No. of Technology Transfer (Agreement
Signed)

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Organization
Communications
Technologies
IC Design
Sensing &
Integration
Software &
Systems
Exploratory
Research Lab
Information and Communications Technologies

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ASTRI’s Existing Core Competence…
IC Design
Component
Pkg &
Mfg Tech
Software
Embedded
Software
Cloud
Commun
Wireless
Mixed Signal
Component/
Module
Image
Processing
Cyber
Security
Wireless
Protocol
Digital
Antenna &
RF Design
Machine &
Control
Data
Analytics
Network
Management
Testing Packaging
Mobile
Computing
Machine
Learning
Mfg Tech
…. and will expand to meet the needs
from industry.

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Applying to market segments
Manufacturing
Finance
Others…
Health and
Medical
EducationConsumer
Big Data
Communication
Government
Services
Smart City

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4 types of Project Funding
ITF-funded
platform projects
ITF-funded
seed projects
Industry
Collaborative
Projects (ICP)
Contract research
Projects
R&D Projects are mainly funded
by Innovation & Technology
Commission (ITC) through
Innovation & Technology Fund
(ITF)
• Forward-looking /
exploratory work to provide
foundation work for future
projects
• Capped at 2.8M HKD
• Industry contribution
(≥2 partners): ≥10% of
project cost.
• ITC ≤90%.
• ASTRI owns all IP rights
but industry partners
can license the IP non-
exclusively
• Industry contribution: 30-50% of
project cost.
• ITC 50-70%.
• For 30% contribution: Industry
partner can exclusively license the
foreground IP for a period
• For 50% contribution: Industry
partner can own the foreground IP
• Industry: 100%
• Industry partner can own the
foreground IP
Industry partner is eligible
for 30% cash rebate from
ITC on sponsoring
projects.

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Project Internship (Graduated)
• The Innovation & Technology Commission (ITC) has established an internship programme for organizations
undertaking research and development projects funded ITF, including local universities, Research &
Development Centres established under ITF, Hong Kong Productivity Council and private sector companies to
recruit interns to assist in the R&D projects.
• To be qualified for the Internship Programme, the recruited intern should be graduate with a first-degree or
higher degree, including non-local students, from a local university. He/she should be graduated in the relevant
field of the research project to which he/she is to be recruited.
• Up to 2 Project Interns per ITF project. Internship Period: 6 – 24 months
• For the Project Interns' first ITF project, the completion date of the project should be 12+ months from the date
of application
• Project Interns will be allowed to participate in another project, upon completion of internship in a project
http://www.itf.gov.hk
Innovation & Technology Fund (ITF) Internship Programme

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Summer Internship (Student)
University students gain R&D experience at ASTRI (2014)
• A total of 15 students, most of them took part in R&D projects in various research teams within ASTRI,
completed 8 – 10 weeks training, through which they gained their first research experience in a real
working environment.
• Among them were three students from Princeton University who were selected to be summer interns
through a joint summer research program between Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and
Princeton University.
• Apart from open recruitment, students were also selected through two award schemes. The first one is
InnoTech Scholarship Award Scheme under The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups which aims at
providing internship opportunities to outstanding local undergraduates in the science, engineering,
technology and health disciplines. Some top-notch students were recruited through the Excellence in
Technology Innovation and Commercialization Scholarship Award Scheme (Ethics) hosted by a
charitable organization, the Virtus Foundation Ltd.

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Serving the Community - Seminars

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Serving the Community - Exhibitions

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Serving the Community - Exhibitions
“Legends of the Giant Dinosaurs” at HK Science Museum
from 8 Nov 2013 to 9 Apr 2014

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Corporate Video
(ASTRI) Hong Kong Applied Science & Technology Research Institute Company Limited

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Contact Us
3/F, Bio-informatics Centre, 2 Science Park West Avenue, Hong Kong
Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 3406 2800 Fax: (852) 3406 2801
Email: corporate@astri.org
Corporate website: www.astri.org