QIU’s budding inventors have outdone themselves again, by bringing home a terrific 13 awards at the latest edition of the Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE)!
Once again, all 10 entries from our academics and students won accolades, maintaining our 100 per cent record for the seventh straight competition.
All told, our team won three gold awards, four silvers, three bronzes, and three special awards. This tally brings our grand total to 81 awards in only four years of taking part!
This time around, we competed in the MTE 2023 Advanced Healthcare and Life Sciences International Innovation Awards & Expo, which showcased the power of virtual collaboration in advancing the frontiers of healthcare and life sciences.
As always, our team had to compete against a stellar field, featuring 89 entries from 10 countries! This included public and private universities like Universiti Malaya, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, and Multimedia University—as well as medical and research centres from Taiwan and the Netherlands.
The award ceremony was attended by dignitaries like YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin,
Minister of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE), YB Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup, Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), and YB Lukanisman bin Awang Sauni,
Deputy Minister of Health Malaysia (MOH).
At QIU, research projects are formulated with the overarching goal of benefitting humanity and the world around us. Our sterling projects included topics like treating urolithiasis, oral thrush, vaginal candidiasis, empowering people with visual impairments, and so much more.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Gold Award
| Project Leader: Sarah Stephenie John Sandanaraj Project Member(s): 1) Assoc. Prof. Dr Gnanasekaran Ashok 2) Prof. Dr Chandrashekar VM 3) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mallappa Shalavadi | Urostone: A Polyherbal Formulation for Urolithiasis Management |
| Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr Annie Poh Woon Cheng Project Member(s): 1) Assoc. Prof.Dr Ong Khang Wei 2) Assoc. Prof.Dr Wendy Liu 3) Dr. Nurul Dayana Mahizir 4) Dr Koh Cai Ping 5) Phuah Yeong Zhen 6) Beh Min Shuen | Spray-and-Shield: A Natural Mint Extract Oral Spray with AntiCandida Properties |
| Ms Tareenjit Kaur Dhillon | Correlation between EMG, Thermal Imaging and Ultrasound for the Muscle Strength Measurement of Biceps Brachii |
Silver Award
| Project Leader: Dr Ong Khang Wei Project Member(s): 1) Assoc. Prof.Dr Annie Poh Woon Cheng 2) Assoc. Prof. Dr Wendy Liu 3) Dr Dayana Mahizir 4) Dr Koh Cai Ping 5) Jaysheena Kaur Kana Garajan 6) Chloe Kim Cheung 7) Sharhini Sandran | FungAway Pad: A Dry & Comfort Antifungal Pantyliner |
| Project Leader: Abasse Shane Project Member(s): 1. Ms. Leong Ying Mei 2. Prof. Dr Lee Lam Hong | SnapEat – AI-powered Food Nutrition Analysis |
| Project Leader: Ms Hemalatha A/P Murugaiah Project Member(s): 1. Dr Yazmin Bustami 2) Neven Raj Kaunder | AgBiotics Mighty Hydrogel Patch: The Germs Buster |
| Project Leader: Dr Koh Cai Ping Project Member: Arwin Ruben A/L Manogaran | PROCAR-T – An Effective CAR-T Product in Targeting Solid Tumors |
Bronze Award
| Project Leader: Chung Yau Kit Project Member: Ms Leong Ying Mei | StrideAssist: The Smart Walking Frame for Enhanced Mobility |
| Project Leader: Ms. Leong Ying Mei Project Member: Khor Jin Yuan | VisionGuard: Empowering Sight with Smart Spectacles |
| Project Leader: Dr Nik Athirah Yusoff Project Member(s): Adam Amirtharaj Nathan A/L Edwin Seibel | Synthesis of Plant-Based Coagulant for Turbidity Removal in Water Treatment |
Special Award
| Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr Annie Poh Woon Cheng Project Member(s): 1) Assoc. Prof.Dr Ong Khang Wei 2) Assoc. Prof.Dr Wendy Liu 3) Dr. Nurul Dayana Mahizir 4) Dr Koh Cai Ping 5) Phuah Yeong Zhen 6) Beh Min Shuen | National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia (NIBM) | Spray-and-Shield: A Natural Mint Extract Oral Spray with AntiCandida Properties |
| Project Leader: Ms Sarah Stephenie John Sandanaraj Project Member(s): 1) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gnanasekaran Ashok 2) Prof. Dr Chandrashekar VM 3) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mallappa Shalavadi | The Union of Arab Academics (TUOAA) | Urostone: A Polyherbal Formulation for Urolithiasis Management. |
| Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr Annie Poh Woon Cheng Project Member(s): 1) Assoc. Prof. Dr Ong Khang Wei 2) Assoc. Prof. Dr Wendy Liu 3) Dr. Nurul Dayana Mahizir 4) Dr Koh Cai Ping 5) Phuah Yeong Zhen 6) Beh Min Shuen | National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) | Spray-and-Shield: A Natural Mint Extract Oral Spray with AntiCandida Properties |
Congratulations to all our winners. We are so proud of the hard work and dedication you’ve put in—as well as the impact that your research could have on society. Well done!
