The Future Food Research Institute of Polytechnic University received a donation of HK$2 million from Hong Kong Yakult Dairy Co., Ltd. to set up a research laboratory to conduct research on probiotics and prebiotics. It is hoped that the research results can be applied to intestinal health, brain health, and skin improvement Four major areas of eczema and menopausal women’s health, as well as raising public awareness of probiotics and prebiotics.
Hong Kong Yakult Dairy Co., Ltd. donated HK$2 million to PolyU to establish the "Hong Kong Polytechnic University-Hong Kong Yakult Intestinal Probiotics Prebiotics and Human Health Joint Research Laboratory".
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The Polytechnic University established Hong Kong's first "Future Food Research Institute" operated by a university in May this year, dedicated to promoting influential cutting-edge research in food science and human health.
Hong Kong Yakult Dairy Co., Ltd. donated HK$2 million to the Institute to establish the "Hong Kong Polytechnic University-Hong Kong Yakult Intestinal Probiotics Prebiotics and Human Health Joint Research Laboratory" to conduct research on probiotics and prebiotics.
The Institute of Food Research utilizes the unique in vitro human intestinal simulation system of the Polytechnic University. Through different inputs of probiotics and prebiotics, samples and data from different locations in the intestinal system can be obtained for analysis.
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The laboratory will promote interdisciplinary research in the fields of food science and human health, including the development of probiotics and prebiotics for the prevention and treatment of intestinal, brain diseases, eczema and women’s health, and increase public awareness of probiotics and Awareness of prebiotics.
The Institute of Food Research utilizes the unique human intestinal in vitro simulation system of the University of Science and Technology, through the input of different probiotics and prebiotics, it can obtain samples and data from different locations in the intestinal system for analysis to provide pre-clinical scientific data, which will be applied He is studying the effects of probiotics and prebiotics on the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, which currently has no cure.
Huang Jiaxing mentioned that in addition to conducting research, the laboratory will also focus on promoting public awareness of probiotics and prebiotics.
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Dai Zicheng also expressed that he hopes to promote exchanges between local and international institutions through the laboratory.
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Huang Jiaxing, associate professor of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Dean of the Future Food Research Institute of PolyU mentioned that in addition to conducting research, the laboratory will also promote public awareness of probiotics and prebiotics, including holding public seminars and establishing online media To expand the scope of education and promote to more benefited the public.
Dai Zicheng, director of the Hong Kong Yakult Intestinal Probiotics Prebiotics and Human Health Joint Research Laboratory, said that he hopes to promote exchanges between local and international institutions through the laboratory, and develop new probiotics and prebiotic formulas for the prevention and treatment of diseases.
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