Biomedical Technology

Hong Kong Authentication Centre of Valuable Chinese Medicines Limited

🌍 Official Website 🏢 HKSTP Source
58 Potential

Decision Maker

Dr. Simon HAN
simonhan@hkbu.edu.hk
+852 34112906
CCC 4.0-Room 611, 06F, Building 6W No. 6 Science Park West Avenue Hong Kong Science Park,Pak Shek Kok,N.T.
Raw Description
With solely granted patent technology by HKBU, as well as a financial support from | HKSAR government via Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities, Hong Kong Authentication Centre of Dendrobii Officinalis Caulis was launched in 2017, with mission to resolve the customers’ insecurity in the Chinese medicine market and to facilitate the upgrading of industry with support of innovative technologies. | We will continue to research in the authentication of valuable Chinese medicine and provide more and better services to the industry. With the support of the HKSTP’s Incu-Bio programme, we are developing an innovative quality control method for edible bird’s nest and its related products. We aim to distinguish the adulterants from the genuine edible bird’s nest in a reliable and cost-effective way.

Strategic Analysis

Executive Brief

Hong Kong Authentication Centre of Valuable Chinese Medicines Limited is a specialized biotechnology firm originating from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). They focus on the high-precision authentication and quality control of premium Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCM) and luxury food products, specifically Dendrobii Officinalis Caulis and Edible Bird’s Nest. Their core business involves developing innovative methodologies to detect adulterants and ensure supply chain integrity in the high-value TCM market.

Strategic Fit & Lead Score

Lead Score: 58 (Adjacent Technology / Custom R&D)

Why this Score? While the target is a biotech/authentication firm, their reliance on precision analytical chemistry and "innovative quality control methods" opens a high-value niche for 6C's BDD (Boron Doped Diamond) electrodes. BDD is the gold standard for electrochemical sensing of complex organic molecules and trace contaminants. Furthermore, diamond-based spectroscopy components (ATR crystals) are essential for the non-destructive IR analysis they likely use for "cost-effective" bird's nest screening.

6C Solutions Proposal

Application Area 6C Solution Technical Value Prop
Electrochemical Fingerprinting BDD Electrodes Boron Doped Diamond offers the widest electrochemical potential window available, allowing for the detection of trace adulterants and organic compounds that are invisible to standard gold or carbon electrodes.
Spectroscopic Analysis Diamond ATR Windows For Edible Bird's Nest QC, Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) using PCD diamond windows allows for high-throughput, scratch-resistant, and chemically inert IR spectroscopy of raw samples.
Microfluidic Sensing SCD Substrates Single Crystal Diamond can serve as a bio-compatible, ultra-stable substrate for "Lab-on-a-Chip" authentication devices, offering superior signal-to-noise ratios in fluorescence-based detection.
Contaminant Detection BDD Sensors Specifically for detecting pesticides or heavy metal residues in high-value TCM, which are common "insecurity" factors for customers.
In-house R&D Lab Custom MPCVD System Enables the client to develop proprietary, diamond-coated sensors in-house to patent "Diamond-based TCM Fingerprinting" as a unique global standard.

Engagement Hooks

  • Technical Question: "Does your current electrochemical or spectroscopic QC method suffer from electrode fouling or window degradation when testing complex protein matrices like those found in Edible Bird's Nest?"
  • Value Statement: "6C can help you achieve a new level of authentication precision by providing Boron Doped Diamond (BDD) sensor technology that detects adulterants at concentrations previously unreachable by standard metallic or carbon-based sensors."