1. Development of Novel Antifungal Drugs by Screening Cyclic Peptide Libraries of beta-Defensin and Lantibiotics Analogues (HK$1,493,200)
   Sponsors: Innovation and Technology Fund; Shenzhen HighTide Biopharmaceutical, Ltd., Fuzians Biomedicals, Inc.
   Principal investigator: Dr. Jiang Xia, Department of Chemistry
2. All-laser-patterning of CIGS-based Solar Modules (HK$3,591,388)
   Sponsors: Innovation and Technology Fund; Ample Link International Holdings Ltd.; Hongda Vacuum Equipment Co. Ltd., Xiangtan; Guangdong Rongtai Industry Co. Ltd.
   Principal investigator: Prof. Xudong Xiao, Department of Physics
3. Rescuing Neonates from Hypoxic-ischemic Brain Injury with Differentiation-reprogrammed Mesenchymal Stem Cells (HK$1,000,000)
   Sponsors: Health and Medical Research Fund
   Principal investigator: Prof. Xiaohua Jiang, School of Biomedical Sciences
4. Prospective Study of the Association between Childhood Primary Snoring and Cardiovascular Health (HK$750,440)
   Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
   Principal investigator: Mr. Chun-ting Au, Department of Paediatrics
5. Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy Versus Radiofrequency Ablation for Aldosterone-producing Adenoma: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial (HK$607,428)
   Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
   Principal investigator: Prof. Enders Kwok-wai Ng, Department of Surgery
6. 漢語閱讀障礙高危兒童早期鑑別新視覺︰內隱文字知識與形—音匹配學習能力 (RMB180,000)
   Sponsor: National Natural Science Foundation of China
   Principal investigator: Prof. Catherine McBride, Department of Psychology