2016 APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education
The award was handed to cutting-edge food safety researcher Dr Hua Kuang of China who developed low-cost biosensors that detect food sanitation hazards in partnership with experts in other APEC economies. Her patented technologies have been widely marketed and used to improve food safety for hundreds of millions of people in China and beyond.
Dr Kuang is a Professor at Jiangnan University’s School of Food Science and Technology in Wuxi, China. She has authored 22 food analysis patents and, in China, over 80 per cent of mycotoxin immunoassay strips used to quickly test for foodborne toxins are based on her patented technologies.
The award program recognizes outstanding cross-border research led by scientists under 40 years of age. Dr Kuang also received USD 25,000 in prize money sponsored by Wiley and Elsevier, publishers of scholarly scientific knowledge.
Press-release at the official APEC web-site