Professor Raymond Kai-yu Tong: Reviving the ability to move patients using robots
At the program "Inspiring Speech: Future Breakthrough Technology, December 2, 2025", Professor Raymond Kai-yu Tong (Hong Kong University of Chinese Studies) brought humane stories in science. For more than a decade, he has been persistently researching soft robots to help restore mobility for thousands of patients after complications or injuries.
He is in the top 2% of the most cited scientists in the world and has received many prestigious awards such as the 2021 Global influencer on Aging, Grand Prix Geneva and the First Prize in the Electronic Health category at the 2012 Asia-Pacific Information and Communications Technology Awards.
Associate Professor Cesar de la Fuente: Pioneer in applying AI to medicine
As a speaker at the seminar "AI for Humanity - ethics and AI safety in the new era" (afternoon of December 2, 2025), Associate Professor Cesar de la Fuente (University of Pennsylvania, USA) is considered a pioneer in applying AI in medicine.
He is the owner of many prestigious awards such as the Fleming Award, Sloan Fellowship, holds a series of patents and nearly 200 scientific publications in prestigious journals.
His career is associated with the direction of research combining AI, biology, and medicine to develop the first type of antibiotic designed by a computer, which has proven effective in animals.
This work opens an era of algorithmic drug development, helping to shorten the search process from many years to just a few hours, increase the discovery speed to millions of times and significantly save research time.
Professor Chuanbin Mao: Ar alwaysiteur of modern biometrics
For the first time in Vietnam, Professor Chuanbin Mao (Hong Kong University of Chinese Studies, China) will participate as a speaker at the seminar "Changing in disease detection, diagnosis and treatment" held on the morning of December 3, 2025.
He is known for pioneering research on bacteria-based biofilms, applications in biological sensors, nano medicine, regenerative medicine, and antibacterial therapies. The extremely small structures he researched are considered the backbone of future medicine, where technology converges with biology to create more effective and safer treatment solutions.
Professor Chuanbin Mao is the author of more than 300 scientific works, having received the CAREER Award from the US National Science Foundation, the CAPA Outstanding Young Lecturer Award and the National Outstanding Doctoral thesis Award (China). He is a member of many prestigious scientific organizations
Professor Raphaël Mercier: The person who makes the dream of a seedless act come true
As a speaker at the "Innovation in Agriculture and Food" seminar (afternoon of December 3, 2025), Professor Raphaël Mercier ( Max Planck Institute for Plant Genetics, Germany) is a leading face in clinical genetic genetics.
He is famous for studies identifying major genes such as FANCM, RECQ4, FIGL1, opening up the ability to control gene complexes, which are the key to improving the productivity and quality of plant varieties.
The achievement that has put him among the world's most outstanding geneticists is to create a seedless breed, helping to maintain the power of crossbreeding without having to cross-breed through many generations. This technology is expected to help global agriculture better adapt to climate change, while increasing productivity and reducing the cost burden on farmers.
Professor Tan Yap Peng: The bridge between international research and the Vietnamese knowledge ecosystem
Participating in the seminar on Robot and Smart Automation (morning of December 4, 2025), Professor Tan Yap Peng (Chief Principal of VinUni University) brought a perspective of harmony between international research and the development of the knowledge ecosystem in Vietnam.
Before joining VinUni, he spent more than two decades working at Nanyang University of Technology, Singapore (NTU, ranked 12th according to the QS 2025 World University Rankings), and was for a time the acting Principal of the College of Technology (COE), under NTU.
Professor Tan is recognized as the person who contributed to the development of COE School's strengths, raising COE's position globally, helping COE become the best school in Asia and the world's leading in the field of electronics and electronics.
Professor Aldo Steinfeld: Pioneer in capturing CO2 and creating fuel from sunlight
In the context of the world's efforts to shift to clean energy, the research of Professor Aldo Steinfeld (ETH Zürich, Switzerland) brings new hope - shared by him at the seminar "Science & Innovation for a Sustainable Future" (afternoon of December 4, 2025).
Professor Steinfeld focuses on heat-chemical science and engineering in solar energy technology, in-depth research on heat transmission, multi-phase reaction flow and oxidants - de-zession materials.
From the laboratory to reality, two technology companies bearing his mark have been born: Climeworks, a global leader in direct CO2 capture technology from the air; Synhelion - a fuel production technology from solar energy.
The inventions that were once only in science fiction novels have now come into life, proving the stature of a scientist from one of the world's leading universities.
VinFuture Science and Technology Week 2025 is not only an opportunity to honor breakthrough research projects that contribute to bringing a better life to billions of people on earth, but also a place where the world's quintessence converges to open up new approaches to the future of humanity.
From AI, robotics and automation technology, medicine, genetics, agriculture to green energy, VinFuture 2025 is a meeting place for great, sustainable and humane changes.
