Our Team

A focused, efficient, and creative team that always upholds a customer-first philosophy.

Prof. Shih-chi Chen

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, MIT

Fellow of Optica, Fellow of ASME, Fellow of SPIE, Fellow of HKIE

Published two Science papers in 2019 and 2022, demonstrating prototype verification of two-photon lithography using femtosecond lasers and ultrafast multi-material nano 3D printing

Principal investigator of multiple Hong Kong Government and National Chinese projects

Holds twenty granted U.S. invention patents

Chairman of Astra Optics Limited

Director of InnoHK CHIP

 

 

Charu Datar

  • Master’s Degree in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2009

  • 15 years of global experience across technology, sales, and management, with a strong interdisciplinary background

  • Proven commercialization expertise in startups across the U.S., India, and Hong Kong

  • Successfully collaborated with Professor Chen to transform his early-stage research on holography-based nano 3D printing equipment into a market-ready product, achieving actual equipment sales

  • CEO of Astra Optics Limited

Dr. Qiuyuan Zhong

    • Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 2020

    • First Author of a Nature Portfolio Paper (2021) introducing the invention of Line-Illumination Modulation Microscopy (LIM), which was selected as one of the Top 10 Optics Breakthroughs of China (2021)

    • Gold Medal Winner at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (2022)

    • Champion of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Entrepreneurship Competition

    • Accolades include: Gold Medal at the 2022 International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva, Champion of the CUHK Entrepreneurship Competition, and Silver Medal at the China International “Internet+” College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

    • CTO of Astra Optics Limited

Dr. Xinlei Fu

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical and Automation Engineering from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2018

  • Extensive experience in precision mechanical design, with the successful development of an ultra-precision vibratory microtome and one granted U.S. patent

  • Recipient of multiple entrepreneurial funding awards from the Hong Kong government, including TSSSU and HKSTP Ideation

  • COO  of Astra Optics Limited