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A CARBON-NEUTRAL SMART COMMUNITY

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Building and serving a smarter and greener community.

At MTR Lab, we create strategic value through investment in technologies and formulate innovative solutions that support the long-term growth of our communities.

We look to invest in, collaborate with like-minded partners to explore solutions in mobility, retail, property, financial and data services, smart city technology and sustainability. Our unique position as an innovation investor allows us and our partners to make a positive impact, deliver world-class commuting experiences and co-create a carbon-neutral smart community. Together, let’s Keep Cities Moving!

Our Investment Portfolio

MTR Lab collaborates with like-minded partners to invest in start-ups to co-create solutions that create strategic value for the community and contribute to a smarter, greener future.

WeMaintain’s IoT-enabled predictive and prescriptive maintenance solutions are here to help you achieve these goals.

Want to improve efficiency and enhance sustainability of construction projects? isBIM leverages BIM technologies and Digital-Twin solutions to help make that happen.

Wondering how to cut CO₂ emissions from heavy industries? Ampd Energy develops energy storage systems that emit up to 95% less CO₂ than fossil-fuel combustion.

Want to reduce last-mile delivery costs and carbon emissions, and consolidate packages from any courier? alfred24’s got you covered!

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Our Innovative Solutions

MTR Lab supports intrapreneurs and empowers them to take their ideas to the next level. By commercialising internally developed solutions, MTR Lab is committed to supporting the growth of innovation and technology.

Want to make green lifestyle fun? Carbon Wallet promotes low-carbon lifestyle through rewarding people for their green actions.

Need an easy way to control access to buildings, car parks and many more? Urban Access Solutions offers you a revolutionary and total-solution access control service!

Frustrated by parking and EV charging problems? Jove, the All-in-One smart parking and EV charging platform offers a seamless parking and EV charging experience.

Mainnovation Company Limited

Need an effective way for disinfection and deep cleaning in train compartments? Mainnovation has got disinfectant robots tailored for this!

SmartRail Tech Applications Company Limited

How can we enhance the reliability of railway operations? The Train Intelligent Detection System targets to provide signal systems and safety enhancement solutions to railway operators.

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Hear from Our Partners

Wonder how MTR Lab helps scale up startups? Hear it for yourself!

<b>Brandon Ng</b><br/><span>Co-founder and CEO, Ampd Energy</span>

MTR Lab's investment will support Ampd Energy's global expansion and the development of new products, in pursuit our vision of an emission free future for industries.

Brandon Ng
Co-founder and CEO, Ampd Energy

<b>Elvis Li</b><br/><span>CEO, isBIM</span>

MTR Lab fuels our business growth! We utilise their investment for R&D of our JARVIS SaaS platform, enhance our AI and data analysis capabilities, and much more.

Elvis Li
CEO, isBIM

<b>Benoit Dupont</b><br/><span>Co-founder & CEO, WeMaintain</span>

With MTR Lab’s help, WeMaintain will be able to bring its smart maintenance solutions to more Asia-Pacific regions, including Hong Kong.

Benoit Dupont
Co-founder & CEO, WeMaintain

<b>Christian Secci</b><br/><span>Co-founder and CEO, alfred24</span>

MTR Lab’s investment adds a lot of strategic value to our business growth journey, boosting our expansion in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, as well as launch into the GBA.

Christian Secci
Co-founder and CEO, alfred24

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our ecosystem partners

We are blessed to work with these brilliant partners

COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION

Cross-Harbour Easy: Customer Experience Enhanced by AI

MTR Corporation’s Hong Kong Transport Services Business Unit co-created with Roctec Technology Limited and NEC Hong Kong to co-create “Cross-Harbour Easy”, facilitating passengers’ choice in taking which line to cross the harbour.

Escalator Clearance Inspection Device : Automating Inspection with Computer Vision

MTR Corporation’s Hong Kong Transport Services Business unit co-created with Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute to bring us the Escalator Clearance Inspection Device! The award-winning solution enhances accuracy, quality, and effi

Carbon Wallet: Co-creating Circular Economy

Carbon Wallet and L’OCCITANE Group joined forces to launch the '100k Bottles Recycling Challenge' to reduce waste in the beauty industry, achieving carbon reduction, customer engagement and acquisition in one campaign!

Building Inspection Drone: building inspection and management made quicker and better

MTR Lab creates strategic value through investment in technologies and formulating innovative solutions that support the long-term growth of our communities. If you have any smart ideas that can contribute to building a sustainable future, connect with us

Autonomous Mobile Robot: Streamlining Logistics Operations

MTR Corporation's Materials and Stores team collaborated with robotic solutions provider Geek+ to bring autonomous mobile robots to the logistics centre to automate stock movement and streamline daily operations.

IoT Smart Bins: Reduce Workplace Waste Disposal by 15% in Just 2 Months!

MTR Corporation's Sustainability and Global Innovation teams have partnered with Greentech startup Spare-it to implement a plug-and-play waste reduction and recycling tracking system at MTR Headquarters Building.

The future of train inspection: A Four-legged Robot Train Inspector

MTR Corporation's RSMD* and IMD^ under Hong Kong Transport Services (HKTS) collaborated with robotics innovator R2C2 Limited to utilise Boston Dynamics' robot SPOT® as a train inspector to scurry along the train's exterior and interior, capturing data and

Our Safety Ambassador: Al Keeps Small Metal Objects Out of Trouble

MTR Corporation's Capital Works Business Unit have co-created the Escalator Object Identification System (EOIS) with Sebit Company Limited to ensure the reliability of escalators by eliminating the possibility of these objects obstructing escalator operat

Robo-Safe: Construction Site Safety Ambassador

MTR Corporation's Capital Works Business Unit partnered with viAct and Avalon SteriTech to work on Robo-Safe, a solution powered by video analytics technology and could enhance construction site safety by identifying unsafe acts and alerting workers.

iSPS: 58% Reduction on Light Rail Selected Incidents

MTR Corporations' Hong Kong Transport Services Business Unit developed the iSPS - Integrated Speed & Position Supervision System to improve railway operational safety. With iSPS, Light rail has seen a 58% reduction on selected incidents.

What are we up to

Latest news & articles about MTR Lab

MTR Lab announces investment in WeMaintain, the international PropTech company revolutionising building operations in Europe and Asia

2023-12-13

MTR Corporation Co-Creates Cross-Harbour Easy with Technology Companies

2023-11-01

WE ARE HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY

These are the things that matter the most to us. It’s what keeps us up at night

Smart City

Creating a better, modern community with tech.

Sustainability

Exploring technology as the enablers of sustainability.

Smart Mobility

Exploring Mobility as a Service, new mobility modes, rail tech. Autonomous vehicles and next generation rail? If you can imagine it, let’s try and make it.

Financial and Data Services

Beyond conventional transport and adjacencies payment.

Property Tech

Enhancing the spaces in which we live and breathe, including residences, commercial sites, transport hubs and beyond.

Let's co-create A CARBON-NEUTRAL SMART COMMUNITY