Horcid Asia ~ Achievements

Horcid® flowers has also received world-wide accreditation over the past two decades of innovation, by capturing a natural art form through innovative sciences. Our flower technology has also been featured in numerous publications in the United States, Australia, Singapore, and Japan over the past years.

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(2000) Through the inspiring work by the inventor of Horcid® flowers, we won the third-place award in the prestigious Geneva International Invention Competition, competing with over a thousand other innovations from all over the world.

(1988) Silver Award (highest award in the year) received in invention competition from Singapore Science Centre for developing a process of preserving real orchid in clear acrylic resin. Founder Lee Hock Kian was first in the world to embed real orchid in acrylic resin.

Everlasting Blooms - Singapore Straits Times (3 July 1999)

Businessman with a chemical process which will ensure that treated orchids will never wither.

Young Einstein - American Express Magazine 1989

Founder Lee Hock Kian, described as Young Einstein for his innovations and creative methods.

Feature Highlight - Techno Achievers' Congress 2001

The conference featured Founder Lee Hock Kian's achievements, as well as other keynote speakers like the Chairman for Shell Co. in Singapore.

Results of Inventime'88 - Singapore Science Magazine (1998)

Won the silver award for Inventime'88, which was the highest award for that year.

Thank you letter from Margaret Thatcher' office

Received complimentary note for a well-received preserved orchid that was named after Margaret Thatcher.

Results of Inventime'88 - (2 Feb 1988)

Founder Mr. Lee Hock Kian was featured in the Singapore Chinese newspaper of winning the silver award for Inventime'88, which was the highest award for that year.

Products featured - Japanese(19 Sep 1988)

Our products were featured in a Japanese newspaper for its uniqueness and originality.

Longer-life flowers - Australian Magazine

Our technology was featured as a flower preservation process that would significantly increase the shelf-life for exotic blooms.