which hunan "returnees" startup is the best? 7 projects reached landing intention at the competition site
2024-09-21
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hunan daily·new hunan client, september 20 (reporter li yi, correspondent cao jieyu yu ye) a drug production system that can reduce costs by 50%, a chip detection system that breaks the foreign monopoly... on the afternoon of the 19th, the finals of the 4th hunan overseas students innovation and entrepreneurship competition were held in changsha, and 25 high-tech projects won awards. through on-site negotiations, 7 of the projects reached landing intentions with xiangjiang new district, changsha wangcheng district, etc.
(on the afternoon of september 19, the finals of the 4th hunan overseas students innovation and entrepreneurship competition were held in changsha. photo by a correspondent)
since the competition was launched in may this year, more than 200 innovative and entrepreneurial projects of overseas students in hunan province have registered for the competition. after the audition and preliminary round, 35 of them got the "ticket" to the final. in the final, through project roadshows and expert reviews, a total of 25 winning projects were selected in the two tracks of the entrepreneurship group and the innovation group. among them, there was one first prize, two second prizes, and seven third prizes, all of which received funding ranging from 20,000 to 100,000 yuan; six winners were awarded certificates of honor.
"the quality of the projects this year is very high. i am very optimistic about some of them and would like to discuss cooperation after the competition." a project judge from a well-known investment institution said at the competition site. compared with previous years, the judging panel of this competition has been expanded to 18 people, including 10 people in the venture capital field, and the weight of investment and financing bonus points has been increased. at the competition site, 15 investment and financing institutions from different fields were invited to watch the competition.
(the contestants are conducting a project roadshow. photo by the correspondent)
at the project site negotiation area, heads of relevant departments from hunan xiangjiang new district, changsha wangcheng district and other places had face-to-face exchanges with project contestants, introduced the business environment, provided policy guidance, and facilitated the implementation of 7 projects.
"the human resources and social security department is actively building bridges and paving the way for overseas returnees to come to hunan to innovate and start businesses. we hope that the contestants will seize opportunities and promote the transformation of results in entrepreneurial practice, and use scientific and technological innovation to help the development of new quality productivity." zhou guangming, deputy director of the provincial department of human resources and social security, said.
(intellectual property-related institutions provide "intellectual property protection service packages" to the winning contestants. photo by a correspondent)
the competition simultaneously launched the "intellectual property protection service package" for high-level talent innovation and entrepreneurship in hunan province, which was formulated by the provincial intellectual property protection center in conjunction with the provincial expert service center and third-party professional institutions. it includes seven major categories: expert consulting services, rights protection assistance (infringement determination) consultation, protection and rights protection training, intellectual property physical examination, intellectual property evaluation, transformation and application navigation, and intellectual property early warning, with a total value of 1.5 million yuan. it provides precise and professional services free of charge to the winning contestants, relevant right holders (business entities) such as the implemented projects.
according to the organizers of the competition, the competition has been successfully held for four sessions. it is an important part of the start-up support plan for overseas students in our province, and it is also a brand event with high standards, large scale, excellent quality and wide influence among the overseas returnees in the province. the participating projects cover emerging fields such as digital industry, biomedicine, new energy, and new materials, which are highly consistent with the development direction of our province's 4×4 modern industrial system. the overseas study backgrounds of the contestants cover 16 countries and regions, and this year's doctoral degree accounts for 49%, and the project scientific research level is relatively high.
"many projects with strong innovation capabilities and great development potential have been put into operation and made a fortune through this." a relevant person in charge of the organizer revealed that hunan meibai biotechnology co., ltd., founded by xiao e, a postdoctoral fellow at the university of pennsylvania and the winner of the first prize of the second competition, completed a multi-million yuan a+ round of financing in september last year and was selected into the ministry of human resources and social security's list of "the most growth-potential overseas students' entrepreneurial enterprises". it is the only hunan enterprise among the 18 selected enterprises.
