[Source: Wenhui] Yesterday afternoon, the "Yangtze River Delta Science and Technology Innovation Competition 2024 Season Finals" co-sponsored by Fudan University School of Management and Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Business Innovation Research Institute came to an end. After fou

[Source: Wenhui]

Yesterday afternoon, the "Yangtze River Delta Jujin Science and Technology Innovation Competition 2024 Season Finals" co-sponsored by Fudan University School of Management and Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Business Innovation Research Institute came to an end. After four months of competition, 9 teams from the growth group and 5 teams from the angel group reached the final stage. In the end, "International Leading Base Editing Technology" won the "Jujin Award", and "Integrated Storage and Calculation AI Computing Acceleration" won the first prize in the Angel Group.

"We are committed to using technologies with core barriers to develop products. On the one hand, we must solve the problem of off-target gene editing, and at the same time, we must also solve the 'stuck' problem of patented underlying technologies." Xu Tianhong won the "Jujin Award" - International As a representative of leading base editing technology projects, the Shanghai Best Biotech Company (Bess Bio) he founded successfully developed a base editing system with independent intellectual property rights and FTO (free to implement) in the world. Efficiently edit genes while ensuring "zero off-target". After the game, he said that the competition allowed their products to be showcased, and it also played a role in boosting the morale of entrepreneurs, increasing their confidence, and helping them get through the "troughs."

Beth Bio won the

"Jujin Award".

The Yangtze River Delta Jujin Science and Technology Innovation Competition is based on the 20-year-old Jujin Entrepreneurship Competition. Starting from 2022, it will enter the Yangtze River Delta through "competition on behalf of education" and initially form a "selection" around science and technology innovation enterprises at different stages. ", education, training" leads the way to build China's science and technology innovation ecosystem, which 100% belongs to the science and technology innovation enterprise track.

The reporter learned from the organizer that the 2024 season will continue to upgrade on the basis of the original tens of millions of reward pools, add selections and awards for the angel group, and invest more ecological resources in the event. This year's competition adheres to the selection of the best. The 235 preliminary finalist projects went through 15 online and offline events and were rigorously reviewed by more than 100 professional judges for 1,206 projects. In the end, 30 projects entered the finals and 14 projects qualified for the final showdown.

Super luxurious jury "Diagnosing the Pulse" Start-ups and Teams

This year's jury is truly luxurious: Lu Xiongwen, Dean of the School of Management of Fudan University, Yang Dehong, Chairman of Shanghai Daohe Long-term Investment Management Co., Ltd., Fudan Science and Technology Innovation Management Research Que Bo, chief researcher of the center and head of the Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Science and Technology Innovation Service Center, Dai Hongbin, general manager of Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, Shao Jun, chairman of Detong Capital, Yang Bin, president of Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Fund, Yang Zhaoguo, partner of Sequoia China Investment, Lightspeed Photosynthetic Capital Partners Composed of 10 people, including Zhu Jia, co-founder of iFlytek and chairman of Future Intelligence, Hu Yu, and Professor Qian Shizheng from the School of Management of Fudan University, each company needs to present them in a 5 to 8-minute road show and a 12-minute Q&A. original intention and future.

Facing the "questions" from the powerful judging panel, the contestants' sometimes humorous and sometimes astute answers not only made the scene laugh continuously, but also triggered extensive discussions among the audience.

For example, the judges asked, "How can you stand out in such a high-volume track?" The company answered: "If you want to do it, be the leader in the industry. The leading companies in each industry have considerable profits."

The judges asked : "Your growth is very fast. In terms of long-term future development, are you preparing to go public or be acquired?" The company answered: "We have to do the most difficult thing and seize a larger market."

The judge asked: "Yes Biao International, what score do you give yourself, and how do you convince the market that you are import substitution? "The company blurted out: "80 points!"

From financial issues to market share issues, what's behind these "issues you can't hear on the road show"? , is the determination and talent that determines whether an enterprise can truly go forward.

The competition introduces market-oriented mechanisms to invest early, invest small, and invest hard

Qian Shizheng commented on this competition: "Only by understanding the times can we have a future. In this era, it is not your competitors who will eliminate you, but your failure to keep up. The pace of the times.What appears on the stage today is precisely the projection of the real world, and this projection is the same as the real world. "

According to statistics, among the 14 projects that advanced to this year's finals, new generation information technology accounts for 40%, and biological track accounts for 45%. It is not difficult to find that biotechnology and artificial intelligence are being "grafted."

As A long-established competition, the Jujin Science and Technology Innovation Competition adheres to the original intention of public welfare, grasps the pulse of the times, and continuously innovates to follow the needs of the development of the times. This year's competition has expanded its coverage, introduced market-oriented mechanisms, and targeted "hard, early, and small" technology entrepreneurship projects. A special angel group award has been added to support science and technology innovation. The competition is an integrated process of "selecting, cultivating, incubating, assisting and accompanying" innovative, cutting-edge and breakthrough science and technology projects. It also promotes the cultivation and development of innovative talents in the Yangtze River Delta. Ecological construction of science and technology innovation industry. This competition is also strongly supported by strategic partners YTO Express Co., Ltd., AstraZeneca Investment (China) Co., Ltd., and West Hongqiao Business Development Co., Ltd.

Author: Shen Qiusha

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