The 15th China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition Disruptive Technology Innovation Competition was held in Maoming

China News Service, Maoming, November 4 (Liang Sheng, Liang Tianyu) The opening ceremony of the 15th China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition Disruptive Technology Innovation Competition was held in Maoming, Guangdong on the afternoon of the 4th. Representatives from participating project teams, academicians and experts, investment institutions, listed companies and industry chain chain enterprises from all over the country witnessed the launch of the competition.

The 15th China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition Disruptive Technology Innovation Competition was launched. Photo by Liang Tianyu

This three-day competition anchors the direction of disruptive technologies and focuses on soliciting high-quality projects in the fields of new chemical materials, new titanium and zirconium materials, high-end electronic chemicals, synthetic biology and bio-based materials, AI+ materials, marine materials, etc. It is open to enterprises, universities, and scientific research institutions across the country to discover disruptive material technologies that have the power to transform the industry, and promote future material technologies out of the laboratory and into industrial application scenarios. In addition to the main competition, many activities such as on-site visits to new material companies and investment matchmaking meetings were also held simultaneously.

According to reports, since the launch of this competition, an "open audition" method has been adopted to collect projects from a wide range of projects across the country. After layers of selection and preliminary review, a total of 116 teams from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong and other places finally broke through and will conduct closed group defense on the 5th.

Wu Weihua, member of the Standing Committee of the Maoming Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the United Front Work Department, said that Maoming is a city that carries the industrial memory of New China. As a national high-tech zone approved by the State Council, Maoming High-tech Zone is the core carrying area of ​​Maoming's industrial economy, with deep industrial foundation and abundant development momentum. This competition focuses on cutting-edge tracks such as new chemical materials, new titanium and zirconium materials, high-end electronic chemicals, synthetic biology and bio-based materials, and AI+ materials, which will inject strong momentum into Maoming's accelerated cultivation of new productivity.

Yang Jun, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology, said that Maoming is an important manufacturing base in Guangdong, with sufficient supply of raw materials for new material projects, superior port conditions, and complete supporting facilities in the chemical industry park. It has gathered a group of chain-owner enterprises that are in urgent need of new technology empowerment. The projects focused on in this competition are highly consistent with Maoming’s industrial layout, where the innovation chain and industrial chain can achieve co-frequency resonance and two-way empowerment.

It is understood that high-quality projects participating in this competition can be given priority to apply for national disruptive technological innovation key projects, enjoy high-tech enterprise recognition, technology-based small and medium-sized enterprise evaluation guidance, and docking with national funds and bank credit; Maoming High-tech Zone will provide a full-chain carrier from R&D, small trials, pilot trials to industrialization, equipped with special classes for project implementation, open up the entire link of hard technology from creativity to industry, and help cutting-edge material technologies take root and bear fruit in Maoming. (over)