The final of the 7th "Maker China" Henan Small and Medium sized Enterprise Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, hosted by the Henan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology and the Provincial Department of Finance, was held in Zhengzhou from September 14th to 15th.
This competition adopts a combination of online and offline methods. Since its launch in June, the competition has received positive responses from small and medium-sized enterprises and maker elites throughout the province, attracting numerous high-level talents and excellent projects to register and participate. This year, a total of 521 projects have registered for competition, with 133 specialized, refined, and innovative enterprises participating in the competition. After selection, recommendation, and expert evaluation in local competitions, a total of 50 excellent projects have advanced to the finals, covering emerging fields such as new materials, intelligent manufacturing, big health, big data, green energy conservation, and next-generation communication technology.
At the competition venue, roadshows, questioning and defense, judges give scores... Each participating project is presented comprehensively within 12 minutes from the aspects of technology, application, team, and business prospects. Expert judges provide detailed comments on project feasibility, business model, and market prospects, providing professional guidance and suggestions for the participating projects.
After fierce competition, the enterprise group Zhengzhou Fengtai Nano Materials Co., Ltd. "aerospace melamine foam", the maker group He'nan University Xitai Biomaker Group "Xietai Min'an - in vitro diagnostic technology innovator" won the first prize in the provincial finals, five projects including Henan Weikang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. "China's first microfluidic POCT full scene solution" won the second prize, and nine projects including Henan Sanote Biotechnology Co., Ltd. "intraoperative rapid freezing immunohistochemistry to help intraoperative pathological accurate diagnosis" won the third prize. The 16 projects that have won the first, second, and third prizes will represent Henan in the national finals. At the same time, the organizing committee invited 17 experts from well-known investment institutions in the industry to form an expert evaluation committee, and established an investment and financing committee to gather and drive various investment and financing institutions to provide diversified services for participating enterprises, and to carry out capacity improvement training for high-quality projects selected in the provincial finals, striving to showcase the charm of Henan makers in the national finals.
Since the establishment of the competition, our province has held more than 30 regional competitions (city level competitions), with a steady increase in the number and quality of participating projects, involving many emerging fields. batches of innovative projects have emerged, affecting tens of thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises. Through the competition, enterprises in our province
A batch of projects have won multiple honors such as the second and third prizes in the national finals, and the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology has also been recognized as an "excellent organizational unit" by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for five consecutive years.
Attachment: List of Winners in the Finals of the 7th "Maker China" Henan Province Small and Medium sized Enterprise Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
