2019 Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition: 178 Projects, 45 Companies and 22 Teams Advance to Semi-Finals

On the afternoon of July 11, the Yantian District Preliminaries of the 11th China Shenzhen Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, concurrently held with the Semifinals of the 2019 Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, kicked off on the first floor of the Dabaihui Center. A total of 178 projects registered for the competition, breaking records from previous years. After rigorous screening, 45 companies and 22 teams advanced to the semifinals held that day.

The competition adopted a format featuring on-site roadshows, live defenses, and immediate score disclosure, ensuring the fairness, impartiality, and transparency of the scoring results. The judging panel consisted of nine well-known investors and entrepreneurs from the industry, who provided professional insights for both the competition and the participating projects. Professional exchanges between the judges and contestants fostered positive interaction, creating a harmonious and orderly competitive atmosphere.

After fierce competition, six outstanding companies emerged as winners and secured their spots in the finals: Shenzhen Shuaxin Intelligent Electronics Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Zhanxing Biology Co., Ltd., Jiahe Hongsheng (Shenzhen) Health Industry Group Co., Ltd., Xiaobo Health Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Yunyi Technology Co., Ltd., and Jingliang Gene Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

The team competition was equally thrilling. After three and a half hours of intense rivalry, the team event concluded first, with Tongshu Biology, Zhengu Biology, and Novoheart emerging victorious to secure their spots in the finals.

The competition was meticulously held at the Dabaihui Health Intelligence Valley in Yantian District, a scenic location nestled between mountains and the sea. The entire venue featured “Ocean Blue” as its primary color scheme, highlighting the unique charm of Yantian’s mountain-sea landscape and creating a fresh, romantic ambiance. With comprehensive and clearly marked guide flags and directional signs, contestants could easily navigate the area, immersing themselves in the distinctive atmosphere of the innovation competition while enjoying the beauty of the surrounding mountains and sea.

The promotional display boards, meticulously designed and produced by the organizing committee for the competition and its shortlisted enterprises and teams, form a vast blue ocean. Innovators and entrepreneurs from home and abroad have gathered here, pausing to take photos, exchange ideas, and share experiences. The passion for innovation and entrepreneurship surges within this space, and dreams set sail from here.

The judges selected six finalists from the enterprise category and three from the team category to advance to the final round. The semi-finals laid a solid foundation, greatly boosting the confidence of the finalists.

As the organizer of this competition, Shenzhen Health Intelligence Valley has thoughtfully curated a range of distinctive activities, including park tours, casual coffee sessions, and welcome receptions. These initiatives aim to provide diverse and considerate services that help shortlisted enterprises and teams relax and alleviate stress amidst the intense competition. Furthermore, by leveraging the platform of the innovation contest, the organizer facilitates networking, resource accumulation, industry exchange, and information sharing for participants.

“Health Work” is China’s first industrial and entrepreneurial cluster dedicated to the healthcare sector. Leveraging the strengths of Tianyi Group, a leading Chinese industrial and investment conglomerate centered on healthcare, as well as Meinian Onehealth—the largest listed company in China’s health checkup industry—with its extensive customer base, big health data resources, and offline medical service platform, Health Work is committed to its core mission of “leading industrial innovation and building a Healthy China through intelligent manufacturing.” It aims to establish China’s most valuable innovation platform for healthcare industry agglomeration. To date, Health Work has established 11 innovation hubs in key regions including Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Fuzhou, and Ningbo, with a total floor area exceeding 300,000 square meters.

Shenzhen Health Intelligence Valley, with a total gross floor area of 50,000 square meters, is currently the only life and health industrial park in Shenzhen and Yantian District that is exclusively dedicated to medical big health, biopharmaceuticals, and health ecology. It boasts the highest level of specialization and the most mature supporting facilities. Located within the Dabaihui Life and Health Industrial Park in the core administrative and business district of Yantian District, Shenzhen Health Intelligence Valley backs onto Wutong Mountain and faces Dapeng Bay, offering an excellent environment as a prime feng shui location nestled between mountains and water. Shenzhen Health Intelligence Valley aims to serve as a lifelong partner for enterprises throughout their entire lifecycle, providing high-quality spatial services to its partners, and is committed to building China’s most valuable innovation platform for the aggregation of the health industry.