The Grand Final of the 2021 PHBS-CJBS Global Pitch Competition was held on 
November 12 in Shenzhen, China. As one of the key events of the "2021 National 
Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week & the 7th Shenzhen International 
Maker Week ", the event attracted more than 3,000 investors, startup 
entrepreneurs, and audience, both on-site and online.

Jointly initiated by the innovation and entrepreneurship centers of Peking 
University HSBC Business School(PHBS) and the Cambridge Judge Business 
School(CJBS), the competition involves nearly 150 high-quality startups 
worldwide in a variety of fields such as medical and health care technology, 
agricultural technology, advanced manufacturing, and new consumption 
technology. Participating entrepreneurs and investors come from regions in 
Europe, North America, and the greater China area. After a series of 
competitive pitching sessions over the last year, ten startups made it to the 
final round.

The first prize went to MAGIC WEAVER "3D Digital Human Engine". Shenzhen-based 
startups BionicM and QYSEA won second prize with their "IoT-based Intelligent 
Electric Prosthetic Robots" and "Underwater Robots". "R&D and Industrialization 
of Modular Intelligent Combined Mobile Cold Storage" from CIMC Cold Chain, 
"Power Exoskeleton to Consumer" from Enhanced Robotics, "Non-invasive Liver 
Fibrosis Precision Digital Diagnosis" from Precision MedCare, "Optical Active 
Alignment System" from AIT-PRIME and "Self-healing Concrete" from MIMICRETE, 
won the third prize. "The Breast Pumping Massage Bra" from Lilu won the 
Outstanding Startup Award.

Consisting of well-recognized scholars, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs, 
the Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Advisory Board of PHBS was also 
established and held its first meeting. According to PHBS Dean Hai Wen, the 
advisory board will further strengthen the connection and cooperation with 
renowned innovative enterprises, venture capital institutions, and experts and 
scholars in innovation and entrepreneurship. It aims to promote the development 
of innovation and entrepreneurship in the Greater Bay Area by facilitating the 
growth of innovative and entrepreneurial enterprises, enhancing talent 
cultivation, and conducting related research.

The following Greater Bay Area Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Forum 
featured keynote speeches given by renowned entrepreneurs and investors, who 
shared their insights into investment, entrepreneurship, technology and 
innovation. In the future, PHBS and CJBS are committed to further strengthening 
this collaboration, integrating resources of first-tier investment institutions 
and industry leaders, as well as creating an ecosystem that engages in 
cooperation, empowerment, and cultivation of innovation and entrepreneurship.

https://english.phbs.pku.edu.cn/2021/news_1123/2993.html 

SOURCE:Peking University HSBC Business School

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