On June 12, the ultimate of the 2026 Chengdu International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (Finland Stop) has been efficiently held at MARIA 01 in Helsinki, Finland. Focusing on cutting-edge fields together with synthetic intelligence, new supplies, biomedicine, digital data, inexperienced and low-carbon applied sciences, and the low-altitude economic system, the competitors served as a global platform connecting Chengdu and Finland in technological innovation, mission collaboration, and industrial cooperation.
This occasion is supported by the China Association for International Science and Technology Cooperation, hosted by the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology(Chengdu Municipal Bureauof Foreign Experts Affairs), and organized by the Chengdu Productivity Promotion Center (Chengdu International Science and Technology Exchange Center). Since the launch of mission recruitment in early May, greater than 50 high-quality Finnish innovation tasks had been submitted. Following two rounds of skilled analysis, six excellent tasks superior to the ultimate competitors.
The occasion formally commences at 10:00 a.m. Helsinki time, bringing collectively greater than 50 friends, together with innovation and expertise specialists, funding professionals, college analysis groups, and representatives of revolutionary enterprises from each China and Finland. An eight-member judging panel, composed of distinguished specialists from Finland and Chengdu within the fields of scientific analysis, funding, authorized companies, and worldwide cooperation, was invited to judge the tasks comprehensively primarily based on technological innovation, industrial worth, group functionality, monetary and threat administration, and potential for collaboration and implementation in Chengdu.
Prior to the competitors, a promotional video showcasing Chengdu was screened, offering mission representatives and judges with a vivid and insightful introduction to town’s dynamic spirit and revolutionary ecosystem. Wang Bin, Counsellor in Charge of Science and Technology Affairs of the Embassy of China in Finland delivered opening remarks, extending greetings to all these supporting China–Finland innovation cooperation. He reviewed the achievements and future plans of bilateral scientific and technological collaboration, famous that the competitors would inject new momentum into innovation partnerships between the 2 nations, congratulated the organizers on the profitable occasion, and welcomed Finnish innovators and professionals to work along with Chinese companions to attain mutual development and shared success.
The mission pitching session was each intensive and partaking. According to the competitors schedule, the six finalist tasks—NordPulse AI, MindTune AI, YouthMind Analytics, NanoSemi Frontier, BioNova Conversion, and SemantiCore AI—took turns presenting their applied sciences and enterprise fashions.
Combining cutting-edge improvements with sensible software situations, the groups demonstrated the technological strengths and development potential of Finland’s innovation ecosystem. The judging panel performed in-depth discussions and offered skilled suggestions on every mission’s core applied sciences, market prospects, enterprise methods, and feasibility of creating operations in Chengdu. The ambiance was extremely interactive and productive.
Following the shows, the judges scored the tasks on-site based on rules of equity, impartiality, and professionalism. Based on the typical scores, the highest three tasks had been chosen:
First Place: BioNova Conversion
Second Place: NordPulse AI
Third Place: NanoSemi Frontier
An award ceremony was subsequently held to acknowledge the successful groups.
After the presentation session, collaborating tasks engaged in open networking and matchmaking actions with representatives from Chengdu-based enterprises. Discussions targeted on expertise collaboration, mission implementation, funding and financing alternatives, and business–college–analysis integration. Multiple mission representatives expressed sturdy recognition of Chengdu’s innovation and entrepreneurship setting and indicated their curiosity in exploring future cooperation alternatives within the metropolis.
As an essential platform connecting Chengdu with European innovation sources, the profitable group of the Finland Stop additional expanded Chengdu’s worldwide innovation and entrepreneurship cooperation community. Leveraging Finland’s strengths in superior applied sciences and specialised industries, the competitors not solely recognized plenty of high-potential abroad tasks appropriate for implementation in Chengdu but in addition showcased town’s vibrant innovation ecosystem, complete industrial help capabilities, and open angle towards worldwide collaboration.
Moving ahead, the organizers will proceed to offer full-cycle follow-up companies and matchmaking help for collaborating tasks, facilitating exact alignment between abroad improvements and Chengdu’s industrial growth wants. Through the Chengdu International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition platform, Chengdu will additional strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Finland and innovation ecosystems worldwide, appeal to extra high-quality worldwide tasks, top-tier expertise, and cutting-edge applied sciences, and speed up their implementation in Chengdu. By harnessing innovation as a driving power, town will proceed advancing high-quality growth and its imaginative and prescient of turning into a globally influential heart for scientific and technological innovation.
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