The 13th China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for Biomedicine took place at China Medical City in Taizhou city, East China's Jiangsu province, on Nov 19-21.
The event attracted over 30,000 companies nationwide, with 204 making it to the national competition and 20 advancing to the finals.
Yinuo Pharmaceutical (Guangdong), based in Zhuhai city in South China's Guangdong province, secured first place in the startup category. Humatrix Medical in Suzhou city, Jiangsu province, clinched top spot in the growth category.
Looking back at previous national and provincial competitions, biopharma companies from China Medical City have performed outstandingly.
Jiangsu Bioperfectus Technologies, a participating company in the first competition, has gone public and floated its shares on the stock market and it has also become a renowned company in reagent testing in China.
The Taizhou Medical High-tech Zone, where China Medical City is located, is now home to more than 1,300 biopharma companies, 14 globally renowned multinational pharma groups and over 4,300 high-level professionals from home and abroad following 15 years of development.
The awards ceremony takes place for the 13th China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for Biomedicine. [Photo/WeChat account: weigg6666]