On July 3^rd, 2024, the opening ceremony of the 2^nd Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Postdoctoral Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition was held at the permanent venue of the International Financial Forum (IFF) in Nansha, Guangzhou.

It is reported that this competition, themed "Gather Wisdom to Nansha, Doctors Create the Future" is rooted in the policy advantages of the Greater Bay Area and Nansha. It adheres to the concept of hosting the event with a global perspective, aiming to create a doctoral and postdoctoral competition with distinct regional characteristics, innovative competition design, strong industrial orientation, and rich supporting activities. It is expected that over a thousand doctoral and postdoctoral project teams will participate in the competition.

The competition is divided into three categories: innovation competition, entrepreneurship competition, and challenge-response competition. The innovation and entrepreneurship competitions each consist of seven tracks corresponding to different professional fields, including next-generation information technology, semiconductor and integrated circuits, biomedicine and healthcare, high-end equipment manufacturing, new materials and new energy, marine research, and applications, as well as other industrial sectors. The challenge-response competition does not have predefined tracks; instead, project demands are recommended by relevant departments from various regions. These demands are then reviewed and announced by the organizing committee.

Besides, the competition actively involves universities and academic organizations from Hong Kong and Macao, intensifying efforts to mobilize projects from these regions. This approach fully showcases the Hong Kong and Macao elements of the competition and strengthens talent collaboration within the Greater Bay Area. According to the event schedule, the finals are planned to be completed in mid to late November this year.

For this competition, the organizing committee has specially invited 15 distinguished academicians including Zhong Nanshan, as well as nine industry leaders such as Wang Chuanfu, to form the Expert Guidance Committee, utilizing high-level expertise and top industry resources to ensure the high quality of the competition and its evaluation.

Compared to the inaugural event, this year's competition places a stronger emphasis on industry orientation and provides greater support policies. It introduced a new "challenge-response competition" where "challenges are proposed by companies, announced by the competition, and tackled by the talents", to precisely align doctoral and postdoctoral research achievements with industrial demands. During the opening ceremony, the first batch of 39 projects was announced, covering sectors such as semiconductor and integrated circuits, biomedicine and healthcare, new energy and materials, and high-end equipment manufacturing, with a total investment of approximately 200 million yuan.

In addition, Nansha District has launched a plan of "attracting investment and support through competition", focusing on the essential needs of young technology talents' projects for funding, venues, investment, and financing. This initiative proposes 22 specific support policies across seven major areas, competition endorsement, landing support, investment and financing support, scientific and technological innovation empowerment, growth support, specialized support for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, and talent services.

Currently, a total of 220 postdoctoral research mobile stations, 702 postdoctoral research workstations and branches, and 443 provincial-level postdoctoral innovation practice bases have been established within the province. There are over 13,000 postdoctoral researchers at the station throughout the province, with a cumulative intake exceeding 46,000, accounting for about one-seventh of the national total and ranking first nationwide.

Source :Yangcheng Evening News

第二届粤港澳大湾区博士博士后创新创业大赛启动

7月3日，第二届粤港澳大湾区博士博士后创新创业大赛启动仪式在广州南沙国际金融论坛（IFF）永久会址举行。

据悉，本届大赛以“智荟湾心 博创未来”为主题，立足粤港澳大湾区和南沙政策优势，坚持面向世界的办赛理念，致力打造湾区特色鲜明、赛制设计创新、产业导向突出、配套活动丰富的博士博士后赛事，预计将有超千个博士博士后项目团队报名参赛。

大赛设创新赛、创业赛、揭榜领题赛三个组别，其中创新赛、创业赛按照相关专业领域各设立7个赛道，包括新一代信息技术、半导体与集成电路、生物医药与大健康、高端装备制造、新材料新能源、海洋研究与运用以及其他产业领域。揭榜领题赛不设赛道，由各地各有关部门择优推荐项目需求，经大赛组委会审核后发布。

同时，大赛吸引港澳高校、学术组织深度参与办赛，加大港澳项目发动力度，充分展现大赛港澳元素，强化湾区人才协作。根据赛事安排，大赛决赛计划今年11月中下旬完成。

此次大赛，组委会专门聘请钟南山等15位杰出院士和王传福等9位行业大咖组成大赛专家指导委员会，以高端智力和业界顶尖资源推动大赛赛事、评审工作高质量开展。

据了解，与第一届大赛相比，本届大赛产业导向更加突出，扶持政策力度更大，新设揭榜领题赛赛组，采用“企业出题、大赛发榜、人才攻关”的方式，推动博士博士后科研成果与产业需求精准对接。启动仪式现场发布了揭榜领题赛第一批39个张榜项目名单，覆盖半导体与集成电路、生物医药大健康、新能源新材料、高端装备制造等行业领域，项目总投入约2亿元。

此外，南沙区还发布“以赛促引扶持方案”，围绕青年科技人才项目落地最需要的资金、场地、投融资等核心诉求，从“参赛加持、落地支持、投融资支持、科创赋能、成长支持、博士博士后专项支持、人才服务”等7大方面，提出了22条专项扶持政策。

目前，全省共设立博士后科研流动站220家，博士后科研工作站和分站702家，省级博士后创新实践基地443家。全省在站博士后超1.3万人，累计招收培养博士后超过4.6万人，约占全国1/7，居全国首位。

文｜记者 周聪 通讯员 粤仁宣
译｜林佳岱