News Express: UM launches Funding Scheme for Outstanding Start-ups
新聞快訊：澳大推出“優創企業資助計劃”
盧敬恆（右一）向梁麗嫻（左一）致送支票
Lo King Hang (1st from right) presents a cheque to Leung Lai Han (1st from left)
澳大推出“優創企業資助計劃”
澳門大學創新創業中心和澳大創科有限公司今（21）日舉行“優創企業資助計劃”新聞發佈會。有關計劃獲新濠博亞娛樂有限公司贊助150萬澳門元的初創資助，並向5間入選計劃的初創公司提供財務支持，推動澳門創新創業生態發展。
“優創企業資助計劃”得到澳門特別行政區政府經濟及科技發展局支持。澳大副校長徐建致辭時表示，該計劃體現了政府、大學和博企三方的通力合作，展現共同推動澳門創新創業生態發展的決心和魄力。她又指，初創企業的創新理念和奮鬥精神，為澳門的創業環境帶來積極的影響，並為社會和經濟發展帶來長遠的效益。
新濠博亞娛樂有限公司高級副總裁、環球市場部主管兼新濠鋒及摩卡總經理盧敬恆表示，新濠一直積極與中小企合作，協助他們增強業務，並提供適切支援，致力構建有利中小企蓬勃發展的商業環境。公司全力支持“優創企業資助計劃”，期望透過該計劃發掘更多具發展潛力的初創項目，推進“1+4”經濟多元發展。
在徐建、經科局科技廳廳長陳祖榮共同見證下，盧敬恆向澳大創科有限公司董事梁麗嫻致送支票，新濠博亞娛樂有限公司向“優創企業資助計劃”提供150萬澳門元的初創資助。5間獲資助的初創公司均透過澳大孵化，分別是：澳門芝寶健康科技有限公司ヽ塵心健康科技有限公司ヽ澳門合安香療應用研究院有限公司ヽ澳門雲曠科技有限公司及澳門雲潮未來科技有限公司。
獲資助的初創公司需經過提交商業計劃書、路演面試等程序，再由9位校外專家所組成的評選委員會評審，最終選出合資格的公司。主辦單位期望向獲甄選的初創公司提供財務上的支持，協助其創意項目轉化以發展出商業成品或服務，拓展業務規模，提升技術成熟度。
出席活動的嘉賓還有科學技術發展基金項目成果轉化及輔助部高級經理謝偉明，澳門生產力暨科技轉移中心標準、管理及培訓考試部首席高級經理李藹倫。
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UM launches Funding Scheme for Outstanding Start-ups
The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) of the University of Macau (UM) and UMTEC Limited held a press conference on the Funding Scheme for Outstanding Start-ups today (21 June). The funding scheme is supported by the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) of the Macao SAR Government and sponsored by Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited with a seed grant of MOP 1.5 million. It will provide financial support to five selected start-ups with the aim of promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in Macao.
Speaking at the event, Xu Jian, vice rector of UM, said that the funding scheme embodies the cooperation between government, university and the gaming industry, and demonstrates the determination of all parties to jointly promote innovation and entrepreneurship in Macao. Lo King Hang, senior vice president and head of international marketing at Melco Resorts & Entertainment and general manager of Macao Altira and Mocha Clubs, expressed hope that more potential start-up projects could be identified through the funding scheme, thus supporting the ‘1+4’ strategy for economic diversification.
In the presence of Xu and Chan Chou Weng, head of the Technology Department of DSEDT, Lo presented a cheque to Leung Lai Han, member of board of directors of UMTEC Limited. The five funded start-ups are all incubated in UM: Macau Chiherbal Health Technology Company Limited, Chasing Health Technology Co Ltd, Macau Hap On Aromatherapy Application Research Institute Co Ltd, Macau Cloud Time Technology Co Ltd, and Macau Yunchao Future Technology Co Ltd. By providing financial support to the start-ups, the funding scheme aims to help them transform their creative projects into commercial products or services, expand their business scale, and increase their technological maturity.
To read the news on UM’s official website, please visit the following link:
https://www.um.edu.mo/news-and-press-releases/presss-release/detail/58513/