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Winner of Hong Kong’s Flagship Global Elevator Pitch Competition Crowned

Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong SAR (9th from right), Dr Sunny Chai, Chairman at HKSTP (8th from left), the top 12 finalists together with the competition’s panel of judges and distinguished guests.

Circular economy battery startup tozero GmbH walks away with the title of overall champion of the EPiC 2024

•tozero GmbH crowned as EPiC 2024 champion claiming the top cash prize of US$90,000, 1,100,000 Asia Miles, as well as invaluable investor exposure and partnership opportunities

•The EPiC 2024 competition breaks new ground as the Grand Finale caps off the first-ever four-city semi-final series across the U.S., Europe and Asia

•EPiC 2024 attracted a total of 603 contestants from 47 economies solidifying Hong Kong's unique position as a leading global innovation hub and ideal launchpad for startups on a mission to grow in Asia and go global

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 29 April 2024 - Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) today successfully held its flagship Elevator Pitch Competition (EPiC) 2024, with judges selecting tozero GmbH as the overall champion, beating over 70 startups from around the world. tozero GmbH from Germany is a circular economy start-up with plans to establish Europe's leading lithium-ion battery recycling plant.

The HKSTP signature event held four semi-finals around the world in Hong Kong, Silicon Valley, Stuttgart and Singapore. The Grand Finale featured over 70 companies, representing 16 economies, making this contest the most international iteration of the global pitching event to date. This broadened the net to attract outstanding startups from abroad.

The winners excelled from among 603 startups in the first round of applications in January to the semi-finals, to today's Grand Finale – all with their sights set on the to-be-arranged US$45 million investment[1] including up to US$5 million from the HKSTP Corporate Venture Fund (CVF), as well as US$240,000 in cash prizes, plus partnership opportunities. The Grand Finale saw all semi-finalists being propelled up to the sky100 venue at the top of the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon, re-creating a real-life 60-second elevator pitch experience.

Ms. Sarah Fleischer from tozero GmbH, overall champion and MobilityTech winner at EPiC 2024.

Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong SAR, said, "Last year, Hong Kong's start-ups exceeded 4 200 - up more than one third over just four years ago. About a quarter of them are from outside Hong Kong."

The Government believes in innovation and technology. We continue to accelerate our I&T development, fostering the commercialisation of R&D (research and development) outcomes and expediting new industrialisation with staunch government support. We actively attract strategic enterprises engaged in artificial intelligence, life and health technology, fintech, and new energy and materials.

This year's EPiC featured over 70 companies, representing 16 economies at the Grand Finale, making this contest the most international iteration of the global pitching event to date.

We're also expediting our collaboration with sister cities in the Greater Bay Area. The joint innovation and technology park that we're developing close to the boundary with Shenzhen is a best case in point."

Dr Sunny Chai, Chairman, HKSTP, said, "EPiC 2024 has firmly established the annual pitching competition as Hong Kong's mega startup event, drawing the best of the best in tech startups from around the world as they seek to leverage Hong Kong as a launchpad to global success. The Grand Finale caps a truly epic journey for the winners and finalists, competing across the four-city semi-final series around the world, with the final stop in Hong Kong. The city provides unmatched growth opportunities for startups plugging into the HKSTP innovation ecosystem and primes them for seamless expansion from Hong Kong to the GBA, China and beyond."

Competitors were split across three categories: FinTech, PropTech and MobilityTech, with Bizbaz Pte. Ltd. from Singapore being named as the FinTech category winner, while Roboticplus.AI from Mainland China named the PropTech winner and tozero GmbH from Germany crowned the MobilityTech winner. (Full list of winners and prizes below).

The event was also sponsored by world leading corporations and industry innovators, Cathay, HSBC and MTR Lab. Ahead of the EPiC final pitching contest, the semi-finalists also took part in an immersive three-day "Market Discovery Programme", between 22-24 April. Participants explored ways to unlock growth opportunities through a programme of business matching, hands-on seminars and networking with leading corporate partners and investors in the HKSTP ecosystem. They also visited the Hong Kong Science Park Shenzhen Branch and introduced to the fast-emerging innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities in the Greater Bay Area and mainland China.

Sarah Fleischer, CEO and co-founder of overall champion and MobilityTech category winner, tozero GmbH, said, "Winning EPiC is a recognition of the hard work of our entire company. It is truly an amazing achievement. Hong Kong is a great place to be as it attracts top talent. At tozero, we're building a battery recycling machine so we need to hire the best AI guys out there and Hong Kong could be a nice place to do that. Through the EPIC programme, we also visited Shenzhen, as well as met with some of Hong Kong's most powerful and recognised people."

Vincent Choy, Co-founder of FinTech category winner, Bizbaz Pte. Ltd., said, "EPiC is one of the most organised FinTech competitions that I have been in. The elevator pitch concept is genius as it forces us to compress the entirety of what we are about and distil our vision into a minute. I hope EPiC lets more companies know what we do and help with recognition in the region. We see Hong Kong as a key area when it comes to business opportunities, and we will be coming back to establish more roots here."

Hyde Meng, Co-Founder and CEO of PropTech category winner, Roboticplus.AI, said, "EPiC was an amazing experience. It was a great opportunity to learn about what technology companies around the world are working on, and to make new acquaintances in a such a short amount of time. With Hong Kong as a connector, we can bring Mainland China's technology to Europe, the Middle East, and overseas."

Winners List and Prizes:

Overall Champion: tozero GmbHUS$60,000 cash prize and 1,100,000 Asia Miles

FinTech Winner: Bizbaz Pte. Ltd.US$20,000 cash prize

PropTech Winner: Roboticplus.AIUS$20,000 cash prize

MobilityTech Winner: tozero GmbHUS$20,000 cash prize

Top 12 Overall Finalists (each received US$10,000 cash prize):

FinTech Category:•Bizbaz Pte. Ltd.

•imBee

•Rey

•Tanbii

PropTech Category:•Green Independence

•Hyele Limited

•Kodifly Limited

•Roboticplus.AI

MobilityTech Category:•Certivity

•Novac

•tozero GmbH

•wheel.me

Semi-Finalists Breakdown:

Category No. of contestants

FinTech21 (30%)

PropTech23 (32%)

MobilityTech27 (38%)

RegionNo. of contestants

Europe17 (24%)

North America14 (20%)

APAC13 (18%)

Mainland China12 (17%)

Hong Kong15 (21%)

For more information on EPiC 2024, please visit: https://epic.hkstp.org/

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[1] Target to arrange USD45 Million investment: Investors (including funds managed by HKSTP CVF, Beyond Ventures, BitRock Capital, Gaw Capital, HKX, InnoAngel, Jafco Asia, Mindworks Capital and Radiant Tech Ventures) will consider investing in applicants (subject to terms and conditions to be agre ed between the parties)

About Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation

Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) was established in 2001 to create a thriving I&T ecosystem grooming 12 unicorns, more than 14,000 research professionals and over 1,700 technology companies from 27 countries and regions focused on developing healthtech, AI and robotics, fintech and smart city technologies, etc.

Our growing innovation ecosystem offers comprehensive support to attract and nurture talent, accelerate and commercialise innovation for technology ventures, with the I&T journey built around our key locations of Hong Kong Science Park in Shatin, InnoCentre in Kowloon Tong and three modern InnoParks in Tai Po, Tseung Kwan O and Yuen Long realising a vision of new industrialisation for Hong Kong, where sectors including advanced manufacturing, micro-electronics and biotechnology are being reimagined.

Hong Kong Science Park Shenzhen Branch in Futian, Shenzhen plays positive roles in connecting the world and the mainland with our proximity, strengthening cross-border exchange to bring advantages in attracting global talent and allowing possibilities for the development of technology companies in seven key areas: Medtech, big data and AI, robotics, new materials, microelectronics, fintech and sustainability, with both dry and wet laboratories, co-working space, conference and exhibition facilities, and more.

Through our R&D infrastructure, startup support and enterprise services, commercialisation and investment expertise, partnership networks and talent traction, HKSTP continues contribute in establishing I&T as a pillar of growth for Hong Kong.

More information about HKSTP is available at www.hkstp.org.

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Serie A – Roma-Lazio: derby della capitale tra rivalsa e Champions La Fiorentina ospita il Napoli: Kean, in gol a 3,50 su Sisal.it, guida i viola

Roma, 02 gennaio 2025 – Ultima di andata in Serie A ma prima giornata del 2025 in un turno che presenta solo sette partite perché Inter, Atalanta, Juventus e Milan sono impegnate in Supercoppa. Gli occhi di tutti saranno domenica sera quando, nel posticipo, andrà in scena il derby della Capitale: Roma-Lazio. Una stracittadina con due squadre agli antipodi in questa prima metà di stagione: i giallorossi, indietro di 15 punti rispetto ai cugini, provano a risalire la china dopo un inizio choc; i ragazzi di Baroni sognano di agganciare la qualificazione alla prossima Champions League. Ma, si sa, il derby sfugge a ogni pronostico e così, secondo gli esperti Sisal, è proprio la Roma a partire favorita a 2,50 rispetto al 3,00 della Lazio mentre il pareggio è offerto a 3,10. Due dati in contrapposizione: Dybala e compagni hanno vinto solo una volta negli ultimi cinque incroci con i biancocelesti ma Claudio Ranieri, il derby della Capitale, lo ha sempre vinto. Da sei partite segna solo una delle due squadre, il No Goal si gioca a 2,00, mentre quattro delle ultime cinque sono terminate con il risultato esatto di 1-0: lo stesso punteggio è offerto a 8,75 per la Roma mentre si sale a 9,75 per la Lazio. La possibilità che venga fischiato un rigore è in quota a 2,50 mentre si sale a 2,70 per una espulsione. Si preannuncia una sfida tra bomber, fantasisti e protagonisti inattesi: Dovbyk, a 3,00, se la vedrà con Castellanos, dato a 3,25; Dybala, gol o assist a 2,15, fronteggerà Zaccagni, in quota a 2,60 per una rete o un passaggio vincente mentre Gianluca Mancini sogna di ripetere il gol vittoria dell’ultima volta, ipotesi che pagherebbe 12 volte la posta. In casa Lazio attenzione a Dele-Bashiru, offerto a 6,00, che ha il piede caldo.

Il secondo big match di giornata va in scena al Franchi dove la Fiorentina riceve il Napoli. I toscani, attualmente quinti ma con una gara da recuperare, cercano di invertire la rotta delle ultime giornate visto che non vincono da 4 turni; gli azzurri vanno invece a caccia del quinto successo nelle ultime sei uscite in Serie A. Gli esperti Sisal vedono il Napoli favorito a 2,40, la vittoria della Fiorentina a 3,10 con il pareggio offerto alla stessa quota. Sfida che si giocherà sugli episodi visto che si affrontano le due migliori difese del campionato: l’Under, a 1,65, si fa preferire all’Over, dato a 2,10. Episodi si diceva: un gol dalla panchina, a 2,75, o una rete da fuori area, a 2,50, potrebbero indirizzare il match al pari di un’autorete, offerta a 9,00. Fiorentina-Napoli sarà anche la sfida fra bomber: Moise Kean a segno è dato a 3,50 mentre Romelu Lukaku che sblocca la gara come primo marcatore si gioca a 5,50.

Match delicatissimo quello che vede fronteggiarsi Monza e Cagliari, entrambe alla ricerca disperata di punti salvezza: biancorossi favoriti a 2,45 rispetto al 3,00 degli isolani. Venezia, vincente a 2,30, ed Empoli, tre punti a 3,40, non possono permettersi altri passi falsi al pari del Lecce, dato a 2,60, che riceve il Genoa, blitz a 2,90. La giornata è completata dal Verona, in quota a 3,25, che riceve l’Udinese, successo a 2,50, e dalla sfida tra Torino, a 1,85, e Parma, trionfo a 4,25, che promette spettacolo.

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La strategia di Sisal poggia su tre pilastri: la sostenibilità, con un impegno costante sullo sviluppo del programma di Gioco Responsabile e attraverso l’offerta di un modello di intrattenimento sicuro e trasparente - l’innovazione digitale, grazie alla piattaforma di gioco all’avanguardia orientata all’omnicanalità e alle competenze per lo sviluppo in-house di software e applicazioni per cogliere le opportunità della transizione digitale - l’internazionalizzazione, con l’obiettivo di partecipare a gare per aggiudicarsi nuove concessioni all’estero sulla base della solida expertise maturata.

Dal 4 agosto 2022 Sisal è parte di Flutter Entertainment plc, il più grande operatore al mondo di scommesse sportive online e iGaming, con un portafoglio di marchi riconosciuti a livello globale e quotato alla Borsa di New York e Londra.

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HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 2 January 2025 - With much fanfare, Hong Kong welcomed the inaugural scheduled commercial flight outside of Mainland China of the country’s first domestically developed and built C919 passenger jet aircraft on January 1, 2025.

The C919 aircraft receives a water salute at Hong Kong International Airport and warm welcome by Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan (first left).

Operated by China Eastern Airlines, the C919 has taken up a daily round-trip route between Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, marking an historic milestone for the home-grown narrow-body aircraft in accordance with international airworthiness standards, and a new phase for Hong Kong as a global aviation hub.

“We hope that through this scheduled commercial flight, we can bring this historic innovation breakthrough in the Mainland's production of civil aviation aircraft to our Hong Kong citizens, as well as to the international visitors coming to Hong Kong,” said Mable Chan, Secretary for Transport and Logistics.

“We do hope that through this inaugural flight, we can innovate and establish ourselves in civil aviation, so as to demonstrate our position under ‘one country, two systems’ and our advantage of facilitating the Mainland’s achievements to flourish with Hong Kong's position.”

She highlighted three areas where Hong Kong could demonstrate its strengths and advantages. First, aircraft maintenance. HKIA has rich experience and comprehensive ancillary facilities that can fully support the maintenance of China-made aircraft outside of the Mainland. Second, training. The Hong Kong International Aviation Academy is an important aviation training centre in Asia, and is considering expanding its training programmes to cover areas related to C919. Third, aircraft leasing. With a preferential tax regime for aircraft leasing, coupled with Hong Kong’s well-established legal and financial systems as well as being the world’s largest offshore renminbi business centre, the city has an edge in aircraft leasing and can help the expansion of China-made aircraft in the international market through “finance leasing” in the city.

Earlier, Chan thanked the Civil Aviation Administration of China for its continued strong support of Hong Kong, and said the C919 scheduled commercial flights would give more Hong Kong residents “a chance to step on the C919 and experience the remarkable achievements of the nation's aviation development.”

“As an international aviation hub located in the heart of Asia, with half of the world's population within a five-hour flight, and with the newly opened three-runway system (3RS), Hong Kong will continue to capitalise on its unique advantage of connecting the nation and the world under ‘one country, two systems’,” Chan said.

A C919 flight demonstration over Hong Kong on December 16, 2023.

On November 28, 2024, the eagerly anticipated 3RS at HKIA was commissioned, ushering in a new era for Hong Kong’s aviation industry and its role in propelling related economic activities.

With the 3RS in full swing, HKIA, already the world’s busiest air cargo hub, would be able to increase handling capacity by about 50%, to some 120 million passengers and 10 million tonnes of cargo a year by 2035.

More than a city airport, HKIA has evolved into an Airport City and new projects include, among other things, creating an ecosystem for the arts industry, building the AsiaWorld-Expo Phase 2, developing a yacht bay with ancillary facilities and opening a food market for imported fresh food. Indeed, Hong Kong aims to expand the scale of the Airport City by more than double, building a new, world-leading landmark.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 1 January 2025 - With the rapid development of the Web3 ecosystem, 2024 undoubtedly marks a pivotal moment in the blockchain industry. This year, Memecoins have transformed from speculative assets into a mainstream cultural phenomenon, becoming a key driver of widespread consensus and wealth transfer. As new issuance models and evolving asset types continue to emerge, the substantial investment opportunities they present have drawn an increasing number of users into the market.

In this trend, Memecoins on the Solana blockchain have demonstrated strong growth potential within the "Memes Supercycle," while Ethereum-based Memecoins continue to experience explosive growth. Furthermore, Base, an emerging public chain, has seen rapid success in the Memecoin space, quickly surpassing many traditional blockchain platforms to become a hotbed for investors. In 2024, classic Memecoins like Doge, Pepe, and SHIB have posted average gains of over five times, while MooDeng and PNUT have seen returns exceeding 100 times. Now, the AI segment is gearing up, with coins such as $ai16z, $Luna, $GOAT, $virtual, and $AIXBT gaining traction. These impressive results highlight that the earlier one enters the Memecoin markets on these chains.

However, despite the immense potential of the Memecoin market, the complexities and barriers of on-chain trading have deterred many new users from participating. From wallet setup and private key management to gas fees, token conversions, and the overwhelming number of trading pairs, these challenges have kept many investors on the sidelines.

To address this, AlphaX.com launched its Memeshot project in early December 2024, aimed at simplifying the Memecoin trading process and lowering the barriers for all users to enter the on-chain crypto market. As a decentralized exchange, AlphaX not only offers a smooth user experience comparable to traditional centralized exchanges, but also becomes the first decentralized exchange to support USDT-based purchases of on-chain Memecoins. This innovative approach makes Memecoin trading more intuitive and convenient, allowing more new users to easily get started.

Notably, AlphaX has demonstrated impressive speed in updates and iterations. In less than a month, AlphaX has already enabled trading Memecoins across three major blockchains: Solana, Ethereum, and Base. This means that users holding USDT or USDC can now directly search for and trade their desired Memecoins on AlphaX, completing transactions quickly without waiting for centralized exchange listing processes. For long-term Memecoin investors, AlphaX undoubtedly provides a more efficient and user-friendly trading platform.

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