The second Guangzhou Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Small and Medium sized Enterprise Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and the 2024 "Maker Guangdong" Guangzhou City Competition Finals (hereinafter referred to as the "Competition") with the theme of "Maker Guangdong Craftsmanship, Southern Guangdong Achieving Bay Area" were held in Guangzhou on the 19th. According to Huang Fuwei, Deputy Director of the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology and Director of the Bureau of Civil Economy and Small and Medium sized Enterprises, the competition aims to create a source of innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, accelerate the formation of an integrated development pattern where large enterprises drive the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises inject vitality into large enterprises, and build a new industrial development ecology of innovation synergy, capacity sharing, and supply chain interconnection. It is reported that since its launch in July, it has attracted 268 high-quality projects from enterprises, universities, and research institutions to participate, among which specialized, refined, and new enterprises account for over 54%. On that day, 16 participating projects that emerged from the preliminary and semi-final rounds held roadshows at the final venue. After a peak competition, three projects, including the research and industrialization of Class 1 stem cell new drugs, the leader of next-generation AR optical technology, and life assistance exoskeletons, won the championship of this year's competition. At the finals, the organizing committee of the competition also released the technical cooperation requirements, funding requirements, talent requirements, and venue requirements of the project. More than 30 representatives from home areas, enterprises, and investment institutions held one-on-one negotiations and docking with the project team. (New Society)