WIPO China: Four Chinese Enterprises Shortlisted for the 2024 WIPO Global Awards

Twenty-five small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups from around the world are finalists to become one of the seven winners for the 2024 WIPO Global Awards!

For this year's competition?we received 667 applications from 107 countries, representing various sectors including creative industries, food, environment, health, and more.?The 25 finalists represent 19 countries from seven geographical regions, reflecting the global reach and diversity of the WIPO Global Awards.

The?international jury?will select the winners in the coming weeks.?Winners will be privately notified in June, and the public announcement will take place at the awards ceremony on July 12, 2024, held during the WIPO General Assembly of Member States.

We congratulate all the finalists for their remarkable achievements and wish them the best of luck as they progress further in the competition. Stay tuned for more updates and the public announcement?during the awards ceremony.

Four Chinese companies are to be congratulated for being finalists of the WIPO Global Awards, they are?Hangzhou Hyperchain Technology, RoboCT, Smart Healing Medical, U-Tech Kitchen.

Hyperchain offers comprehensive blockchain solutions to enhance data security, interoperability, and efficiency in various sectors such as finance, government, supply chain management and energy. Hyperchain’s robust IP portfolio includes the Consortium Blockchain Platform, BitXMesh for secure data collaboration, BitXHub for inter-blockchain transactions and BlocFace for Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS).

RoboCT's Lower Extremity Exoskeleton Walking Rehabilitator aids mobility for patients with lower limb impairments. This advanced device uses intelligent control systems to mimic natural walking patterns, enhancing rehabilitation. With six patents and a strategic licensing approach, the company has successfully attracted investments and clients from numerous rehabilitation centers and hospitals. This has secured RoboCT a strong clinical reputation and significant brand influence.

Smart Healing Medical’s intelligent image-guided automated waterjet ablation surgical robot facilitates benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) treatments. IP-protected innovations, including bi-plane ultrasound-based surgical planning and precise water jet control, establish a competitive market advantage for the company. With 94 million BHP patients worldwide expected to require surgery in the next decade, including 25 million in China, and only 500,000 surgeries currently performed annually, there is a significant unmet demand. Smart Healing Medical is well-positioned to address and lead in addressing this need.

U-Tech Kitchen has developed advanced commercial kitchen robots and intelligent cooking software systems for chain restaurants. Their technologies enable clients to efficiently automate their operations, significantly reducing labor costs, energy consumption and food waste. U-Tech Kitchen has firmly implemented its international intellectual property strategy of ‘patents before products’ and has been expanding its overseas markets since 2013.