纽约州罗彻斯特：农业食品创业大赛7家初创企业分300万美元 禽畜微生物公司夺100万美元大奖
纽约州州长凯茜·霍楚13日在罗彻斯特宣布，第八届“Grow-NY”农业食品创业大赛评出7家获奖初创企业，共分得300万美元投资，其中总部位于纽约市的巴恩韦尔生物公司（Barnwell Bio）夺得100万美元大奖。该公司通过分析畜禽栏舍内的微生物群，帮助养殖户更好地了解动物健康风险与机遇。本届大赛共有20家企业入围决赛，经过两天在罗彻斯特举行的峰会路演，由评委团选出获奖者。大赛由康奈尔大学区域经济促进中心运营，获奖企业须承诺在纽约州上州22个县的区域内发展业务、建立合作并创造就业，在当地设立运营机构至少一年，同时向康奈尔大学让渡少量股权，用于资助未来的食品与农业创业项目。“Grow-NY”大赛旨在推动中部纽约、手指湖与南蒂尔地区的农业创新与经济发展，至今已举办八届。州长霍楚表示，州政府将继续加倍投入，推动全州食品与农业产业升级、创造就业。
Rochester, New York: Agri-Food Startup Competition Awards $3 Million to 7 Startups; Livestock Microbiome Company Wins $1 Million Grand Prize
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced in Rochester on the 13th that the eighth annual "Grow-NY" agri-food startup competition has named seven winning startups, sharing $3 million in investment, with Barnwell Bio, headquartered in New York City, winning the $1 million grand prize. The company analyzes the microbiome inside livestock barns to help farmers better understand animal health risks and opportunities. This year's competition had 20 finalists, and after two days of summit pitches in Rochester, a panel of judges selected the winners. The competition is operated by the Cornell Center for Regional Economic Advancement; winning companies must commit to growing their business, building partnerships, and creating jobs within the 22-county upstate New York region, establishing operations locally for at least one year, and ceding a small equity stake to Cornell University to fund future food and agriculture startup projects. The "Grow-NY" competition aims to advance agricultural innovation and economic development in Central New York, the Finger Lakes, and the Southern Tier, and has now been held eight times. Governor Hochul said the state government will continue to double down on advancing food and agriculture industry upgrades statewide and creating jobs.
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