The 2025 China International College Students' Innovation Competition came to a successful conclusion. Students from the Faculty of Business delivered an outstanding performance, winning the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards in one sweep.
The competition attracted millions of students from thousands of universities across the country, making the contest exceptionally fierce. Three students from the Faculty of Business stood out with their projects that combine technological breakthroughs and commercial viability: MBA student ZHANG Tianran led the project "Zero-Touch Diagnosis and Treatment—The World’s First Intelligent Blood Collection Solution," which won the Gold Award; DBA student CAO Xinpeng spearheaded the project "Building a Domestic AI Chip Ecosystem," which claimed the Silver Award; and BBA student YU Xiyan was responsible for the project "Qingcui Technology—Intelligent Purification Equipment for the Full Chain of Traditional Chinese Medicine," which earned the Bronze Award.
On December 4, Associate Professor TIAN Yihui, Associate Dean of Faculty of Business, engaged in an in-depth discussion with these students about their competition experiences. Professor Tian remarked, "These achievements are not only a credit to the students and their teams but also a vivid reflection of the faculty’s long-standing educational philosophy of integrating knowledge with action and merging academia with industry".
The Gold Award project "Zero-Touch Diagnosis and Treatment" focuses on clinical blood collection. Utilizing AI machine vision and automated puncture technology, it achieves full-process automation of blood collection. The project has already obtained Class III medical device certification from China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and has been included in the national "14th Five-Year Plan" for medical equipment. ZHANG Tianran shared during the interview, "Our starting point was observing the difficulties faced by medical staff during the pandemic. Courses in the Faculty of Business, such as Business Communication, Financial Analysis, and the SWOT model, helped us translate technical specifications into commercial value that hospitals can understand, thereby smoothly advancing product implementation and market expansion."
The Silver Award project “Building a Domestic AI Chip Ecosystem” focuses on domestic AI chip localization. Addressing issues such as high import dependency for integrated circuits and poor adaptability in edge computing scenarios, the team developed G1 and G2 series chips that support mainstream frameworks and have received industry compatibility certifications. CAO Xinpeng remarked, "The team always keeps in mind the faculty's teachings of 'perseverance and innovation,' moving forward while balancing academic studies and entrepreneurial ventures. We aim to leverage Macau's locational advantages to radiate our influence to the Greater Bay Area in the future and, with the help of Macau's platform connecting Portuguese-speaking countries, promote domestic chips to the international market."
The Bronze Award project "Qingcui Technology" starts from the perspectives of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) safety and modernization. It develops integrated purification equipment capable of removing multiple heavy metals and has already established cooperation with several hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. Yu Xiyan, drawing from her personal medication experience, pointed out, "The training from the Faculty of Business helped us break away from a purely technical mindset and learn to examine innovation from a business perspective. We no longer solely pursue parameter optimization but focus on how to transform technology into scalable, profitable products that truly create value for the industry and patients."
When sharing their entrepreneurial insights, they encouraged fellow students to "start with addressing the problem, combine with technology, and land on business world", "staying true to the original aspiration and daring to explore and innovate", "Be innovative, be actionable, and, above all, be pragmatic."
Moving forward, the faculty will further deepen innovation and entrepreneurship education, nurturing more versatile talents with international perspectives, technological literacy, and business acumen, thereby contributing wisdom and strength to the high-quality development of Macau and the nation.