10 Jul 2026
HKSTP Park Company Wins 2nd Runner-Up in Rocket Fuel East Startup Competition
Largest Ecosystem Lineup at LEAP East 2026 Achieves Over 1,500 Business Matching Sessions
Key Highlights:
- MEINONG ROBOT, a company within HKSTP ecosystem, stood out among more than 500 competing startups to win the 2nd Runner-Up in the Rocket Fuel East Startup Competition, securing a US$10,000 equity-free award; another park company, GenEditBio, also advanced to the Top 6 finalists.
- HKSTP joined hands with more than 30 park companies to take the global stage of LEAP East as the event’s exclusive Tech Ecosystem Partner, facilitating over 1,500 business discussions and meetings.
- Under the theme “Gateway to the NEXT”, the HKSTP Pavilion featured innovations from 23 park companies, attracting more than 3,000 visits.
Photo 1: MEINONG ROBOT stood out among more than 500 competing startups to win the 2nd Runner-Up in the Rocket Fuel East Startup Competition, securing a US$10,000 equity-free award.
Photo 2: The HKSTP Pavilion featured innovations from 23 park companies across four key sectors: Life and Health Tech, GreenTech & Sustainability, Smart Cities & Urban Tech, and AI, Data & Robotics.
Photo 3: Terry Wong, CEO of HKSTP, delivered a keynote speech on the LEAP East 2026 main stage, sharing how HKSTP leverages Hong Kong’s role as a global I&T hub to support park companies in expanding into Asian, the Middle East and beyond.
Photo 4: Eric Or, Chief Ecosystem Development Officer, shared insights into the future development of biotech in Hong Kong.
Photo 5: Filla Mak, Chief Property and Asset Officer, introduced how the smart campus of the Hong Kong Science Park serves as a living lab for innovative urban technologies.
Photo 6: Dr Charleston Sin, Head of AI & Data, shared the latest trends of AI inference.