New York City and the State of New York become a major player in the development of high tech industries-英语听力

[00:00.000]From VOA Learning English, [00:02.550]this is the Technology Report. [00:06.910]New York City and the State of New York [00:11.560]are investing hundreds of millions of dollars [00:15.420]to become a major player [00:17.820]in the development of high tech industries. [00:22.230]They have developed 40 workspaces known as incubators [00:27.510]to assist start-up businesses. [00:30.960]Harlem Biospace is an incubator for biomedical engineering. [00:37.980]It gives young entrepreneurs a low-cost way [00:42.490]to develop their ideas and businesses. [00:46.750]For a low monthly payment, [00:50.150]they are given desk space and use of a laboratory. [00:55.320]The young people pay for their own raw materials. [01:00.240]"This is great. [01:01.410]The reason is because it is so cheap [01:03.210]and it has the wet lab that we need. [01:07.630]So, I order chemicals that I need, [01:09.890]and I'm given the facilities here [01:11.840]to do my experiments," said Tyler Poore. [01:14.390]Tyler Poore and his partner are developing a product [01:20.160]that will kill bacteria. [01:22.010]It can be put on household goods, [01:24.920]like a sponge for cleaning. [01:26.720]He and 17 others at Biospace share a common goal [01:32.630]to find solutions to biomedical problems. [01:36.790]Edwin Vazquez is investigating the mystery of diseases, [01:42.650]such as Alzheimers and Parkinson's. [01:45.710]He says suggestions from others in the building [01:49.370]make the work environment at Biospace a real plus. [01:54.080]"There's nothing better than sitting down in a room like this [01:56.380]when there is a lot more people around and got something [01:59.680]that is exciting and go to the lunchroom [02:02.850]and you start talking to your other colleagues. [02:04.690]All of a sudden, somebody knows a researcher [02:07.550]that is doing something similar to you [02:09.000]who can complement your research, [02:10.290]you get in contact and things happen," said Vasquez. [02:12.600]Leading hospitals and science centers [02:15.220]are supporting innovators like Kate Rochlin, [02:18.180]founder of a company called Immunovent. [02:21.900]She has developed a brush to test for allergic reactions, [02:26.670]the device is placed in the nose or mouth. [02:30.520]The test results are correct more often than skin or blood tests. [02:36.360]"And from one single sample from the nose or mouth [02:39.900]we can test for a whole panel of 72 allergens. [02:42.510]And we found that the blood test only identified [02:45.370]peanut allergies 50 percent of the time, [02:47.670]and we could find it 99 percent of the time. [02:50.270]So, we are far more accurate with peanut diagnosis. [02:53.230]That's really important because that one in particular [02:55.480]is really life-threatening," said Rochlin. [02:57.180]Matthew Owens is the Executive Director of the Harlem Biospace. [03:02.740]He says there have been real signs of success [03:06.350]since the company was launched last November. [03:09.910]"We do have companies that are already shipping, [03:13.070]getting revenue and getting products out to customers. [03:17.130]So, I think it's a testament [03:19.130]that it's absolutely a success," said Owens. [03:20.260]And that is the Technology Report from VOA Learning English.