VOA慢速英語:紐約投資數(shù)百萬美元致力于實現(xiàn)生物科技的夢想

From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report.

這里是美國之音慢速英語科技報道。

New York City and the State of New York are investing hundreds of millions of dollars to become a major player in the development of high tech industries. They have developed 40 workspaces known as incubators to assist start-up businesses.

紐約市和紐約州正投資數(shù)億美元成為高科技產(chǎn)業(yè)發(fā)展的重要參與者。他們推出了40個被稱為孵化器的工作場所來幫助初創(chuàng)企業(yè)。

Harlem Biospace is an incubator for biomedical engineering. It gives young entrepreneurs a low-cost way to develop their ideas and businesses. For a low monthly payment, they are given desk space and use of a laboratory. The young people pay for their own raw materials.

哈林生物園區(qū)(Harlem Biospace)是一個服務(wù)于生物醫(yī)學工程的孵化器。它為青年創(chuàng)業(yè)者提供發(fā)展創(chuàng)意與企業(yè)的低成本途徑。只要支付很少的月租，他們就能獲得辦公空間和實驗室的使用。這些年輕人自己支付原材料的費用。

"This is great. The reason is because it is so cheap and it has the wet lab that we need. So, I order chemicals that I need, and I'm given the facilities here to do my experiments," said Tyler Poore.

泰勒·玻爾(Tyler Poore)說，“這太好了。因為它如此便宜，并且有我們需要的濕式實驗室。我訂購自己需要的化學品，而這里給我提供做實驗的設(shè)施。”

Tyler Poore and his partner are developing a product that will kill bacteria. It can be put on household goods, like a sponge for cleaning. He and 17 others at Biospace share a common goal to find solutions to biomedical problems.

波爾和他的伙伴正在開發(fā)一種能殺死細菌的產(chǎn)品。它們可以被附加到清潔海綿一類的家居用品上。他和生物園區(qū)的其他17人都有著尋求生物醫(yī)學問題解決方案的共同目標。

Edwin Vazquez is investigating the mystery of diseases, such as Alzheimers and Parkinson's. He says suggestions from others in the building make the work environment at Biospace a real plus.

埃德溫·巴斯克斯(Edwin Vazquez)正在研究老年癡呆癥和帕金森氏等疾病的奧秘。他說，來自這棟樓里其他人的建議使得生物園區(qū)的工作環(huán)境確實不錯。

"There's nothing better than sitting down in a room like this when there is a lot more people around and got something that is exciting and go to the lunchroom and you start talking to your other colleagues. All of a sudden, somebody knows a researcher that is doing something similar to you who can complement your research, you get in contact and things happen," said Vasquez.

巴斯克斯說，“很多人像這樣圍坐在一起，獲得一些讓人興奮的東西。轉(zhuǎn)到餐廳，你開始和其他同事交流。突然，有人知道某位研究員正在做類似事情可以完善你的研究，你聯(lián)系上他，一切就這樣發(fā)生了。還有什么比這更爽嗎?”

Leading hospitals and science centers are supporting innovators like Kate Rochlin, founder of a company called Immunovent. She has developed a brush to test for allergic reactions. The device is placed in the nose or mouth, the test results are correct more often than skin or blood tests.

一流醫(yī)院和科學中心都支持Immunovent公司創(chuàng)始人凱特·洛克林(Kate Rochlin)這樣的創(chuàng)新者。她開發(fā)了一種測試過敏反應(yīng)的毛刷。該裝置被放在鼻子或嘴巴上，測試結(jié)果比皮膚或血液測試更加準確。

"And from one single sample from the nose or mouth we can test for a whole panel of 72 allergens. And we found that the blood test only identified peanut allergies 50 percent of the time, and we could find it 99 percent of the time. So, we are far more accurate with peanut diagnosis. That's really important because that one in particular is really life-threatening," said Rochlin.

洛克林說，“在鼻子或嘴巴的單一樣本中，我們可以測試所有72種過敏原。我們發(fā)現(xiàn)血液測試只能診斷出50%的花生過敏癥，而我們可以診斷出99%。所以我們在花生過敏癥上診斷更為準確。這非常重要，因為花生過敏癥尤其有生命危險。”

Matthew Owens is the Executive Director of the Harlem Biospace. He says there have been real signs of success since the company was launched last November.

馬修·歐文斯(Matthew Owens)是哈林生物園區(qū)的執(zhí)行董事。他說，自去年11月該公司創(chuàng)辦以來，這里一直都有成功的確切跡象。

"We do have companies that are already shipping, getting revenue and getting products out to customers. So, I think it's a testament that it's absolutely a success," said Owens.

歐文斯表示，“有一些公司已經(jīng)開始盈利，產(chǎn)品已經(jīng)推出。所以我認為這絕對是成功的力證。”