this is the Technology Report.New York City and the State of New Yorkare investing hundreds of millions of dollarsto become a major playerin the development of high tech industries.They have developed 40 workspaces known as incubatorsto assist start-up businesses.Harlem Biospace is an incubator for biomedical engineering.It gives young entrepreneurs a low-cost wayto 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."This is great.The reason is because it is so cheapand it has the wet lab that we need.So, I order chemicals that I need,and I'm given the facilities hereto do my experiments," said Tyler Poore.Tyler Poore and his partner are developing a productthat will kill bacteria.It can be put on household goods,like a sponge for cleaning.He and 17 others at Biospace share a common goalto find solutions to biomedical problems.Edwin Vazquez is investigating the mystery of diseases,such as Alzheimers and Parkinson's.He says suggestions from others in the buildingmake the work environment at Biospace a real plus."There's nothing better than sitting down in a room like thiswhen there is a lot more people around and got somethingthat is exciting and go to the lunchroomand you start talking to your other colleagues.All of a sudden, somebody knows a researcherthat is doing something similar to youwho can complement your research,you get in contact and things happen," said Vasquez.Leading hospitals and science centersare 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."And from one single sample from the nose or mouthwe can test for a whole panel of 72 allergens.And we found that the blood test only identifiedpeanut 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 particularis really life-threatening," said Rochlin.Matthew Owens is the Executive Director of the Harlem Biospace.He says there have been real signs of successsince the company was launched last November."We do have companies that are already shipping,getting revenue and getting products out to customers.So, I think it's a testamentthat it's absolutely a success," said Owens.And that is the Technology Report from VOA Learning English.Do you have a question or comment about this report,email us at learningenglish@voanews.com.Or for more news about science and technology,visit our website at 51voa.com.We are also on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn,iTunes and Twitter at VOA Learning English.更多听力请访问51voa.com