Looking at China's innovation landscape, the comprehensive national science center is particularly eye-catching as a symbol of the country's scientific and technological competitiveness. Focusing on the layout of these scientific and technological forces, half of the four comprehensive national science centers are located in the Yangtze River Delta region.
Since the Yangtze River Delta integrated development strategy was proposed and implemented, Shanghai Zhangjiang Comprehensive National Science Center and Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center have joined hands to implement the "Two Hearts and Innovations", focusing on the improvement of original innovation capabilities, the deep integration of science and technology and industrial innovation, and the construction of an open innovation ecology.
Strong alliance to enhance the ability to curate innovation.
Stepping into the Hefei National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, researchers are conducting research and development tests of new display optical films, which is a key research and development project of the Ministry of Science and Technology jointly undertaken by "Hefei Light Source" and "Shanghai Light Source", aiming to provide key core materials and technical support for China's new display industry.
The synchrotron radiation light source is known as the "eye of cutting-edge scientific research", which is a large-scale scientific device that provides microscopic observation conditions for advanced functional materials, energy and environment. The Hefei National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory is the second generation of light sources built in China, and the "Shanghai Light Source" located in Zhangjiang, Shanghai is the third generation of light sources.
Today, the "two lights" of the Yangtze River Delta reflect a new light. "Shanghai Light Source" and "Hefei Light Source" have joined forces to build the most advanced light source in Hefei.
Leng Yongbin is a light chaser who devotes himself to it. In 2022, Leng Yongbin, who has worked in "Shanghai Light Source" for 18 years, will serve as the deputy director of the Hefei National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory and participate in the construction of the first light source.
Four generations of light sources have been dramatically improved in brightness and coherence, allowing for a clearer view of the microscopic world. Leng Yongbin said that by giving full play to the advantages of the two major light sources, the Yangtze River Delta is expected to become a world-class photonic innovation center.
To achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance, promote the construction of a new development pattern and achieve high-quality development, it is urgent to strengthen basic research.
In the era of big science, the degree of organization of basic research is getting higher and higher, and promoting 'two hearts and minds' is an important way to gather superior resources and promote the joint construction of national strategic scientific and technological forces. Li Chen, deputy director of the Comprehensive National Science Center of the Hefei Development and Reform Commission, said.
On October 11, 2023, the Chinese scientific research team announced that it had successfully built a quantum computing prototype "Jiuzhan No. 3", once again setting a new world record for optical quantum information technology. The "Jiuzhan No. 3" quantum computing prototype was built by a research team composed of Pan Jianwei and Lu Chaoyang from the University of Science and Technology of China, in cooperation with the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the National Parallel Computer Engineering Technology Research Center.
From advanced light sources to quantum computing, we will focus on the major needs of the country, and work together to promote the openness and sharing of large scientific infrastructure clusters, strengthen the cooperation and co-construction of national laboratories, and strengthen the cooperation and ...... between high-level research universities and national scientific research institutions"Two hearts and two hearts" to build a strong innovation source in the Yangtze River Delta region. According to the "2022 Yangtze River Delta Regional Collaborative Innovation Index Report" jointly released by the Shanghai Institute of Science, Jiangsu Institute of Science and Technology Information, Zhejiang Institute of Science and Technology Information, and Anhui Institute of Science and Technology Information, the Yangtze River Delta Regional Collaborative Innovation Index has increased to 24711 points, with an average annual growth rate of 9 since 201147%。There are 71 R&D personnel per 10,000 people18 person-years, nearly double the national average.
Deep integration gives birth to future industries.
In the western suburbs of Hefei, the fusion reactor host key system comprehensive research facility, known as the "Kuafu", has begun to take shape. Superconducting wires manufactured by Shanghai Superconducting Technology Co., Ltd. are indispensable key materials for the manufacture of superconducting magnets for fusion reactors.
Shanghai has a complete layout in the high-temperature superconducting industry chain, which can provide upstream support for the industrial chain such as superconducting materials and lean processing for fusion facilities. Zhu Jiamin, president of Shanghai Superconducting Technology Co., Ltd., introduced that the company focuses on the industrialization of high-temperature superconducting strips, and realizes the deep integration of scientific research and industry in the construction of "Kuafu", which has driven enterprise innovation.
At present, the key materials and parts of "Kuafu" are mainly from the Yangtze River Delta, including many backbone enterprises such as Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group and Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Institute. Not long ago, scientific research institutes and enterprises participating in the construction of "Kuafu" joined hands to establish a fusion industry alliance, which is committed to promoting fusion technology from the laboratory to the application field and creating a world-class fusion energy industry cluster.
The Yangtze River Delta has strong industrial supporting and manufacturing capabilities such as automobiles, electronics, and textiles, and plays a pivotal role in the national and global industrial chains. At the same time, the Yangtze River Delta has a large number of universities, scientific research institutes and innovation subjects, and scientific and technological innovation resources are intensive. The two-way dance of the industrial chain and the innovation chain, and the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, have given birth to new industries, new formats and new models, and expanded new development space.
In June 2023, the 5th Yangtze River Delta Integrated Development High-level Forum released the results of the construction of the quantum secure communication backbone network in the Yangtze River Delta region, which has realized the protection of thousands of kilometers of satellite-ground integrated quantum backbone network ring network with Shanghai and Hefei as the core nodes.
A number of new energy vehicle industries in Shanghai and Hefei will be invited to meet the needs of quantum enterprises face-to-face, and promote the expansion of scenario applications of quantum precision measurement technology in new energy, semiconductors and other fieldsHold the Quantum Computing Industry Alliance Conference to promote the agglomeration and development of upstream and downstream enterprises in the field of quantum computingHefei and 12 units in Shanghai initiated the establishment of an industrial synergy with a registered capital of more than 7 billion yuanRelying on the two major scientific centers, the Yangtze River Delta region has formed a complete innovation chain and industrial chain covering quantum basic research, technology development, achievement transformation, and industrial ecology, helping China become a leader in the development of the international quantum information industry. At present, Hefei alone has gathered 58 quantum technology enterprises.
It is reported that Shanghai and Anhui Province have reached a new agreement on strengthening the cooperation and joint construction of "two hearts and two hearts". In the future, the two science centers will give full play to their scientific and technological and industrial advantages in the fields of artificial intelligence, life and health, and new energy, and work together to build a number of world-class strategic emerging industrial clustersBuild a number of future industrial clusters in the fields of quantum information and aerospace;Promote the integration of digitalization and informatization with manufacturing and service industries, and jointly cultivate new business forms and models.
Aggregate elements to create an open innovation ecosystem.
From December 5th to 7th, the 10th EAST (Fully Superconducting Tokamak Nuclear Fusion Experimental Facility) International Advisory Committee Meeting and "Fusion Hefei" series of activities were held in Hefei. More than 20 experts from major international fusion experimental equipment and fusion research institutions gathered in Hefei to pay attention to the progress and future development of magnetic confinement fusion research in China.
China has become an important force in the global fusion energy field. I will continue to cooperate with China in the future. Mohammed Abdo, a senior professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, said.
Support Hefei and Zhangjiang Comprehensive National Science Centers to take the lead in international and domestic cooperation;Support the implementation of high-quality projects and technology-based enterprises at home and abroad, and create an ecological ...... for innovation and entrepreneurshipWith the deepening of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, the two science centers are committed to participating in international scientific and technological cooperation with more open thinking and measures, creating a more globally competitive innovation ecology, and radiating and driving the construction of the Yangtze River Delta region into the world's most dynamic innovation highland.
Not long ago, the "Silicon Valley of the University of Science and Technology" in Hefei signed the second batch of global partners. As an open innovation platform for the Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, "HKUST Silicon Valley" has recruited more than 30 innovation partners, covering leading venture capital and incubators at home and abroad, and has set up innovation centers in Silicon Valley in the United States, Hong Kong, France, Japan, Shenzhen and other places.
Most of these partners are enterprises in the science and technology innovation ecosystem, and recruiting one will often attract one and effectively promote the improvement of the city's innovation level. Zhang Jie, director of the Hefei Scene Innovation Department, said.
At the end of November, the Yangtze River Delta G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor Science and Technology Achievement Transformation Alliance held its first council, and more than 130 member units in the nine cities of the G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor discussed collaborative innovation. According to the plan, in the future, this alliance will strive to realize the open sharing of scientific and technological achievements and global scenarios within the nine cities.
From international to domestic, the integration of the Yangtze River Delta is accelerating the optimal allocation of innovative elements such as talents, technologies, capital, and scenarios in a larger region.
Promote cross-regional co-education and sharing of talents. Shanghai and Hefei are strengthening cooperation between high-quality undergraduate students entering each other's high-level new R&D institutions and research institutes to pursue master's and doctoral degrees, and supporting the two science centers to carry out talent cooperation in the fields of large scientific facilities, national laboratories, and new R&D institutions.
Strengthen the coordination of the reform of the scientific and technological system and mechanism. Build a six-in-one service system for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements of "government, industry, academia and research";Gather digital technology, quantum information, biomedical materials and other fields, and explore the unified opening of the market and the mutual recognition of rules and standardsBuild a first-class technology transfer service platform in the Yangtze River Delta in China.
Today's innovation ecology in the Yangtze River Delta is constantly being optimized. According to the "2022 Yangtze River Delta Regional Collaborative Innovation Index Report", the Yangtze River Delta has gathered 1160,000 high-tech enterprises, accounting for nearly one-third of the country's total. There are 233 companies listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board, accounting for 46 percent of the country5%。
Reporter Yang Yuhua, Chen Nuo, Zhou Lin, Dong Xue) Xinhua News Agency, Hefei, December 25.
*: Xinhua Daily Telegraph.