If the scientific and technological innovation system is compared to a pyramid, the key core technology research can be regarded as the spire, and the huge base is the independent innovation with enterprises as the main body.
In 2023, 2 national key laboratories will be approved in the province, 75 provincial key laboratories will be newly established, and 89% of the newly approved innovation platforms above the provincial level will be led by enterprises; There are more than 4,000 new high-tech enterprises and 9,651 new technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises in the province, with an increase of record high. This means that about 38 "high-tech enterprises" or "science and technology schools" are born in Anhui every day.
Enterprise-oriented, take on the "C position".
Recently, in the R&D laboratory of Guangzhi Technology in Langya District, Chuzhou City, Chen Jie, the head of the R&D Center of Anhui Guangzhi Technology, is leading the team members to improve the purity of germanium materials.
Germanium is an optical material widely used in infrared imaging systems, and at present, the purity of germanium materials developed by the team can reach 999999%, with a market share of more than 50%. Chen Jie told reporters that after the successful development of ultra-high purity and large-size germanium, it can be widely used in the field of infrared imaging, greatly improving the clarity and sensitivity of imaging.
Guangzhi Technology is a national specialized and new "little giant" enterprise and a single champion cultivation enterprise in the manufacturing industry of Anhui Province, mainly engaged in the development and production of infrared optical materials, lenses, detection devices and systems. At present, the company has obtained 221 authorized patents (including 32 invention patents), and has led or participated in the formulation and revision of 5 national and industry standards.
Since last year, our province has actively built a scientific and technological innovation system with enterprises as the main body to promote the improvement of enterprise innovation capabilities. Zhang Peng, a fourth-level researcher of the Science and Technology Enterprise Service Department of the Provincial Department of Science and Technology, introduced that the province pays attention to the improvement of enterprise R&D investment in science and technology, implements the "two clearances" action of key manufacturing enterprises on the scale, and "reversely forces" 1,575 and 447 manufacturing enterprises with an annual main business income of more than 100 million yuan and no R&D institutions of more than 500 million yuan. Focus on the improvement of enterprise integration and innovation capabilities. Promote Sungrow and other four leading science and technology enterprises to form an innovation consortium with universities and institutes and upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain to promote the integration and innovation of large and medium-sized enterprises.
A set of data depicts the surging growth curve of Anhui's scientific and technological innovation momentum
By the end of 2023, the total number of high-tech enterprises in the province will exceed 190,000, ranking 8th in the country;
The total number of technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises exceeds 270,000, ranking 7th in the country, up 2 places from the previous year;
There are a total of 24 listed companies on the Science and Technology Innovation Board, ranking 6th in the country;
There are 32 unicorn (potential) enterprises, ranking 6th in the country.
Enterprises, standing at the forefront of the market, naturally pursue scientific and technological innovation, are more sensitive to the times and trends, and are a major force in promoting high-quality development. In the tide of scientific and technological innovation, the role of enterprises as the leading role and leading role has become increasingly prominent.
Build a platform and grasp the "support point".
The improvement of innovation ability is inseparable from the construction of innovation platform. A good innovation platform is like a "strong magnetic field" that gathers innovation resources to support the development of the science and technology industry.
Since last year, we have taken the construction of scientific and technological innovation platforms as an important support, focusing on promoting the reshaping of the scientific and technological innovation system with enterprises as the main body, and building three major innovation platform systems. Zhong Haibin, director of the Innovation Base Construction Division of the Provincial Department of Science and Technology, told reporters that it includes accelerating the construction of the original innovation platform system with the provincial laboratory as the core and the provincial key laboratory as the support, the technological innovation platform system with the provincial industrial innovation research institute as the leader and the provincial enterprise research and development center as the backbone, as well as the high-level new research and development institutions as the benchmark and the new research and development institutions as the collaborative institutional innovation platform system.
The company cooperates with China University of Science and Technology, Hefei University of Technology, Chuzhou University and other universities and institutes to build Anhui Industrial Innovation Research Institute of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials and Systems. During the establishment process, the district science and technology department actively helped enterprises to connect with universities, and after approval, the provincial and municipal governments provided a total of more than 10 million yuan in financial subsidies. Chen Jie introduced that the establishment of the institute can provide more practical opportunities and development space for college students, and at the same time, input a large number of high-quality talent resources for enterprises, promote the deep integration of production, education and research, and help enterprises improve their core competitiveness.
It is reported that in 2023, the province will be approved for 2 national key laboratories, 75 new provincial key laboratories will be established, the first batch of 9 provincial industrial innovation research institutes and the first batch of 354 provincial enterprise R&D centers will be identified, and 89% of the newly approved innovation platforms above the provincial level will be led by enterprises.
At present, the Provincial Department of Science and Technology has issued three policy documents around the three major innovation platform systems, and initially built the 'four beams and eight pillars' of the provincial innovation platform system. Zhong Haibin introduced that at present, there are 15 provincial laboratories in the provincial innovation platform, and 3 are based on enterprises; 19 provincial technology innovation centers, 16 of which are enterprise-based units; 9 Provincial Industrial Innovation Research Institutes, all led by enterprises.
Pay attention to cultivation and run out of "acceleration".
Recently, in the production workshop of Hefei Harbin Longyan Intelligent Equipment, the reporter saw that the workers were busy with the commissioning of more than a dozen drug intelligent packaging production lines in an orderly manner.
This equipment integrates the functions of making support, robot feeding, automatic lamination, detection, automatic cartoning, etc., with the characteristics of simple operation and convenient maintenance, with a speed of up to 300 boxes per minute, it is an upgrade of the original equipment, and the production capacity has increased by more than 30% compared with the previous one. Li Xinli, chairman of Hefei Harbin Longyan Intelligent Equipment, told reporters that the company is a high-tech enterprise with intelligent manufacturing technology as the core and independent intellectual property rights, focusing on providing intelligent core equipment and "smart factory" overall solutions for global pharmaceutical, daily chemical, food and other industries.
In 2017, the company moved from Shanghai to Hefei, and the output value has increased from 50 million yuan to about 300 million yuan now. Such rapid development is inseparable from the entire high-quality innovation and entrepreneurship environment in Anhui. Li Xinli said frankly that the company has enjoyed a lot of favorable policies since the landing, such as rent reduction and exemption of the plant, tax returns, etc., and has also given professional and detailed guidance for the problems encountered in the development of the enterprise. At the same time, the bank also provided a pure credit loan of nearly 80 million yuan to help enterprises solve their financial problems.
A high-quality innovation environment can make enterprise development like a fish in water. Zhang Peng introduced that in order to optimize the environment for innovation and entrepreneurship, the Provincial Department of Science and Technology has continuously improved the normalized service mechanism, collected the needs of enterprises, and assisted enterprises in solving problems; Establish a government-enterprise docking and exchange mechanism, establish a high-tech enterprise association, and provide high-quality services for first-class department decision-making and high-quality development of enterprises; Optimized the government service mechanism, received a total of 7,000 praises from enterprises throughout the year, and handled more than 70,000 enterprise matters.
How to cultivate more "hard technology" enterprises, how to use the power of the capital market to promote more enterprises with high technology content, strong innovation ability and large growth space to embrace the capital market, our province has a set of effective "play".
The province implements the 'double increase' action of high-tech enterprises and small and medium-sized technology-based enterprises, increases the number of high-tech enterprises from 2 to 3 times, implements the cultivation and construction of provincial science and technology leading enterprises, and selects and identifies 11 provincial science and technology leading enterprises and 14 provincial science and technology leading cultivation enterprises. Zhang Peng told reporters that the province has established a "science and technology 100" listing special action high-tech enterprise listing reserve, with a total of 24 listed companies on the science and technology innovation board; By holding the unveiling ceremony of the Provincial High-tech Enterprise Association and the Yangtze River Delta (Anhui) Capital Market Institute and the first phase of the "High-tech Enterprise Listing Through Train" activity, the listing guidance was carried out for high-tech listed reserve enterprises.
Recently, I participated in the relevant activities of the reserve listed enterprises held in the high-tech zone, and more truly felt the vibrant innovation and entrepreneurship atmosphere in Anhui. The company plans to apply for an IPO in 2026 and has already done its first round of financing. For the future, Li Xinli is full of confidence. (Reporter Lu Jiahui).
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