As the "experimental field" for the reform of the province's scientific and technological innovation system and mechanism, the dynamics of "Silicon Valley" of USTC have always attracted much attention.
On February 5, the reporter learned from the Silicon Valley Service Platform Company of the University of Science and Technology that in 2023, the "Silicon Valley of the University of Science and Technology" will be filled with magnetic attraction, and 9 innovation centers at home and abroad have been deployed, more than 800 new science and technology projects have been added, more than 10,000 new entrepreneurial and employment talents have been added, 113 new national high-tech enterprises have been added, and 265 high-growth enterprises such as gazelles, potential unicorns, and unicorns have been added.
The tentacles of innovation extend overseas.
HKUST Silicon Valley was founded with a vision to gather global innovation resources. In 2023, this vision will gradually change from black letters on paper to a physical overseas innovation alliance.
According to the person in charge of the Silicon Valley service platform company of HKUST, last year, they went to the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and other overseas places, connected with nearly 2,000 overseas alumni and more than 30 academicians, contacted Stanford University, Harvard University and other overseas famous universities, and cooperated with 6 overseas institutions to establish an overseas innovation alliance. It has set up 9 innovation centers at home and abroad in Silicon Valley in the United States, Lyon in France, Japan, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and other places, and signed 22 overseas projects.
The recruitment of "Global Partners" has also paid off. In the past year, "USTC Silicon Valley" has signed contracts with 28 global partner institutions, such as Puyue China, Lihe Science and Technology Innovation, and Haierhai Chuanghui, to realize the transformation of investment entities from ** to professional partners, project introduction from single to batch, and project services from single point to matrix. The partners recommended more than 500 project clues, and led more than 120 enterprise groups to Feifei to inspect the investment environment and meet needs.
Scientific and technological achievements "lay eggs along the way".
Promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and promote the iterative upgrading of new industries. Last year, "USTC Silicon Valley" set up a shareholding platform for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements to break the obstacles that universities and institutes cannot hold shares or cannot hold shares for a long time in the process of transformation of achievements.
At the same time, "USTC Silicon Valley" has established a new model of "transfer of shares and debt" to support the pilot of the "transfer of shares" investment mechanism in terms of supporting high-level talents to start businesses. The team is also allowed to repurchase equity in accordance with the agreed period and proportion, and establish an exit mechanism for "equity-to-debt" swaps. "While alleviating the pressure of financial incentives and subsidies, it also effectively protects the original interests of the entrepreneurial team. ”
Focusing on large platforms and large devices, focusing on the output of major innovative achievements, "Silicon Valley of USTC" has selected the synchrotron radiation laboratory, the Institute of Plasma of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other institutions in advance for in-depth docking services, and has launched the transformation and incubation of key node projects of major industrial chains such as PET support membranes and ion implanters, and has incubated a total of 10 high-value science and technology enterprises.
At present, more than 800 new science and technology projects have been added to the "Silicon Valley of USTC", more than 10,000 new entrepreneurial and employment talents, 113 new national high-tech enterprises, and 265 new high-growth enterprises such as gazelles, potential unicorns, and unicorns.
Hefei Tong client-Hebao reporter Liu Xiaorong.