On March 16th, focusing on the theme of deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, the 16th China Industry University Research Cooperation Innovation Conference, hosted by the China Association for the Promotion of Industry University Research Cooperation, was held in Beijing. More than a thousand representatives from the front line of government industry university research cooperation across the country attended the conference.
This conference showcases 100 industry university research scientific and technological innovation teams, 100 innovative figures, and 300 scientific and technological innovation achievements that have made contributions through the deep integration of industry university research in 2024 through various forms such as policy interpretation, keynote speeches, exchange and interaction, case sharing, achievement release, and demand docking; Publish 100 excellent cases of deep integration of industry, academia, and research, 10 excellent team logos of industry, academia, and research cooperation, and over 200 outstanding achievements of industry, academia, and research cooperation; Support the establishment of a collaborative innovation platform that closely integrates industry, academia, research, and application.
The 16th China Industry University Research Cooperation Innovation Conference was held in Beijing. Photo by Sun Zifa, reporter from China News Service
Lu Yongxiang, former Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, delivered a written speech to the conference. Chen Zhili, former Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, announced the opening of the conference. Wan Gang, former Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology, delivered a speech.
Wan Gang has three expectations for the industry university research community: firstly, to continuously enhance the ability of independent innovation, allowing scientists and entrepreneurs to work together in both directions, and guiding the collaborative research and development of original, leading, and disruptive technologies. The second is to continuously optimize the collaborative innovation network, leverage the leading role of technology leaders, and accurately guide the direction of technological breakthroughs based on market demand; Actively integrating into the global innovation network, promoting the reconstruction of the global industrial value chain and the transformation of economic forms. Thirdly, we will continue to deepen comprehensive innovation and reform, build a tripartite talent pool of "enterprises universities institutions innovation entrepreneurs", break down regional and institutional barriers, and especially vigorously support and boldly use young scientific and technological talents.
The 16th China Industry University Research Cooperation Innovation Conference was held in Beijing, presenting the certificate of specially appointed expert of the China Association for the Promotion of Industry University Research Cooperation and the 2024 Science and Technology Innovation Award of the China Association for the Promotion of Industry University Research Cooperation. Photo by Sun Zifa, reporter from China News Service
Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Director of the National Space Administration, Director of the National Atomic Energy Agency, and Director of the National Defense Science and Technology Industry Administration, Dan Zhongde, emphasized in his speech that the deep integration and development of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation should pay more attention to the "five integrations and five publics": concept integration, mission sharing; Team integration, talent co education; Innovation integration, platform co construction; Scene integration, industry chain sharing; Cultural integration and ecological co construction.
Lu Pengqi, Deputy Director of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, said in a speech that he would further establish and improve the long-term mechanism of transformation and application, and bring together enterprises, universities, scientific research institutions, financial institutions and service institutions and other multiple entities to work together and in the same direction to create a patent transformation and application ecosystem.
Miao Wei, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Deputy Director of the Economic Committee, delivered a keynote speech, proposing clear views and multiple specific suggestions on the current cooperation between industry, academia and research in China from the perspective of adhering to the joint efforts of education, science and technology, and talent.
Xue Qikun, academician of the CAS Member, president of South University of Science and Technology, and Lian Yubo, executive vice president and chief engineer of BYD Group, delivered speeches respectively on the theme of "Practice and Thinking of Higher Education Helping Industry Education Integration" and "Industry University Research Cooperation: Enabling High Quality Development of New Energy Vehicle Industry".
On the eve of the conference, a symposium on learning and implementing the spirit of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held for the industry university research community. Photo by Sun Zifa, reporter from China News Service
The innovation team of Libo Technology has won the "Top 100 Science and Technology Innovation Teams in China's Industry University Research Association" award, and the team leader, Professor Zhang Yuan, represented the team on stage to receive the award.
Libo Heavy Industry Technology Co., Ltd. Photo by Chang Xin
On the eve of the 16th China Industry University Research Cooperation and Innovation Conference, a "Symposium on Learning and Implementing the Spirit of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference" was held. Nine academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering shared specific cases in various fields such as rail transit, new energy, biomedicine, new materials, smart infrastructure, information security, and ocean exploration.
It is reported that the China Industry University Research Cooperation Innovation Conference has been successfully held for fifteen sessions, which has facilitated the docking of more than a thousand industry university research achievements and witnessed the landing of over a hundred major scientific and technological achievements.