Major science and technology innovation platforms built to promote high-...

The "Brain Science and Medicine Research and Transformation Center" of the Ningbo Institute of Marine Medicine of Peking University was unveiled. Zhang Lihe, an academician of the CAS Member and professor of the School of Pharmacy of Peking University, and Lu Lin, an academician of the CAS Member and president of Peking University Sixth Hospital, came to Ningbo to witness the unveiling.

"I hope that with the joint support of Peking University and Ningbo, the center can make new breakthroughs in the research of clinical treatment for neurological and psychiatric diseases, and promote the application of more brain science research results in clinical and industrial settings. As a leading researcher in the field of psychiatry and sleep medicine in China, Lu Lin has great expectation for the center".

The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau stated that the establishment of the Brain Science and Medicine Research and Transformation Center is a positive response of the research institute to the national strategic scientific and technological needs, and also an important support for scientific research innovation and industrial structure upgrading in the biopharmaceutical field of Ningbo.

This spring, major science and technology innovation platforms were built one after another: a group of heavyweight enterprise headquarters such as Geely New Energy Vehicles and Tianyi Architectural Design have successively settled in the Yongjiang Science and Technology Innovation Zone; Ningbo Oriental University of Technology (temporary name) has teamed up with the CCID Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to launch a joint laboratory construction project; The completion and acceptance of the Yongjiang Laboratory Launch Zone project, a "Thousand Trillion Project" in the province, has been completed about 5 months ahead of the original plan; Three laboratories were successfully selected as key laboratories in the province for 2023; Three units were listed as provincial-level new research and development institutions in 2023.

The major technological innovation platform is a strategic support for gathering high-end innovation resources and enhancing comprehensive competitiveness. In recent years, Ningbo has focused on building a world-class science and technology innovation highland and innovation source. In accordance with the overall layout of the "315" science and technology innovation system construction project, it has broken through conventional thinking, taken extraordinary measures, accelerated the building of a high-level innovative city, and built Yongjiang Science and Technology Innovation Zone at a first-class level. The construction of major platforms such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo Institute of Materials, Yongjiang Laboratory, Ningbo Oriental University of Technology (temporary name), the Research Institute of Western Polytechnical University, and the National Graphene Innovation Center has been comprehensively promoted.

The construction of a high-energy innovation platform effectively supports the comprehensive transformation of economic development towards innovation driven development. Over the past three years, Ningbo has conquered over 90 key core technologies, developed over 370 independently innovative products, and applied them to major national projects such as Shenzhou Feitian, Science and Technology Winter Olympics, and Chang'e lunar exploration; Since last year, major basic research integration projects in Ningbo have achieved "zero breakthroughs", with 5 original research papers published in top international journals such as Science, setting a new historical high; This year, the total number of national manufacturing champions in Ningbo has surpassed 100, ranking first among cities in the country for 7 consecutive years.

Major scientific and technological innovation platforms are important sources for accelerating the cultivation and development of new quality productive forces. Next, Ningbo will deepen its strategic cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the National Natural Science Foundation of China and other institutions, build Yongjiang Science and Technology Innovation Zone with world-class standards, promote the construction of Yongjiang Laboratory at a high position, launch the construction of the East China Sea Marine Comprehensive Experimental Field, make greater efforts to promote the construction of major science and technology innovation platforms, and constantly improve the level of science and technology innovation platforms.

The Municipal Science and Technology Bureau stated that it will add 5 key laboratories and new research and development institutions in the province this year, striving to achieve "breakthroughs" in national key laboratories and national technology innovation centers.