Demonstration zone welcomes intl guests to share success
Pilot area supports city’s drive to strengthen global influence in scientific and tech innovation
The Zhang jiang National Innovation Demonstra - tion Zone is optimizing its space planning , industrial structure and talent teams, according to a plan to build a world-class high-tech zone and a technological hub.
By doing this, the zone’s administration aims to increase local innovation c a p a c i t y, d e v e l o p e m e r g - ing industries, integrate and use both domestic and international resources and improve the local environment for innovation and entrepreneurship.
As China’s third independent innovation demonstration zone approved by the State Council, the Zhang jiang zone is a pilot area leading the progress of Shanghai’s efforts to strengthen its global influence in scientific and technical innovation.
The zone has preferential policies to cover knowledgebased industries and allow these industries to grow alongside urban development.
Zhang jiang has been designed to be a national comprehensive scientific center, and the government has planned three innovation belts in its east, north and southwest, expanding their innovation capacities to southern Jiangsu province, northern Zhejiang province and the coastal areas.
In the innovation belts, the government has planned seven innovation clusters and 85 innovation bases for specific emerging industries.
L ocal officials said the y will continue to help the zone in economic restructuring and integrated development.
The administration of the Zhang jiang zone has been focusing on a number of major industries including next-generation information technolog y, high-end equipment manufacturing, biotechnolog y, ne w materials, energ y conser vation and environmental protection.
It is nurturing pilot industries such as new energ y development and new energy vehicles.
It is also paying attention to the modern services sector and integration of technologies and cultural businesses.
Organized by the administration, local companies and organizations have carried out 66 major research and innovation projects, including those focusing on quantum communication, stem cells, terahertz radiation, precision medicine, medical big data and high-end medical equipment.
A number of world-leading projects are being commercialized.
The terahertz radiation technology and product center has developed a series of products for airports, subway stations, customs offices and plazas.
Construction of the stem cell preparation and quality examination center in the stem cell translational medicine industrialization base has been completed.
Ten automated production lines for the capsule endoscope robot project, as well as its automatic test system and chip evaluation system, has been completed and started operation, and the products have started clinical use.
The home-developed large medical equipment application project has developed prototypes of related apparatuses, nine of which have won the medical equipment registration certificate from
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