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BEIJING, Apr. 21, 2022 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

On April 17, a day after China's Shenzhou 13 crew returned to earth, dairy

giant Yili Group announced at a press conference to collaborate with the China

Center for Aerospace Science and Technology International Communications

(CCASTIC), which is an affiliation of China Aerospace Science and Technology

Corporation (CASC). The collaboration will include establishing a Space Lab for

Future Dairy, which will aim to leverage space technology to bring new

transformative innovations to the health sector.

Yu Dengyun, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Committee of CASC and

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, noted that the two sides will

focus on boosting the dairy industry through space technology. He said that

research on space biology and new space materials will introduce new solutions

to upgrade the dairy industry.

Yili will strive to develop more healthy dairy products that fulfill consumers'

nutritional demands and meet strict quality standards. We will drive and

contribute to the upgrading of the dairy industry through space technology,

said Zhang Jianqiu, CEO of Yili Group.

The two sides will work closely with related space institutes on scientific

research, technology transfers and product development. Through joint efforts

in packaging using new space materials, bacterial strains in space,

TanSat-based pasture monitoring, and health and nutritional care, they are

committed to upgrading dairy products to a higher level.

The Lab marks a step forward towards further empowering industries with space

technology and improving consumers' health and nutritional status. Dr. Situ

Wenyou, a scientific research expert of the Innovation Center of Yili,

expressed his hope that this inter-disciplinary cooperation will bring about

lighter, safer and more environmentally friendly food packaging materials, as

well as nutrition and health products tailored for special segments of the

population, with the aim of enabling consumers to enjoy advanced technologies

and products in their daily lives. Yili aspires to participate in future space

experiments by applying cutting-edge research to dairy products under special

conditions such as long-term microgravity, strong radiation and extreme

temperatures. These efforts will contribute to improving consumers' health and

nutrition by leveraging state-of-the-art technology.

Yili has always pursued the philosophy of "no innovation, no future". To date,

the company has built 15 innovation centers across the globe and actively

engages in innovation-focused collaborations across its supply chain. By early

December 2021, Yili had become one of the leading dairy players in terms of its

total number of patent applications and invention applications.

Yili is also stepping up its efforts to build the Future Intelligence and

Health Valley in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a landmark project

for the dairy industry. The Valley includes a RMB 5 billion (equivalent to

approximately US $785 million) demonstration program focused on the 5G- and

AI-based green production of liquid milk, the largest and most highly automated

such initiative of its kind.

Source: Yili Group

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