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SHENZHEN, China, July 8, 2022 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

The 8th Shenzhen Global Shenzhen Entrepreneurs Convention and Guangming Science

City Conference kicked off on July 5, and gathered global scientists and

leading entrepreneurs together to the southern Chinese city. They're invited to

share their perspectives on how the Guangming Science City will embrace a

bright future in terms of the innovation ecology, the research-enabled economy,

the life science and health, and the digital economy.

Fan Jianping, academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences and

director of Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology under Chinese Academy of

Sciences, said in a keynote speech that Guangming Science city, supported by

both the government and the market, is on track to become an innovation hub

with large-scale science facilities, research institutes, universities and

industrial parks.

To translate scientific exploration into industrial innovation, Guangming

Science City has found a way to bridge the science with the market quickly. It

is being built into a platform where innovative chain can be integrated with

the industrial chain. It pioneered a model, the first of its kind in China, by

holding innovation and business in one complex. The model helps bring the

latest findings in upstairs labs directly to startups downstairs where their

market feasibility and possibilities of mass production can be examined. Also,

the researchers can be quickly informed when something needs to be fixed, thus

substantially shortening the commercialization cycle and speeding up the

science-enabled economy.

Guangming Science City, located in northern Shenzhen, will be built into a

place to support a comprehensive national science center. It covers an area of

99 square kilometers and will be home to nine key science and technology

facilities, 10 research institutes, two key labs at provincial level, and two

research universities. Now, more than 3,000 high-quality researchers from over

150 innovation teams and over 20 academician-led groups are working in the City.

"We're going to embrace the opportunities of scientific and technological

innovation," said Shang Yuanfang, president of Shenzhen Cellbri Bio-Innovation

Technology Company. Shang spoke of how smart manufacturing empowers synthetic

biology. Founded in February 2020, Cellbri is a leading biotech company in

China specializing in producing the devices for cell and gene therapies.

Cellbri is one of many enterprises that grasped the opportunities brought by

Guangming Science City. In the Guangming Investment Promotion Conference, held

in Guangming District on July 6, a total of 200 Chinese companies inked 40

deals worth over 60 billion yuan. The contracts cover biopharma, new materials,

smart manufacturing, new energy, scientific institute building and financial

services.

Guangming District is home to over 78,000 businesses. It sees competitive

industrial clusters of UHD video displays, new materials, and smart sensors.

Among its star enterprises are China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT),

BTR New Material Group, and Sunwoda, a battery manufacturer. The District looks

set to build a hub of original innovation to develop science-empowered economy

and lure global innovators. In recent years, the enterprises in the district

grew by an average of 15.7 percent annually, making it one of the most vibrant

and promising area in Shenzhen.

Owing to the industry cluster effect, upstream enterprises in the industrial

chain have been attracted to the district. Hengmei Optoelectronic Corporation

(HMO), signed in the conference to settle in the district, is an example. HMO,

specializing in the development, manufacturing and marketing of polarizers,

functional optical films and optical compensation films, is one of CSOT's

suppliers. It plans to move into CSOT's industrial park to support CSOT's

next-generation panels, according to HMO's business director Tan Zhimin.

"Guangming is now seeing a cluster effect for UHD video display manufacturing.

It offers favorable industrial policies that can help businesses reduce costs.

That is why we're optimistic about the district's growth."

Top Precision Engineering (TPE), another signee, is attracted by Guangming's

lures for top global talent. The Foshan-based machinery parts manufacturer,

built in 2012, is considering to base its R&D headquarters in the district in

order to develop cobots and human-machine interaction technologies. Guangming

Science City is advantageous in promoting innovation and R&D, luring talent,

boosting growth and offering industrial policy support, said TPE's vice general

manager Wang Yangxi. "Guangming enjoys a remarkable ecological environment, and

it is a platform by which our company can lure more talent," he added.

Guangming will roll out a package of policies to support the growth of its

major industries. Priority will be given to bringing in outstanding businesses

on the industrial chain, commercializing key scientific innovations, building

professional platforms for public services, incubating innovative startups and

bolstering good climate for tech industries. Public supporting services will

also be put in place accordingly.

Source: Guangming Science City