Several institutions jointly build a marine biological manufacturing innovation center in Sanya
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- The Marine Biological Manufacturing Innovation Center, initiated by BGI Group, Bloomage Biotechnology and other units, was established in Sanya on the 12th.
- It aims to promote the transformation of marine scientific research advantages into industrial advantages and assist regional economic development through technology research and development, achievement transformation and industrial incubation.
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The center was jointly launched by a number of enterprises and universities to integrate scientific research resources and promote technology research and development and industrialization in the field of marine biological manufacturing.
China News Service, Sanya, November 12 (Zhang Yuehe) The Marine Biological Manufacturing Innovation Center (hereinafter referred to as the "Center") was established in Sanya on the 12th, jointly initiated and constructed by BGI Group, Bloomage Biotechnology, Hainan Agricultural Reclamation and other units, in conjunction with Hainan University, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, East China University of Science and Technology and other universities and industrial chain enterprises.
The center will focus on the development of marine microbial resources, utilization of deep-sea biological resources, creation of marine chassis cells, artificial intelligence-enabled biomanufacturing, and development of marine bio-based materials, and build an open innovation platform that integrates technology research and development, achievement transformation, industrial incubation, and resource sharing.
The center is also expected to promote the concentration of scientific research, talents, enterprises and capital around specific projects, promote the combination of marine scientific research advantages and local industrial development, and cultivate new growth drivers for the regional economy.
On the same day, the 50-person Bioeconomy Forum (Sanya) and the founding meeting of the Marine Biological Manufacturing Innovation Center were held in Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City High-tech Zone. Xu Guanhua, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and former minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, said in a video speech that biomanufacturing is becoming a new basic capability that supports national competitiveness. Whoever can transform life science innovation into stable, economical, green, and scalable production capacity will win the development initiative.
"The strategic significance of the establishment of the center is to establish continuous support for the transformation of marine resource advantages into scientific and technological advantages and industrial advantages." Yue Zhen, the main person in charge of the center and dean of Sanya BGI Life Sciences Research Institute, said that with the center as a link, marine science and technology research and future industry cultivation will form a closer connection, providing new exploration paths for the development of bio-manufacturing with marine characteristics.
On the same day, Sanya BGI Life Sciences Research Institute and Hainan Tropical Ocean University signed a contract to jointly build the "Marine Biological Manufacturing Institute".
Open Questions
- What are the specific first batch of projects launched by the center?
- What are the specific output targets for the next three years?
