Xinmin Evening News (Reporter Ma Yaning) Basic research is not only the "patent" of university scientific research institutes, but industry-oriented applied basic research enterprises have more "scientific ideals". Yesterday afternoon, Shanghai’s 2024 “Explorer Plan” was launched. Innovation leaders from various industries such as United Imaging Healthcare, Hongzhi Micro Technology, CTI Navigation, COMAC, Xizhi Technology, Shanghai Electric and other industries have joined. Basic research on
is the source of the entire scientific system and the general organization of all technical issues. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Shanghai, in accordance with the requirements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, strengthened the layout of the basic research system, accelerated the formation of a government-invested, multi-channel social investment mechanism, further stimulated the vitality of various innovative entities, guided and supported enterprises to invest in basic research, The "Explorer Project" came into being.
According to reports, the "Explorer Program" is an important initiative by the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission to guide universities and research institutes to carry out market-oriented applied basic research. It invites leading companies in key industries to "propose topics" and jointly invest with companies. , relying on the Municipal Science and Technology Commission platform for project selection and management, and then building a more effective cooperation platform between enterprises, universities and research institutes, while optimizing diversified investment in basic research and enhancing independent innovation capabilities in related fields. Since
was established in 2021, three companies have participated in the "Explorer Program" and jointly supported more than 50 high-level research teams from universities and scientific research institutes. According to reports, with the launch of the "Explorer Plan" in 2024, more companies will join the "Explorer Plan", covering integrated circuits, civil aircraft design, advanced computing, high-end equipment and advanced manufacturing, synthetic biology and other fields .
"The high-end medical equipment industry is a high-tech industry with high technical barriers, intensive innovation, intensive talent, and intensive capital. Breakthroughs in basic research are crucial to the development of United Imaging and the entire industry." Talking about working with the government to support basic research reasons, said Xue Min, chairman of United Imaging Group. According to reports, United Imaging Group has taken the lead in more than a dozen of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s “Key Special Projects on Research and Development of Digital Diagnostic and Treatment Equipment”, including the world’s first “time and space integrated” ultra-clear TOF PET/MR, China’s first 640-layer CT, and China’s first high-definition low-dose Projects such as the three-dimensional tomographic breast machine have fully realized industrial transformation and been put into the market. In the two years since it joined the "Explorer Program", United Imaging Group has joined hands with a number of universities, scientific research institutes, and top-level hospitals to innovate collaboratively to promote the core performance of its products to reach internationally leading levels. The establishment of the "Explorer Program" will provide strong support for this process from "running alongside" to "leading".
"The establishment of the 'Explorer Program' has taken an important step on the road to improving the diversified investment mechanism for basic research, providing a platform and platform for condensing scientific issues from "10-1" and transforming scientific research results "from 1-10". Path." Qu Wei, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission, said that the Municipal Science and Technology Commission will further increase investment in the "Explorer Plan", increase the proportion of financial funds, expand the scope of cooperative enterprises, and give full play to the "output" of leading scientific and technological enterprises. The role of "question writer" and "marker" is to promote the further integration of industrial needs and basic research. Encourage and guide more scientists to devote themselves to goal-oriented basic research, stimulate innovation vitality, and accelerate the transformation and implementation of scientific research results.
