The 2024 International Forum for Sci-Tech Innovators and the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurship Alliance have emerged as effective platforms for scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, and relevant authorities to exchange and transform achievements, hailed participants at the 2024 event held in Lanzhou, Northwest China's Gansu province.
During the forum, a cooperation session focused on the exchange and transformation of scientific and technological achievements was held on Sept 6. Nine teams were recognized for their innovative ideas, market potential, and investment value. Three teams received awards for excellent organization: the Lanzhou Institute of Physics, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, and Lanzhou Resources & Environment VOC-Tech University.
A slew of teams sweep accolades for their innovative ideas, significant market potential, and attractive investment value during a cooperation session， part of the 2024 International Forum for Sci-Tech Innovators and the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurship Alliance in Lanzhou, Northwest China's Gansu province on Sept 6.
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Among the awarded innovations was an intelligent mining system, which serves as a comprehensive solution for monitoring, early warning, and escape planning in the event of mine disasters, utilizing AI technologies.
This system includes various modules for the underground mining area division, regional inspection equipment, personnel identity recognition, monitoring safety gear of mining personnel, analyzing mining behavior, and collecting physical fitness parameters. It also contains a safety database, safety analysis module, management server, voice warning terminal, and display terminal.
The system tracks and identifies dangerous mining behaviors while collecting physical fitness data from personnel. By integrating and analyzing this information, the system calculates individual mining risk coefficients for each miner in their respective areas, identifying those exhibiting high-risk behaviors. This enables effective monitoring and management of underground mining personnel safety, ultimately contributing to the protection of their lives.
During the opening ceremony on Sept 5, the Gansu Association for Science and Technology (GSAST) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Chinese Society of Biotechnology (CSBT). The two parties announced their commitment to developing industries such as biomedicine, bio-agriculture, and bio-manufacturing, engaging in comprehensive strategic cooperation in areas including strengthening academic exchanges, building collaborative innovation service platforms, establishing think tanks, transforming scientific and technological achievements, and sharing resources for technological investment.
The Gansu Association for Science and Technology (GSAST) sign a strategic cooperation agreement with the Chinese Society of Biotechnology (CSBT), during the opening ceremony of the 2024 International Forum for Sci-Tech Innovators and the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurship Alliance in Lanzhou, Northwest China's Gansu province on Sept 5.
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Strengthening cooperation and connecting supply and demand resources is a crucial measure for the China Association for Science and Technology to promote the construction of a "Science and Technology Innovative China" and facilitate the deep integration of science and technology with the economy. According to the agreement, the GSAST and CSBT will leverage their respective resource advantages, focusing on the development of industries such as biomedicine, bio-agriculture, bio-manufacturing, and environmental protection.
The GSAST and CSBT will adhere to the principles of "resource sharing, platform building, win-win cooperation, and shared development," seeking strategic cooperation in eight areas: strengthening academic exchanges, establishing industry collaborative innovation service platforms, conducting research and think tank cooperation, promoting innovation and the transformation of achievements, assessing scientific and technological achievements, assisting enterprises in applying for major scientific research projects, and establishing shared resources for investment attraction.
In the future, the two parties will organize high-level academic conferences, industry forums, and scientific and technological exchanges in relevant disciplines in Gansu, as well as conduct research on development strategies. They will promote collaborative innovation development between industry, academia, and research, tackle key common technologies in industries, transform scientific and technological achievements, formulate group standards, promote practical technologies, provide technical support, and facilitate project connections as part of high-quality public services in science and technology.
They will also support industry scientific and technological professionals in joining national societies, assist outstanding industry experts in applying for national academicians, and support excellent scientific and technological innovators in Gansu in participating in selection activities for the "National Award for Excellence in Innovation," "China Youth Science and Technology Award," and "China Young Women in Science Award."
The duration of this strategic cooperation is three years, during which both the GSAST and CSBT will establish consultation, promotion, and evaluation mechanisms to ensure that the cooperation achieves solid results. They aim to create a model for provincial science and technology associations and national social organizations to cooperate in serving local economic development, contributing to the high-quality development of the biotechnology industry in Gansu and across the country.
"The 2024 International Forum for Sci-Tech Innovators and the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurship Alliance focuses on establishing long-term mechanisms to promote sustainable development and foster ongoing collaboration.
A significant initiative is the creation of an expert service team, committed to providing continuous support for local development efforts. Furthermore, the forum encourages partnerships between the Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurship Alliance and local governments through cooperation agreements," said Chen Cuiying, founder of Sysdiagno (Nanjing) Biotechnology Company Limited.
By implementing these strategies, the forum plays a critical role in promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial development, ensuring that advancements in technology are effectively transformed into practical applications that benefit local economies. Overall, the forum serves as a vital platform for connecting expertise with local needs, ultimately driving progress and enhancing the competitiveness of various industries across China, Chen added.
Guo Dahai, co-founder, Chairman & CEO of Zennova Pharmaceutical, who is also a member of the Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurship Alliance, said that he looks forward to deepening cooperation with local associations for science and technology and local authorities via the forum and the alliance. He expects the forum and the alliance to provide more opportunities for companies to communicate with local governments and financing platforms and better align with industrial policies.
Source: VOC
