In early winter, Changchun is brimming with vitality for cooperation and development. Recently, the "Symposium on Listed Company Entrepreneurs' Visit to Changchun Beihu Future Science City: Government-Bank-Enterprise Collaboration to Drive the Construction of Beihu Future Science City" was held in Changchun New Area. As the saying goes, "Plant a Chinese parasol tree to attract phoenixes." Numerous entrepreneurs from listed companies gathered here, not only to explore cooperation but also to cast a vote of confidence for the future. They expressed that they would seize new opportunities for innovative development in Changchun Beihu Future Science City, continuously increase investment in both Changchun and in Beihu Future Science City, share development opportunities, and achieve mutual benefit through mutual efforts.

This confidence is rooted in the vigorous development prospects and situation demonstrated by Beihu Future Science City over the past two years. As an important engine for revitalizing Northeast China, this rising star in sci-tech innovation brings together the core innovation strengths of Changchun New Area, China-ROK (Changchun) International Cooperation Demonstration Zone, and Changchun Economic and Technological Development Zone. With "steady progress in both quality and efficiency", it is powering the future of high-quality regional development and becoming a core platform for winning the race in new quality productive forces.

Abundant Resources and Solid Industrial Support

The "foundation" of Beihu Future Science City is not a static display of resources, but a vibrant "innovation rainforest". Universities and research institutes form the forest, R&D platforms provide the soil, and top talent arrives like timely rainfall, together nurturing this fertile land.

Surrounded by renowned universities and research institutes, the Science City hosts 23 national-level R&D platforms and 156 provincial-level R&D platforms, and has introduced over 300 high-end full-time talents, including academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. More importantly, with fostering an innovation ecosystem as its core, it has integrated resources and services for technology cooperation, financial investment, and intellectual property, enabling the efficient flow of sci-tech innovation elements. Last year, Changchun achieved 3,500 local transformations of scientific and technological achievements, marking an increase of over 70%, many of which came from the Science City's cluster of research institutes.

Beihu Future Science City prioritizes the development of industries such as advanced equipment manufacturing, optoelectronic information, medicine and health, new materials, new energy, and embodied AI. The three areas coordinate and complement one another, each with differentiated focuses, advancing traditional industry upgrading, strengthening advantageous industries, and nurturing new quality productive forces. When the seeds of innovation fall into the fertile soil of industry, the harvest is the fruitful results of new quality productive forces. In the pharmaceutical industry, GenSci has launched its long-acting recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone, and Changchun New Area ranks 14th in comprehensive industrial strength among national biomedical parks, and first in Northeast China. In the field of new materials, the technical level of organic porous materials from Jilin Chinese Academy of Sciences - Yanshen Technology Co., Ltd. leads the world, and industrial projects like Jilin OLED Material Tech Co., Ltd. and Yongoo Technology Co., Ltd. have started construction on a large scale. 

In the field of optoelectronic information, 'Jilin-1' has become the world's largest sub-meter commercial remote sensing satellite constellation. The core product of Guanghua Microelectronics, the laser resistor trimming machine, holds over 60% of the global market share. The 'Chip & Optics Intelligence Valley' Industrial Park is home to over 100 optoelectronic enterprises. In intelligent equipment, Xiaobai Intelligent Technology's AI learning robots have expanded into elderly care and medical scenarios, and Jiyi Embodied AI Co., Ltd. has established its presence in the Science City. In new energy, the lithium metal anode material R&D platform and the quasi-solid-state battery demonstration line project in China-ROK (Changchun) International Cooperation Demonstration Zone have commenced construction, while Changchun New Area is accelerating CHN ENERGY's hydrogen-based chemical integration project, jointly building an innovation and development hub for Jilin Province's hydrogen energy industry.

Through its vivid industrial practices, Beihu Future Science City is painting a panoramic picture of future industries, demonstrating its innovative power to win the future.

Surging Innovation and Boundary-Breaking Vitality

Innovation is the strongest pulse of Beihu Future Science City. It gathers top-tier platforms, attracts global talent, strengthens financial circulation, and opens up application scenarios, firmly promoting the deep integration of technological and industrial innovation.

The Science City has established a number of high-capability innovation platforms, including the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (Beihu Park), Hydrogen Energy Industry Research Institute, Changbai Mountain Laboratory, Jilin Hydrogen-Based Green Energy Innovation Center, Solid-State Battery Collaborative Innovation Platform, and the Digital Innovation Center for New Quality Productive Forces. It places great emphasis on cultivating and attracting innovative talent by rolling out a series of talent policies and creating an innovation and entrepreneurship environment with ready-to-work offices and ready-to-move-in facilities. Furthermore, it has established a university-local government cooperation task force, regularly visiting universities and laboratories to facilitate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. Through a scenario list launch event, it initially issued 16 scenario opportunities and 32 scenario capability lists, driving the implementation of a number of major projects.

Internal innovation vitality must be matched with an external open pattern to unleash the maximum energy. The Science City enjoys a prime location for Northeast Asian cooperation. It hosts multiple national-level platforms, serves as a national land-port logistics hub, and is the region with the largest number and most comprehensive range of opening-up functional zones in the province.

Based on the forefront of cooperation, Changchun New Area has launched a point-to-point premium China-Europe Railway Express from Changchun to Moscow, as well as the "Changchun-Hunchun-Europe" China-Europe Railway Express, and promoted the opening of the "Changchun-Dalian" rail-sea intermodal train. The Economic and Technological Development Zone has established a "classified regulation + in-zone direct transfer + zone-port linkage" mechanism and pioneered the province's first TIR cross-border road transport route, ranking first nationwide in import volume. China-ROK (Changchun) International Cooperation Demonstration Zone has built high-standard opening-up platforms such as the "China-ROK City Pavilion". A new pacesetter for opening up, which connects internal and external resources and attracts partners from all directions, is emerging, offering a fast track for every innovation achievement to reach the world.

A Supportive Environment with Boundless Growth Potential

How smooth can the start be for starting a business in Beihu Future Science City? "Standard Land + Commitment System" works like a passport, while "starting construction upon land acquisition" allows projects to directly "take off". The business environment here is more than written promises. From the approval speed of "starting construction upon land acquisition" to the rule-of-law guarantee provided by the first Intelligent Legal-Services District in Northeast China and the open-mindedness of organizing entrepreneurs to learn from the south, the Science City is diligently nurturing a fertile ground for innovation and entrepreneurship, where entrepreneurs feel secure, warm, and free to grow. 

What is even more appealing is the vast space it provides for future industries. Here, industrial platforms are built around the entire lifecycle and along the industrial chain. For example, enterprises can move into the fully furnished and equipped fine chemicals industrial park without heavy asset investment. Enterprises lacking funding for transformation are supported by industrial funds, while those requiring technological breakthroughs can collaborate with nearby research institutes to accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. 

As the digital era unfolds, a powerful computing platform provides a solid foundation. Changchun New Area's 200P intelligent computing center is operational and is planning to start its second phase. The Economic and Technological Development Zone's Digital Innovation Center for New Quality Productive Forces and "Industrial Cloud" platform can provide computing power support and digital-intelligent empowerment for enterprise innovation and development. This is not simply the supply of physical space but a systematic solution tailored for developing new quality productive forces.

In its golden period of accelerated growth, Beihu Future Science City will embrace global partners with greater openness, support collaborative development with more preferential policies, and guarantee project implementation with higher-quality services. It will gather strong momentum for high-quality development during the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan period and forge a brilliant future on this promising land.

Source: Changchun Government Affairs  Editor: Liu Jiadi