More than 1,000 industry-university-research cooperation projects have been carried out so far in Taicang, east China’s Jiangsu province, thanks to partnerships that have been built between over 270 Taicang companies and over 100 Chinese universities and research institutes, Taicang Daily reported on July 3.

The projects cover a wide range of fields including biological medicine, new materials and energy, equipment manufacturing, chemical fiber and textiles, electronic information and modern agriculture.

These fruitful results can be attributed to the city’s move to strengthen industry-university-research cooperation to promote the innovative development of its companies.

The achievements of such cooperation include the functional feed, co-developed by Anyou Biotechnology Group Co and Nanjing Agricultural University, a recognized famous brand in China. They also worked together to build an animal immune engineering research center.

Research on complete sets of equipment and key technologies of precision metal tubes was approved by Jiangsu government as a key technological achievements transfer project. The venture was jointly conducted by Suzhou In-order M&E Co and the School of Mechanical Engineering of Southeast University.

Additionally, many universities and research institutes have also been attracted to build branches in Taicang, such as the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of Chinese Academic of Sciences (CAS), University of Electronic Science and Technology, and Harbin Engineering University, which helps bring in more innovative resources to Taicang.

Taicang Institute of Information Technology, affiliated to Institute of Computing Technology (ICT) of CAS, can introduce scientific research talents and cutting-edge technologies from its parent institute. The Taicang institute is mainly engaged in the R&D of computing technology and public services for the cultural creative industry.

The institute can also provide local governments and companies with customized solutions to information construction, including 3D virtual reality technology, WEB programs and next-generation webpage technology.

It now has 14 patents, nine software copyrights, and one trademark and presides over more than 10 research projects. It also established three work stations respectively for post doctorates, graduates and academics of ICT as well as a training base for Master of Engineering students of CAS.

Taicang High-tech Research Institute of Tongji University has established two joint laboratories focusing on developing new processes for high power laser welding technology and reverse engineering application technology respectively.

The institute has also formed integrated functions including technology innovation, technology transfer, and talent training to help Taicang attract more high-tech talents. Moreover, Taicang Institute of Technical Physics of CAS has nurtured a large number of tech companies such as Suzhou Hangren Optoelectronics Co.