Forum on promoting university technology transfer held in Beijing

The Forum on Promoting University Technology Transfer opened on Saturday at the Beijing University of Technology.

As the first event of its kind held during the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) annual conference, it has attracted representatives of hundreds of domestic and overseas universities and enterprises to explore new models to enhance the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.

The three-day forum has gathered more than 500 sci-tech achievements brought by over 100 universities and research institutions. The event saw the release of a compilation of outstanding cases of sci-tech achievement transformations among universities.

In order to improve the transformation of scientific and technological achievements made by colleges and universities, The Beijing municipal government has introduced a series of measures in recent years and built a platform for university technology transfer through the Zhongguancun Forum.

"To ensure researchers' interests, the research team should receive 80 to 90 percent of the income generated by university technology transfer. Additionally, researchers who have made outstanding contributions should be given a green channel when applying for promotion. The Zhongguancun Forum serves as a shining example of a national-level science and technology event. We aim to create an environment wherein our expert team can commercialize our patented technology while meeting the needs of enterprises and providing social science and technology services for the society," said Jiang Zeting, Party Secretary of the Beijing University of Technology.

The ZGC Forum kicked off on Thursday in Beijing. It focuses on cutting-edge fields from artificial intelligence to life sciences and new materials over the course of the five-day session, scheduled to close on Monday.

Forum on promoting university technology transfer held in Beijing

Shanghai, China's financial hub, and several other eastern Chinese cities have been flooded due to Typhoon Pulasan, and drainage efforts are in full swing.

Pulasan, the 14th typhoon of the year, made its second landfall in Shanghai's Fengxian District at around 21:45 on Thursday after first making landfall earlier that day in Zhejiang Province.

Since midnight on Friday, parts of Shanghai's Pudong New Area have experienced increasingly heavy rainfall, resulting in flooded streets and temporary school closures.

Local authorities have intensified drainage efforts on waterlogged roads and in swamped neighborhoods.

Similarly, in neighboring Jiangsu Province, Rugao, a county-level city, was hit by a downpour from 7:00 to 17:00 on Friday. By 18:00, local firefighters had responded to more than 60 cases, carrying out drainage and rescue operations.

Typhoon Pulasan deluges eastern Chinese cities