On October 31, 2018 Pujiang Innovation Forum - Technology Service Industry Forum - Global Technology Transfer Conference was successfully held in Hongqiao Condé Nast Hotel, Minhang District, where the 2018 Hurun Shanghai Technology Service Provider List was released. Minhang District Science and Technology Committee, Shanghai Institute of Technology and University of Waterloo signed a number of cooperation agreements. The French branch of the National Technology Transfer Eastern Center was officially inaugurated.

Minhang District Science Committee and University of Waterloo Technology Transfer Centre Signing Ceremony

 

Signing Ceremony between SUSTech and the University of Waterloo - Biomedical Engineering Field

Signing ceremony between Shanghai Polytechnic University and University of Waterloo - Technology Transfer Area

Opening ceremony of the French branch of the Eastern National Technology Transfer Center

 

Organized by Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission and Minhang District People's Government of Shanghai, and hosted by National Technology Transfer Eastern Center and Shanghai Institute of Technology, the forum focused on the "Global Technology Transfer Conference" and discussed topics such as assessment of technology achievements, assessment of technology value, response to intellectual property issues, and exploration of technology transfer innovation practices in universities and institutes around the world. It will conduct in-depth discussions and exchanges, providing a platform for the ecological environment of global technology transfer, as well as international exchanges and cooperation.

 

Mr. Xie Jihua, President of the National Technology Transfer Eastern Center, presided over the forum. Yang Xianwu, Deputy Director General of the Department of Transformation of Achievements and Regional Innovation of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and Luo Dajin, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission, attended the forum and delivered speeches. Yang Xianwu, Deputy Director of the Department of Transformation of Achievements and Regional Innovation of the Ministry of Science and Technology, said that in recent years, the country has attached great importance to the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and in the process of improving the technology transfer system and environment in line with China's science and technology innovation development, it is necessary to accelerate the training of a number of interdisciplinary, high-quality composite talents who can adapt to technology transfer. Luo Dajin, deputy director of Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission, said that with the development of science and technology service industry, the role of technology transfer agencies as a bridge between supply and demand for high-quality science and technology achievements has emerged, Shanghai will also cultivate the market of service agencies, so that they can "grow up". "Get together", "Use it", "Specialize".

 

Mr. Xie Jihua, President of the National Center for Technology Transfer East, moderated the forum.

Yang Xianwu, Deputy Director of the Department of Transformation and Regional Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology, made a speech.

Luo Dajin, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, made a speech

 

With the growing importance of the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, the third-party service list Hurun Report also focuses on technology transfer agencies for the first time, and has released the 2018 Hurun Shanghai Technology Transfer Agency Leaders Top 5, 2018 Hurun Shanghai Technology Transfer Agency Emerging Top 10, 2018 Hurun Shanghai Technology Service Technology Managers Top 10 list, which will better serve the industry Benchmarking.

 

2018 Hurun Shanghai Technology Transfer Organization Leading Top 5 Award Ceremony

2018 Hurun Shanghai Technology Transfer Agency New Top 10 Award Ceremony

2018 Hurun Shanghai Technology Services Technology Managers Top 10 Award Ceremony

 

The technology transfer conference invited scholars and experts from Germany, UK, Canada, Israel and other academic circles and industries at home and abroad, Trevor J. McMillan, President of Keele University, UK, Liu Qiyan, Deputy Director of China Institute of Science and Technology Information, David Faraggi, former President of University of Haifa, Ding Xiaodong, President of Shanghai Institute of Technology, Assistant Director of University of Waterloo, and others. Dr. Bernard Duncker, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kiel, and Zhang Jianwei, member of the Hamburg Academy of Sciences, delivered keynote speeches. Specialized practice institutions are necessary for academic innovation around the world. In Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Israeli Academia, David Faraggi, former president of the University of Haifa, mentions that what makes Israel an innovative and entrepreneurial country is its education, military, business culture, government support, financial environment, and past successes. He argued that research institutions need to have their own independent technology transfer centers and that fault tolerance is extremely important for an innovative environment. Technology transfer experts from Shanghai Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Zhejiang University, Tsinghua University, Hurun Report, National Technology Transfer Eastern Center and other well-known technology transfer universities, institutions and research institutes conducted a roundtable forum on university technology transfer transformation and the growth of professional technology managers.

 

Trevor J. McMillan, Chancellor, Keele University, United Kingdom
University Innovation and its Role in Regional Economic Development

Liu Qiyan, Deputy Director, China Institute of Scientific and Technological Information, China
Data-Driven Innovation Services: Opportunities and Challenges for China

Ding Xiaodong, President, Shanghai Institute of Technology
Exploration and Practice in the Construction of Technology Transfer System at Shanghai Institute of Technology.

 

David Faraggi, former Rector, University of Haifa
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Israeli Academia

Jianwei Zhang, Member of the Hamburg Academy of Sciences, Germany
Interdisciplinary Globalization of University Innovation in the Age of Intelligence

Bernard Duncker, Assistant Vice-Chancellor, University of Waterloo
Interdisciplinary University Research Cooperation for Technology Transfer and Innovation Development

Daniel Marti, Global Head of Government Affairs, RELX (Reed Communications Group)
Intellectual Property Protection in Intellectual Property Transactions and Assessment of Technological Achievements

 

Round Table Forum I: Exploring the Practice of Technology Transfer Innovation in Global Universities and Institutes

Round table II: The growth path of career and technical managers

 

In addition, in order to do an in-depth job of connecting various aspects of technology transfer, explore efficient modes of technology transfer and transformation, strengthen the construction of global technology transfer and transformation channels, and explore ways of landing transnational technology projects, the National Center for Technology Transfer East invited Chinese and foreign guests to hold a closed-door meeting on the internationalization trends of global technology transfer, and explore feasible technologies through focused dialogues and exchanges. The path of transfer cooperation, in-depth communication and understanding of the technology transfer situation and development of each country, integration and sorting out the existing resources, complementing each other's strengths and looking for win-win opportunities.

 

Leaders from the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Municipal Science and Technology Commission, Minhang District Science and Technology Commission, National Technology Transfer Eastern Center, leading enterprises of Shanghai's science and technology service industry, representatives of the dual science and technology service industry, platform representatives, Minhang District representative enterprises and 300 others attended the forum.