On November 18, the Beijing Municipal Government Information Office held a press conference on the "Beijing Action Plan for Promoting the Commercialization of Scientific and Technological Achievements (2025-2027)." It was revealed that Beijing has preliminarily established a nationally leading ecosystem for transforming scientific and technological achievements. By 2027, the city aims to build a highly efficient and dynamic system for commercializing research outcomes.
**Key Focus 1: 3,000 Tech Startups by 2027** Yang Pu, Deputy Director of the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission and Zhongguancun Administrative Committee, stated that Beijing prioritizes the commercialization of scientific achievements to advance its international sci-tech innovation hub. Policies such as the "Beijing Regulations on Promoting the Commercialization of Scientific and Technological Achievements" have been implemented to address bottlenecks. Pilot initiatives, including rights assignment and separate management of job-related achievements, have also been introduced.
The Action Plan targets three stages—transferring, supporting, and implementing achievements—with five key measures to accelerate commercialization. By 2027, Beijing aims to establish 1,000 collaborative platforms, facilitate 5,000 technology development projects, incubate 3,000 tech startups (including 600 specialized "little giant" firms), and commercialize major breakthroughs aligned with national and local needs.
The plan outlines 20 tasks across five areas: - Strengthening corporate leadership by building joint labs and research centers. - Enhancing public services through institutional reforms and flexible commercialization agencies. - Activating market elements by expanding the pool of technology brokers and improving validation, pilot testing, and incubation platforms.
Yang Pu emphasized that Beijing will bolster corporate innovation via competitive funding mechanisms like "unveiling top priorities" and "horse racing." Cross-sector labs will be established, and financial support will be optimized through coordinated funding and investment mechanisms. A financial service system will also be developed to attract private capital, banking, and insurance resources.
**Key Focus 2: National University Tech Transfer Hubs** In late 2024, Beijing launched regional university technology transfer centers in Haidian (AI) and Fangshan (green energy). Zhang Yaotian, Deputy Director of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, noted that capital universities signed 30,332 contracts (worth ¥20.19 billion) in 2023 for tech transfers, licensing, and consulting—a 15% annual growth.
Notable achievements include breakthroughs in glioma-targeted drugs, solid-state batteries, and AI models. These efforts have cultivated leading firms, including STAR Market-listed companies and national "little giant" enterprises.
Haidian’s hub has screened 2,100 AI projects, with 40 spun off as startups, supported by dedicated computing labs and funding. Fangshan’s hub focuses on green energy, establishing seven pilot platforms and advancing nine projects via tailored funding models.
Future steps include reforming achievement rights allocation, diversifying university revenue models, and optimizing science parks.
**Key Focus 3: Clinical Research Excellence Program** Wang Yu, Deputy Director of the Beijing Health Commission, highlighted systematic medical innovation efforts. Beijing has identified 100 key medical challenges using tools like disease burden analysis and global treatment gap assessments.
A ¥200 million "Excellence in Clinical Research" program supports 30 projects across 25 hospitals, targeting 12 major diseases. Over 150 large-scale research devices (worth ¥500,000+) are now shared among institutions.
Since October 2022, pilot reforms at seven hospitals have spawned 24 projects, including 3D-printed skull flaps and digital therapies for mental health. A new 2.0 pilot scheme promotes data utilization, faster decision-making, and charitable funding for medical innovation.
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