Ministry of Science and Technology: Support the construction of the National Center for Innovation in Synthetic Biotechnology

, Nov. 11 (Reporter Liu Wei) 11, the Ministry of Science and Technology website published a letter on supporting the construction of the National Center for Synthetic Biotechnology Innovation, in principle agreed to the National Center for Synthetic Biotechnology Innovation Construction Program. The letter replying to the Tianjin Municipal People's Government and
pointed out that the layout and construction of the National Synthetic Biotechnology Innovation Center is of strategic and practical significance for breaking through the technical bottlenecks in China's pharmaceutical, food, petrochemical and other fields, grabbing the commanding heights of global biotechnology and industrial development, and promoting the green and sustainable development of the economy and society.
the letter, the innovation center should take key technology research and development as its core mission to provide the source technology supply for the development of synthetic bio-related industries. We should accelerate the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements, build a carrier of innovative entrepreneurship incubation services, support researchers to carry out innovation and entrepreneurship with the transformation of scientific and technological achievements as the core, and foster the incubation of a number of small and medium-sized enterprises with core competitiveness.
" strategically oriented deployment of priority tasks. The letter points out that from the national strategy and industrial demand, the field layout and key tasks of the innovation center are mainly focused on the key core technologies and major application directions of synthetic biology, focusing on breaking through the technical bottleneck constraints of independent construction and engineering application of industrial enzymes and core strains, leading the construction of new technological paths for future bio-manufacturing, forming a supply of major key technology sources, and providing strong support for enhancing the innovation capabilities of enterprises and industries in the field of synthetic biology in China.
the letter proposed to build a test field for the reform of the scientific and technological system. We should improve the decision-making governance mechanism, construct the central director's responsibility system under the leadership of the council, and form a scientific governance structure that is jointly built and shared by many parties. We should strengthen the close coordination between relevant enterprises, colleges and universities, investment institutions and other co-construction entities, and build an innovation community of close integration of scientific research and market, benefit sharing and risk sharing. We should strengthen the open sharing of innovative resources and increase international scientific and technological cooperation and exchanges.
the letter stressed that the Tianjin Municipal People's Government and
should earnestly implement the agreement between the two sides, earnestly promote the implementation of various construction tasks, provide support and guarantee for the construction of the center in terms of infrastructure, policy guarantee, capital investment and innovative environment, and report annually to the Ministry of Science and Technology on the progress of the construction of the center. The Ministry of Science and Technology will strongly support the construction of the National Synthetic Biotechnology Innovation Center, support it in science and technology planning, project arrangement, platform construction, personnel training, policy pilot, etc., organize performance evaluation, and strengthen daily guidance and tracking services for the construction and operation of the center.