Liu Ruo Peng: Suggestion For Shenzhen To Establish A Consortium Of State Key Laboratories

As a city of science and technology, technological innovation is the driving force at the bottom, which is inseparable from the support of unique talents and R & D system. With the formal implementation of the "dual zone driven" strategy and the development goal of "Shenzhen will be built into a city of innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity with global influence" proposed by the Ministry of science and technology, Shenzhen has ushered in a major historical opportunity.

Against this background, Liu ruoping, deputy to the National People's Congress and President of Shenzhen Guangqi Institute of science and technology, found that the operation mode of Shenzhen State Key Laboratory is very different from that of other cities, and has Shenzhen characteristics. Therefore, the two sessions of the NPC and CPPCC this year put forward the proposal of "supporting the construction of National Key Laboratory Consortium in Shenzhen pilot demonstration zone".

Recently, in an interview with 21st century economic reporter, Liu ruoping said: "relying on their respective industries, the five state key laboratories in Shenzhen carry out basic scientific research on core technologies in major key fields. These basic researches will not only affect the technological development trend of the country in the fields of communication, Internet, national defense, life science, but also affect relevant industries In the future. "

He further said that Shenzhen should first try, establish a National Key Laboratory Consortium, and summarize and promote the innovation mode of "Bell Laboratories" group to the whole country, so as to challenge the world's leading scientific and technological topics.

Stimulating innovation: focusing on the establishment of laboratory and personnel training

The competition of city and science and technology is actually the competition of talents. It is particularly important to cultivate bases suitable for the growth of talents and stimulate their innovation ability. Among them, enterprises, laboratories, universities and other institutions play an important role.

As the fourth national comprehensive scientific innovation center approved by the state, Shenzhen is different from several other innovation centers, Liu said. In terms of quantity, there are only 5 state key laboratories built by enterprises in Shenzhen, which is the smallest compared with more than 130 in Beijing and dozens of state key laboratories in Shanghai and Anhui.

In terms of operation mode, he pointed out that the operation mode of the five state key laboratories in Shenzhen is very similar to that of Bell Laboratories in the United States. Bell laboratory is a Key Laboratory of important basic science in the United States, which has produced many outstanding achievements in scientific research. Nobel Prize and Turing prize winners emerge in large numbers.

From a global perspective, the rise of emerging enterprises can not be separated from the intensive investment in R & D. It is unnecessary to say much about the famous Bell laboratory in the history of science and technology. For example, before the establishment of ASML, the scientific research of Philips Physics Laboratory (natlab) provided important technical support for its development in the future. At that time, natlab had quite sufficient research funds and Resources for scientists to study freely and make breakthroughs in various fields.

In view of the important contributions made by the five key laboratories in Shenzhen in the national advanced equipment, life science and other related fields, Liu ruoping suggested that, firstly, Shenzhen should first try, establish a National Key Laboratory Consortium, and summarize and promote the innovative mode of "Bell Laboratories" group to the whole country, so as to challenge the world's leading scientific and technological topics.

Second, we should strengthen the training of talents, reform the talent evaluation system, and strengthen the national talent echelon in the field of cutting-edge technology. Third, promote the operation mechanism of Shenzhen State Key Laboratory. Fourth, set up targeted funding projects for frontier research of large-scale scientific devices, and provide corresponding supporting policies and financial support to support the construction and operation of large-scale scientific research facilities, and provide sharing for research institutions and enterprises in the upstream and downstream fields.

At the same time, Liu Ruo Peng also put forward suggestions on the cultivation of doctoral talents in emerging fields. "In recent years, the international exchange of Chinese students has been affected and restricted, which makes us face new challenges in terms of talent introduction, training, and the development of emerging scientific fields. In particular, we should encourage the State Key Laboratories of enterprises in Shenzhen to cultivate doctoral talents in their professional fields, and form a complete science and education system based on the industrial platform, so as to meet the country's increasing demand for talents. "

From R & D to commercial: mass production of Guangqi metamaterial Technology

As one of the state key laboratories in Shenzhen, Guangqi's research results and commercialization path have attracted much attention. Especially in the past two years, the commercialization of photoluminescent metamaterials has started a turning point.

"In 2012, we established the first metamaterial pilot line in China. By the beginning of 2017, we began to produce and manufacture the first generation of metamaterials. At that time, the yield was very low, and later reached 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% Yield began to climb a little bit, until 2020, we delivered a yield of 97.7%, but there is still a gap between our final target of 99.99% Liu Ruo Peng told reporters of the 21st century economic report.

With the gradual mass production this year, he also admitted that the pressure has increased significantly. "Last year, our second generation metamaterials basically covered China's important cutting-edge equipment, and also achieved a milestone breakthrough, making metamaterial technology develop from a new technology into a mainstream technology. This year, the production of metamaterials is no longer a small batch, but directly facing the manufacturing and delivery of large quantities, which is a very big challenge for us. "

Guangqi's engineers have been fighting on the front line. Liu Ruo Peng recalled to the reporter, "our base staff did not have a rest on the new year's Eve, and they have been spinning around the axis, mainly because the speed of loading is too fast. We calculated that in 2021, the amount of metamaterials needed to be manufactured in 2021, in terms of kilograms, exceeded the total of the past 11 years, but our production and R & D resources did not reach the total of the past 11 years. Although the pressure is very high, we still need to ensure the normal delivery. "

He also said that this year, Guangqi will realize mass production of the third generation metamaterial technology. Based on the time for mass production of a new generation of technology every 24 months, the fourth generation of metamaterial technology will be produced on a large scale in 2023, so the fourth generation of metamaterial technology is now in the process of intense research and development.

In parallel with mass production and R & D, domestic scientific and technological research institutions and enterprises such as Guangqi are also faced with external constraints. "Whether it is basic research or major strategic industries, it has brought great harm to the stability of the enterprise's supply chain. Therefore, these cutting-edge technology enterprises must enter the" Nanniwan ". Only by self-reliance can they have enough food and clothing, and there is no other choice Choose. As metamaterials belong to a new field of basic disciplines, we have made a lot of development and investment in the early stage. At present, it has been further extended to the material level at the bottom level, and each link is independent innovation. " Liu said.

As for the pattern and Prospect of metamaterials, Liu said that two years ago, all kinds of metamaterials were in full bloom. No matter in cutting-edge equipment groups and research institutes, there must be no lack of metamaterials in their development fields and directions. Ni Yuqing, reporting group of the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress of China Southern finance and economics all media group reports from Shenzhen