New Thought for Innovation Development: Grafting Industries
Author：汪建 Source：深圳创新发展研究院 Date：2016-03-21
On March 17, Mr. Jian Wang, CEO of Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), joined the Public Lecture Series of Shenzhen Innovation Development Institute, and delivered a speech titled “New Thought for Innovation Development: Grafting Industries.” Upon its breakthroughs in generic research, BGI is planning to different institutions in education, healthcare, innovation, etc. and “graft” onto the field of scientific research.
Wang believed that Shenzhen is still lacking behind in education, healthcare, and generic research and development. The effect of introducing foreign universities and hospitals as a solution is debatable; the municipal government should consider “grafting” the local corporations with innovation potential when developing high-quality education and healthcare, creating a giant value chain and industrial cluster that “magnifies” the productivity by developing a chain reaction that involves research findings (science research institutions), technology development (applied scientific research institutions) and industry development (factories).
“I wholeheartedly believe that Shenzhen can not just lead China but become the forefront of the world in the next wave of development,” Wang said that innovation requires not just the passion and contribution of the public and technology workers; but also changes in institutions that facilitate and safeguard the evolution of innovation. He wished that Shenzhen can grasp this opportunity.
Talking about the flaws of education in Shenzhen, Wang suggested “grafting ” the locally born technology industry onto a new model. Relying on foreign and new universities can hardly resolve the problems in higher education, and organizations like BGI can also breed outstanding postgraduates and doctors. Technology can convert into education, “My belief in education is that higher education and the forefront of technology should be in proximity. Industries and education should [be able to] absorb new technologies.”
Wang also suggested Shenzhen to “graft” when it comes to healthcare development, as he claimed that BGI has submitted a proposal to the Shenzhen municipal government to build a generic research institution that meets some of the significant demands of mankind, approaching healthcare issues with integrated care instead of pharmaceuticals in the hope that “healthcare” would not be turned into an industry. BGI is currently industrializing agriculture and prenatal diagnosis: BGI now contributes to 70% of the global agrogenomics, and attempts to construct a new model of agricultural development; it has prevented birth defects of newborns with genetic tests, and has created the BGI International Community of Precision Medicine.
“BGI was ‘fighting foreign battles with foreign rifles,’ which looked great on the surface but we were in fact subject to others’ control. Now we have finally able to ‘fight foreign battles with local rifles,’” Wang said that BGI has localized the genetic testing instruments and has become a world-class sequencing center, collaborating with prominent businesses like Alibaba Cloud and Huawei. He believed, unlike industrial economy, biotech economy needs genetic resources, not land resources. Over the next 10 to 30 years, life economy would be the next most vigorous economy.
Wang believed that Shenzhen is still lacking behind in education, healthcare, and generic research and development. The effect of introducing foreign universities and hospitals as a solution is debatable; the municipal government should consider “grafting” the local corporations with innovation potential when developing high-quality education and healthcare, creating a giant value chain and industrial cluster that “magnifies” the productivity by developing a chain reaction that involves research findings (science research institutions), technology development (applied scientific research institutions) and industry development (factories).
“I wholeheartedly believe that Shenzhen can not just lead China but become the forefront of the world in the next wave of development,” Wang said that innovation requires not just the passion and contribution of the public and technology workers; but also changes in institutions that facilitate and safeguard the evolution of innovation. He wished that Shenzhen can grasp this opportunity.
Talking about the flaws of education in Shenzhen, Wang suggested “grafting ” the locally born technology industry onto a new model. Relying on foreign and new universities can hardly resolve the problems in higher education, and organizations like BGI can also breed outstanding postgraduates and doctors. Technology can convert into education, “My belief in education is that higher education and the forefront of technology should be in proximity. Industries and education should [be able to] absorb new technologies.”
Wang also suggested Shenzhen to “graft” when it comes to healthcare development, as he claimed that BGI has submitted a proposal to the Shenzhen municipal government to build a generic research institution that meets some of the significant demands of mankind, approaching healthcare issues with integrated care instead of pharmaceuticals in the hope that “healthcare” would not be turned into an industry. BGI is currently industrializing agriculture and prenatal diagnosis: BGI now contributes to 70% of the global agrogenomics, and attempts to construct a new model of agricultural development; it has prevented birth defects of newborns with genetic tests, and has created the BGI International Community of Precision Medicine.
“BGI was ‘fighting foreign battles with foreign rifles,’ which looked great on the surface but we were in fact subject to others’ control. Now we have finally able to ‘fight foreign battles with local rifles,’” Wang said that BGI has localized the genetic testing instruments and has become a world-class sequencing center, collaborating with prominent businesses like Alibaba Cloud and Huawei. He believed, unlike industrial economy, biotech economy needs genetic resources, not land resources. Over the next 10 to 30 years, life economy would be the next most vigorous economy.
