From Zero to Infinity: Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Future Industry Innovation and Technology Conference Co

Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment Co., Ltd. jointly held the "Shanghai Jiao Tong University Future Industry Science and Technology Innovation Conference" with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, focusing on technological innovation and capital empowerment.

On the afternoon of December 21st, under the guidance of the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, the Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the Shanghai Education Commission, and the Minhang District People's Government, the "Shanghai Jiao Tong University Future Industry Science and Technology Innovation Source Conference" jointly hosted by Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Jiao Tong University was successfully held at the Minhang Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in the Zero Bay area. The theme of this conference was "Jiao Tong as the Source, Linking the Future". Focusing on scientific and technological innovation and capital empowerment, it gathered more than a hundred guests including academicians, experts, industry leaders, and financial capital to jointly explore the path of industrialization of scientific and technological achievements and plan a new ecosystem for future industries. Chen Jie, a member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and the Vice Mayor; Ding Kuiling, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Xia Kejia, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Municipal Government; Wu Qiang, the Deputy Secretary of the Minhang District Party Committee and the District Mayor; Yuan Guohua, the Secretary of the Party Committee and the Chairman of Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment Co., Ltd.; Xi Lifeng, the Executive Vice President of Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Dai Minmin, the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and the President of Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment Co., Ltd.; Chen Zhineng, the Secretary of the Party Committee and the President of the Shanghai Branch of the Bank of China; Chen Dong, the Deputy Director and the First-class Inspector of the Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission; Qu Wei, the Deputy Director of the Municipal Science and Technology Commission; Zhao Zhen, the Deputy Director of the Municipal Education Commission; Hu Weiwei, the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Lu Wen, the Member of the Party Committee and the Vice President of Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment Co., Ltd.; Wang Mengying, the Deputy President of the Shanghai Branch of the Bank of China, and other guests attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Zeng Xiaoqin, the Standing Committee Member and the Vice President of the Party Committee of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

01 Speech Session

Vice Mayor Chen Jie said that Shanghai is deepening the construction of an international science and technology innovation center and focusing on cutting-edge fields such as biomedicine and integrated circuits to build world-class industrial clusters. He pointed out that universities are the main force in basic research and the source of major scientific and technological breakthroughs. As the "source of living water", Shanghai Jiao Tong University has made remarkable achievements in deploying high-level platforms in relevant fields. He hoped that all parties would bravely shoulder their missions and carry out original research; deepen cooperation and build a full-chain mechanism of "basic research - industrial transformation - financial support". Shanghai will provide the best guarantee to transform the innovation sparks at the "zero point" into the driving force for high-quality development.

President Ding Kuiling said that in 2026, Shanghai Jiao Tong University will celebrate its 130th anniversary and start a new journey in the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The next five years will surely be a crucial practice in transforming the "source of living water" of scientific and technological innovation into the "powerful driving force" of new productive forces. Shanghai Jiao Tong University hopes to work with many partners to take the lead in scientific and technological innovation and the last mile of scientific and technological achievement transformation. By achieving these two goals, they will jointly contribute to the accelerated development of new productive forces and the construction of a modern industrial system!

President Dai Minmin said that "innovation source" is the "source of living water" that determines the direction and strength of the scientific and technological innovation wave and the "key move" to seize the strategic high ground in global scientific and technological competition. Looking forward to this conference as a new starting point, she hopes to work hand in hand with all parties, including Shanghai Jiao Tong University, to be the "transformer" of innovation achievements, the "accelerator" of future industries, and the "coupler" of coordinated development, and jointly make greater contributions to the country's accelerated achievement of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and the construction of Shanghai's five centers.

02 Fund Report

At the meeting, Shanghai Guotou Futeng Capital reported on the phased work of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Zero Bay Science and Technology Innovation Fund. The fund officially started its investment operations on December 27, 2024. It gives full play to the disciplinary advantages of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the industrial resources of the state-owned investment company, covering early-stage scientific and technological achievement transformation projects. Part of the investment income of the fund will be used to support the school's scientific research, talent cultivation, and innovation incubation, aiming to build a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem. Currently, it has successfully invested in 10 high-quality "Jiao Tong - affiliated" projects led by top scholars, covering cutting-edge fields such as integrated circuits, biomedicine, artificial intelligence, high - end equipment, and advanced materials, injecting strong impetus into the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.

03 Ceremony Session

During the ceremony session, the "Science and Technology Innovation Rainforest Innovation Ecosystem Plan" and the "Second Phase of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Future Industry Mother Fund", jointly participated in by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment Co., Ltd., and the Shanghai Branch of the Bank of China, were launched successively. Multiple parties will cooperate to accelerate the improvement of the activity of scientific and technological achievement transformation and the technology transfer ability, create an all - round entrepreneurial and innovative atmosphere, and build an innovation ecosystem for universities. The conference also held the award ceremony for the 2025 Jiao Tong "Future Leading Enterprises" and "Future Star Enterprises", commending a group of enterprises with outstanding innovation capabilities in fields such as intelligent technology, life and health, and new energy.

04 Expert Sharing

This conference also specially set up the "Great Minds Lecture" and "Future Scientists Elevator Speech" sessions. Jin Zhijian, a tenured professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Director of the Shanghai High - Temperature Superconducting Materials and System Engineering Technology Research Center, and the founder of Yixi Technology; Jin Xianmin, a professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the founder and CEO of Turing Quantum; Dai Guohao, an associate professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the co - founder and chief scientist of Wenwen Core Dome; Zhong Hansen, the founder of Qisuan Guangqi; Guo Taijie, an alumnus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the CTO of Deep Union; Liu Pengfei, the assistant dean of the Future Energy Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the chairman of Honghu Fusion; Liu Yaoqi, an associate researcher at the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the founder and CEO of Zhongke Tiansuan, respectively shared the development trends of cutting - edge technologies with the guests.

05 Round - Table Forum

In addition, the round - table forum of the conference was themed "How Capital Empowers Future Industries", hosted by Zhang Yang, the investment director of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Zero Bay Science and Technology Innovation Fund of Futeng Capital. Guests from industrial funds, corporate CVCs, university transformation platforms and other parties deeply explored the key role of capital in technology incubation, scenario implementation, and ecosystem construction.

Innovation Pioneers Foresee the Future, Collaborators Build a Long - Term Future Together

Just as the logo of this conference implies the "zero point" (from 0 to infinity), Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Shanghai State - owned Capital Investment Co., Ltd. are continuously deepening their strategic cooperation, building a full - chain ecosystem from basic research to industrialization, promoting the efficient flow of innovation factors, and helping the efficient transformation of scientific and technological achievements from the "first mile" to the "last mile". Standing at the starting point of the new