On October 24th, the Peking University Special Event on Green Technology Commercialization within the framework of the UN WIPO GREEN City Accelerator Project Beijing Pilot was successfully held in Beijing. The event was jointly guided by the Beijing Intellectual Property Office (BIPO) and the China Office of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and co-hosted by Bluetech Clean Air Alliance and the Science and Technology Development Department of Peking University.
Deng Yuhua, Advisor of the China Office of WIPO, stated that today's event is one of the Beijing pilot activities of the WIPO GREEN City Accelerator Program. She expressed gratitude to BCAA and the Science and Technology Development Department of Peking University for their invitation. As a UN agency responsible for innovation, creativity, and intellectual property, WIPO is committed to supporting the development of green technologies and innovative solutions, and working with various stakeholders to address climate change. She was pleased to see many innovative green technologies from Peking University at today's event and hoped that, with the promotion of BCAA, these technologies could be accelerated on the WIPO GREEN cooperation platform for more efficient industrial application, contributing to global sustainable development.
Li Guangming, Director of the International Division of BIPO, pointed out that Beijing is a hub for universities and research institutes nationwide, with top institutions like Peking University nurturing numerous outstanding scientific research talents and achievements. He hoped that the representatives of Peking University's green technology projects participating in today's event could seize this opportunity to effectively connect with industry and investors, accelerate the commercialization of their achievements, and leverage the WIPO platform to go global and enter the international stage of global sustainable development.
In the keynote speech session, Wang Ale, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Development Department of Peking University, shared the progress of technology commercialization at Peking University with the topic "Promoting the Integrated Development of Scientific and Technological Innovation and Industrial Innovation - Practices of Technology Commercialization at Peking University." Wang Ale systematically introduced Peking University's unique ecosystem for technology commercialization, focusing on intellectual property management, university-enterprise and university-locality scientific and technological cooperation, and technology commercialization funds, which integrates the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain. He expressed that as one of the initiating organizations of the cooperation network for green technology commercialization within the framework of the UN WIPO GREEN City Accelerator Beijing Pilot Program, the Science and Technology Development Department of Peking University will continue to play a bridging role between the supply and application sides of scientific and technological innovation, accelerate the transfer and commercialization of green scientific and technological achievements, and promote the sustainable development of green industries in China and globally.
Intellectual property plays a crucial role in the transfer and commercialization of scientific and technological achievements. This event specifically included an intellectual property training session. Tonny Xie, Director of BCAA, and Lin Wei, Senior Partner of Beijing Docvit Law Offices, shared their insights on "IP Strategy for Green Technology Enterprises" and "Intellectual Property Risks and Prevention for SMEs," respectively.
Tonny Xie noted that from 2016 to 2022, the China National Intellectual Property Administration received more than 36% of global green and low-carbon patent applications, making China the most active country in global green innovation. In various fields such as new energy, energy storage, and hydrogen energy, China is transitioning from a follower to a leader. How to leverage intellectual property to build a core competitiveness and differentiated brand advantage, thereby achieving industrial dominance and pricing power, allowing enterprises to resist risks and continuously obtain excess profits, is the key path to creating new productive forces. Universities and research institutions are the cradle of core intellectual property, and intellectual property work is crucial in transferring top-level scientific research achievements into industries through commercialization.
Lin Wei expressed his honor to participate in the event as a guest and share his knowledge on intellectual property risks and prevention for SMEs. His lecture covered the basic introduction of intellectual property, common risks faced by various types of intellectual property, risks associated with the source of rights, considerations and potential risks in the creation of rights, risks in the operation of rights, and considerations for risk control. Additionally, he presented relevant knowledge through case studies.
Effective commercialization of scientific and technological achievements and efficient use of intellectual property also necessitate addressing the matching issue between supply and demand. Representatives from Tencent, GCL, and Jiangsu Feixiang Group were invited to present and release their green technology needs at this event.
Wang Weikang, Senior Expert at Tencent Carbon Neutral Lab, stated that the first phase of the Carbon Search Initiative, initiated by Tencent, aims to jointly invest flexible catalytic capital with industry and investment partners and connect industrial forces to promote the large-scale application of cutting-edge low-carbon technologies. The initiative focuses on innovative carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies, publicly solicits project proposals, builds demonstrative CCUS system landing projects, incubates startups with positive economic potential, and supports the development of CCUS foundational capabilities. We will announce a new phase of the initiative before the end of this year, and we welcome everyone to stay tuned.
Cui Chengdong, IP Director of the GCL Integrated Crystalline Silicon Research Institute, introduced that GCL Group is a green and low-carbon technology enterprise led by various forms of new and renewable energy, including wind, solar, storage, hydrogen, ammonia, and alcohol, under the guidance of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. Founded in 1990, the group has adhered to technology leadership and digital empowerment for 34 years, conducting energy technology innovation around silicon materials, lithium materials, carbon materials, and core materials for integrated circuits, driving manufacturing and application revolutions through material revolutions to promote the energy revolution. GCL Integrated is committed to becoming a world-leading one-stop smart integrated energy system integrator. The GCL Integrated Crystalline Silicon Research Institute, where I work, currently looks forward to establishing good cooperation with more scientific research units and institutions related to the upstream and downstream of crystalline silicon photovoltaics IP.
Xu Hanyang, General Manager of the Strategic Investment Department of Jiangsu Feixiang Group, introduced that founded in 1970, Jiangsu Feixiang Group has accumulated a solid foundation in fine chemical research and development, production, and global business expansion through 50 years of unremitting efforts and strategic management, ranking among the leading enterprises in China's fine chemical industry. The group has always focused on investing in scientific and technological research and development for long-term sustainable development. Currently, it seeks cooperation with technologies and teams that offer excellent solutions in three areas: innovative electrolyzed water hydrogen production technology, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology, and carbon footprint information management.
Four outstanding representatives of green innovation projects from Peking University presented their projects and technologies during this session. The presented green technology solutions included research projects from Peking University and entrepreneurial projects from Peking University alumni. The main responsible persons of each project shared their insights sequentially and engaged in discussions with the guests on site.
Professor Liu Sitong from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, expressed her gratitude to the organizers for the invitation. Through today's event, she learned how to use intellectual property tools for achievement commercialization and risk prevention, and gained insights into the green technology needs of Tencent, GCL, Feixiang, and other major enterprises. After the technology presentation, there was face-to-face communication between industry parties and investors. The entire event was well-structured to meet the key needs of achievement commercialization, and they gained much from it. She looked forward to having more opportunities to participate in related thematic events organized by the organizers in the future.
Li Bin, Partner of SV1898 Group, said that the projects presented today were highly technologically advanced. SV1898 Group is the pride of every alumni shareholder and the link between the Silicon Valley Bay Area and Peking University alumni in China! It will continue to uphold the century-old tradition of Peking University leading the trend and adhere to the concept of innovative and pragmatic actions, connecting alumni, especially entrepreneurial alumni, both domestically and internationally. He also hoped for better continued cooperation with WIPO and CAIA to better serve Peking University alumni.
Zhao Lijian, Director of the Green Technology Center of the Beijing Green Finance and Sustainable Development Research Institute and Executive Director of Carbon Credit Technology, emphasized that promoting scientific and technological innovation and achieving carbon neutrality through technological means is the fundamental path, and for technology to truly play its role, financial support is indispensable. The projects presented today are at different stages of development and possess unique core technologies, making them very distinctive. The Green Technology Center of the Beijing Green Finance and Sustainable Development Research Institute will also actively promote financial resources such as venture capital and equity investment to provide funding support for the early development, commercial pilot projects, and large-scale application of more carbon neutrality technologies. He looked forward to having more exchanges with such excellent green technology projects.
Liu Donghai, Partner of Yuanhe Capital, said that their fund focuses on early and mid-stage project investments, with technological achievement commercialization as the entry point and seed funds as the starting point. The projects presented today are highly compatible with the project development stages they focus on. This event was novel in format and rich in content, and he looked forward to having more opportunities to participate in similar themed events organized by the organizers and exchange ideas with more excellent early-stage projects.
Wang Yicheng, Managing Director and Investment Director of Minsheng Equity Fund, expressed that today she has witnessed many excellent projects in the field of green technology from Peking University, among which there are technologies worthy of further in-depth discussion. She thanked the organizer for the invitation. Relying on the large platform of its parent company Minsheng Securities, Minsheng Equity Investment Fund implements the development strategy of "Investment Banking + Investment + Investment Research." She looks forward to seeing more high-quality projects in green innovative technology and working together to achieve the dual carbon goals.
Guests who attended and participated in this event also included representatives from faculty, students, and partners of Peking University. This event was also the seventh session of the "Innovate for a Green Future" green technology intellectual property activity.
