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Dec. 01, 2023
On December 1st, the 2023 Tengchong Scientists Forum, themed "Technology Leading the Future" and "Science and Green Development," opened at the Tengchong Science Hall. Top scientists from home and abroad, university presidents, renowned entrepreneurs, and representatives from the financial sector will gather in Tengchong to focus on topics such as technological innovation, higher education, sustainable corporate development, and cutting-edge international science for extensive exchanges.
The 2023 Tengchong Scientists Forum is jointly hosted by the People's Government of Yunnan Province and the China Association for Science and Technology, with joint support from Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Nankai University, and co-hosted by the Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Yunnan Association for Science and Technology, Baoshan Municipal People's Government, and the New Technology Development Center of the China Association for Science and Technology.
forum will follow the "1+10+X" model, organizing one opening ceremony and keynote forum, and will feature 10 parallel sub-forums, including the Presidents' Forum, Young Scientists Forum, Industrial Innovation and Development Forum, Entrepreneurs Innovation Forum, Lancang-Mekong Regional Science and Technology and Humanities Exchange Forum, International Frontier Science Forum series, Biodiversity and Modern Agricultural Development Forum, Energy Materials Forum, Immunotechnology and Clinical Translation Forum, and the First Ethnic Medicine Technology and Industry Development Forum. as well as a series of special events including the Seminar on Innovation and Development of Technology Finance Innovation, a series of events on the deep integration of media empowered by technology, a series of innovative development activities in the big health industry, the 2023 China-US "Health Bridge" series of events, China-Korea science exchange activities, exhibitions and matchmaking of scientific and technological innovation achievements, academician science popularization on campuses, and a seminar on digital Silk Road security.
At the opening ceremony, the highly anticipated inaugural "Tengchong Science Award" was officially announced. Professor Lu Yuming, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and known as the "father of non-invasive prenatal testing," and Professor Zhang Feng from MIT, a Chinese-American scientist and internationally recognized pioneer of CRISPR-Cas gene editing technology, were honored. This award is the first to be established entirely in Chinese mainland, selected from domestic and international organizations, with individual prize money reaching 10 million RMB. It is also the first in China to be directly named after a border city by a social force to establish a science and technology award.
2023 Tengchong Scientists Forum places greater emphasis on international perspective, integrating into national needs, and serving local development. This year's forum continues the highlights of the first edition, continuously hosting the "International Frontier Science" and "Lancang-Mekong Region Science and Humanities Exchange" forums, aiming to create a model for science and culture exchange and cooperation in the Lancang-Mekong region, and promoting neighboring countries to jointly explore sustainable development paths; Closely aligned with Yunnan Province's "3815" strategic development goals, multiple thematic forums and series of activities have been set up around life sciences and health, biodiversity, modern agriculture, and other fields, providing a platform to serve major scientific and technological needs in key industries and fields.
At the opening ceremony, centralized signing of talent introduction projects and investment promotion projects was also held. So far, the Tengchong Scientist Forum has facilitated more than 90 talent introduction projects in Yunnan Province, attracted more than 200 talents, and facilitated over 100 investment promotion projects, with a total investment exceeding 62 billion yuan, covering key industries such as the digital economy, biomedicine, advanced equipment manufacturing, modern logistics, and food and consumer goods processing and manufacturing.
