Zhangjiang Science City ensures that they have no worries about financing, and private enterprises lack funds. | Science City | Zhangjiang
"We have common requirements in the second level laboratory, can we share them?" "Can investment funds cover a wide range? Don't be too far away or too close. It's good to see new companies, but it's bad to see old companies." "There are many companies in the science city, and the leading industry is only a part of it. Policy support should be diverse." "It's difficult for genetic drugs to pass customs, affecting imports and exports. Can we speed up?"... On the afternoon of June 16th, at the Zhangjiang Science City Forum on Promoting High Quality Development of Private Economy, entrepreneurs put forward various questions and suggestions.
This symposium was jointly organized by the Pudong New Area Federation of Industry and Commerce and the Zhangjiang Science City Construction Management Office. 20 outstanding representatives of private enterprises from Zhangjiang Science City, together with multiple departments in Pudong New Area, discussed and proposed opinions and suggestions on the participation of private forces in the expansion and improvement of Zhangjiang Science City and the promotion of high-quality economic development.
"The private economy has always grown together with Zhangjiang, accounting for 70% of the total size of the Science City. It has become an important foundation for stabilizing the economy, an important subject of technological innovation, and an important support for financial development." Peng Song, Executive Deputy Director of the Shanghai Promotion of Science and Technology Innovation Center Construction Office and Standing Committee Member of the Pudong New Area Committee, said that Zhangjiang will treat private enterprises as "its own people" and create conditions to support the development of the private economy.
"The biggest pressure when starting a business is financing. The smaller the enterprise, the more difficult it is to obtain financing, especially for science and technology innovation enterprises, which require a large amount of research and development investment in the early stage. Therefore, the growth of enterprises cannot be separated from the cultivation and care of the government." Pan Acudong, Chairman of Heyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd., has been entrepreneurial for 18 years. In his opinion, Zhangjiang Science City's care for enterprises is very thoughtful.
At the meeting, Pan Acudong, as the President of the Zhangjiang Science City Chamber of Commerce, signed the Financial Service Station Listing Agreement with Yu Chen, Secretary General of the Financial Service Chamber of the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce, on behalf of both chambers of commerce. Pan Acudong said, "The signing and cooperation of the 'urban linkage' this time has provided better credit resources and more convenient financing services for private enterprises in Zhangjiang Science City, reduced financing costs for small and medium-sized enterprises, and better ensured the 'worry free financing' of private enterprises."
An entrepreneur present said that he came to Zhangjiang with a backpack and drove an Audi out of Zhangjiang; Some people also say that the office space of their own enterprises has expanded from 12 square meters to 100000 square meters... Zhangjiang Science City has been open for more than 30 years and has also witnessed the development of private enterprises along the way. At present, the total number of private enterprises in Pudong has reached 260000, accounting for over 86% of the market share. In 2021, the total revenue of enterprises in Science City exceeded one trillion yuan for the first time; Last year, the compound growth rate of fixed assets exceeded 12%. After the expansion and improvement of the area, the planned area of Zhangjiang Science City has expanded from 95 square kilometers to about 220 square kilometers. Many enterprises that were originally not in the core area will directly enjoy the policy dividends of the Science City, which is more conducive to promoting the development of the private economy.
Speaking of the development of the enterprise, Liu Jian, the general manager of Concino Biology Co., Ltd., mentioned that the first vaccine product they made in 2017 was Ebola vaccine, and they didn't make any money at that time. But because of this product, the adenovirus carrier technology platform was built, and COVID-19 vaccine could be quickly made later. Liu Jian said, "It takes time for a company to grow. We appreciate the help provided by the Pudong government and hope that the government can continue to pay more attention, support, patience, and confidence to innovative enterprises like us."
Bao Chunlei, General Manager of Boyan Technology Co., Ltd., has been deeply cultivating in Zhangjiang for many years. In her opinion, Zhangjiang Science City has spared no effort in supporting enterprise innovation, and has made every effort to cultivate the growth of science and technology innovation enterprises, providing many application scenarios for enterprises to open up the market as much as possible. "Zhangjiang's development is advancing rapidly, and its application scenarios are also very open. Our partners are willing to work with us here to cultivate. As a science and technology innovation private enterprise, we have a great sense of gain in Zhangjiang."