Xiongan New Area will build a lab for Nobel laureates

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According to Xu Qin, the governor of Hebei Province, an alliance of Nobel laureates is planning to establish a science lab in Xiongan New Area in Hebei Province.

It is tasked with providing a good platform for scientists across the world to academically communicate, encouraging more scientific and technological talents to make breakthroughs in cutting-edge technologies.

Xiongan New Area/Xinhua Photo

"We have gathered a group of Nobel laureates and young scientists who are interested in going to work in China," Richard J. Roberts, who visited Hebei Province on Sunday as the chairman of the alliance.

Awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of introns in eukaryotic DNA and the mechanism of gene-splicing, Richard founded the Laureate Science Alliance, a nonprofit organization to support scientific and technological researcher worldwide.

"Hebei is willing to cooperate with the scientists to establish a science lab and even a ‘science town’, " said Xu. He emphasized that Hebei is glad “to hold scientific innovation forums and issue scientific awards in Xiongan New Area” as well.

Richard J. Roberts./Yicai Global Photo

"We would like to gather wisdom from all around the world to help build the area into an innovation hub and a gathering place for top scientists."

Wang Yuling, an official at the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integrated development office of the Hebei Development and Reform Commission, describe Hebei’s efforts as "another big step for the new area to develop into an innovation center with the world's wisdom."

About 100 kilometers southwest of Beijing, the establishment of the Xiongan New Area is designed to facilitate the coordinated development of three regions in the various fields, such as economic development and environmental management and protection.

Hebei aims to invest in Xiongan New Area to boost local economic development./Yicai Global Photo

Besides, it is tasked as a major center to receive noncapital functions transferred from Beijing, including scientific research institutes, universities, financial institutes and company headquarters.

So far, about 50 high-tech companies, including Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu, have set up branches in Xiongan New Area. In the future, the high-tech industry will be the core trend in the area, said the administrative committee of Xiongan New Area. At the same time, large data analysis and artificial intelligence are expected to be the primary driving forces for this new area.

Source(s): China Daily