"From maker nurseries to incubators, to entrepreneurship accelerators, and to industrial innovation empowerment, we offer a full-chain service." Huang Meng, General Manager of Shanghai Junengwan Enterprise Service Co., Ltd., expressed in an interview that the Junengwan Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (hereinafter referred to as "Junengwan") serves as the primary entity for innovation and entrepreneurship incubation within the Shanghai Shibei Hi-Tech Park. It boasts a total incubation area of 48,400 square meters.
In recent years, Junengwan has been diligently working to advance innovation and entrepreneurship incubation, investment facilitation, professional value-added services, and the empowerment of industrial innovation. With the foundational work of incubation well advanced, it has continuously refined its service models, expanded its business scope, and focused on next-generation information technology.
In terms of talent services, Junengwan has taken a proactive approach by actively connecting with the resources that enterprises require. To implement the policy direction of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government on "entrepreneurship driving employment" and to expand incubation services, Junengwan has integrated resources from the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, the Shibei Vocational Training Center, and high-quality human resources companies to promote human resources services within the incubator. This initiative aims to help incubated enterprises benefit from policies and address their human resources challenges.
For instance, Junengwan actively identifies enterprises founded by returned talent that demonstrate strong innovation capabilities, significant development potential, and promising market prospects within the base, providing comprehensive support for their entrepreneurial endeavors. In 2022, Wang Guansheng, founder of Shanghai Lingsan Technology Co., Ltd., a company recommended by Junengwan, applied for the "2022 Start-up Support Plan for Chinese Returnees" under the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The base set up a dedicated advisory team to help the founder systematically review the company's operations and entrepreneurial journey, and guided him through the application process for talent projects. The team provided professional support at every stage, ultimately helping the founder secure the "Outstanding Entrepreneurship Project" award under the plan, along with special funding.
Since its inception in 2009, Junengwan has been honored with three national-level recognitions, including the "National Technology-based Enterprises Incubator" by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the "National SMEs' Public Service Demonstration Platform" by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the "National Entrepreneurship Incubation Demonstration Base" by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
As one of the first innovation and entrepreneurship incubation bases under the Shanghai Talent+ brand, Junengwan has advanced its talent development and actively assisted enterprises in introducing external expertise. Addressing the needs of start-ups, the incubator has introduced mentor resources at key development milestones and during specific business operations. Consequently, the base has been recognized as one of the first Shanghai entrepreneurship mentor studios designated by the Shanghai Technology Innovation Center. Furthermore, Junengwan has actively built a big data industry ecosystem. It has organized the Shanghai Open Data Apps (SODA) Challenge, expanding its reach beyond Shanghai to cover the Yangtze River Delta, connect with Northeast China and other regions, and attract innovative teams from overseas, thereby leveraging the competition to foster industrial agglomeration and the development of the industrial ecosystem.
Huang Meng noted that Junengwan has established itself as a platform for incubating vertical ecological enterprises, characterized by distinctive industrial features of cloud, data, intelligence, and chain. Spanning from underlying technologies in cloud computing, big data, AI, and blockchain to mid-level platforms and top-level applications, it has formed a solid foundation where leading enterprises take the helm and small and medium-sized technology-based enterprises achieve integrated development through synergy.
Similarly, as one of the first innovation and entrepreneurship incubation bases under the Shanghai Talent+ brand, the Shanghai University Science Park, also located in Jing'an District, has developed distinctive services for innovative and entrepreneurial talent.
At the finals of the 3rd Shanghai Talent+ Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition held on April 8, 2023, two enterprises—Yunguang Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Jinghai Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd.—instructed by the Shanghai University Science Park, secured a place among the top 21 in the entrepreneurship track. The park's award-winning performance ranked among the best in Shanghai. "As of now, over 1,300 enterprises have been registered in the park, including more than 50 high-tech enterprises, six promising technological innovation SMEs, 10 specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative enterprises, one company listed on the main board, one company listed on the science and technology innovation board, and four companies listed on the NEEQ. The annual tax revenue generated by enterprises in the park exceeds RMB 150 million." Founded in 1991, the Shanghai University Science Park is the first university science park established in Shanghai. Located within the Jing'an Campus of Shanghai University, the park is endowed with abundant university science and technology resources.
Since its establishment, the park has leveraged the research strengths and talent pool of Shanghai University to closely integrate innovation and market factors. It has been instrumental in consolidating innovation resources, facilitating the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, incubating technology startups, fostering innovative talent, and promoting open and coordinated development.
The Shanghai University Science Park falls within the policy coverage of the Greater Zhangjiang Area. Enterprises and high-end talent in the park are eligible to benefit from the policy support.
In March 2018, the university's patent "Advanced Tool Steel and Application Technology" was valued at RMB 30 million to establish a discipline-based company within the park. product quality matches that of international high-end counterparts, filling a domestic gap. In 2021, the company secured a strategic investment of RMB 70 million. In September 2021, the park facilitated the university's "Jinghai" unmanned boat technology patent, valued at RMB 42 million, to form a discipline-based company with a registered capital of RMB 105 million in partnership with collaborators, thereby translating scientific research and innovation into marketable outcomes to better serve economic and social development. In December 2021, the world's first 35 kV kilometer-level superconducting cable demonstration project was officially commissioned in Shanghai. Shanghai Creative Superconducting Company, nurtured within the park, supplied the core second-generation high-temperature superconducting tape for the project. This marks a significant milestone for the Shanghai University Science Park in serving major national strategic needs and addressing critical bottleneck technologies.
Furthermore, the park has established partnerships with service institutions for technology-based enterprises, including venture capital firms, financial institutions, banks, and funds. It maintains long-term collaborations with Innoangel Fund, Yiwei (Shanghai) Venture Capital, Shanghai STEP Technology Financial Services Group, Shanghai Moda Investment, Shui Di Shi Angel Fund, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Zhabei Branch, the Bank of China Limited Zhabei Branch, the Pudong Development Bank Zhabei Branch, the CITIC Bank Daning Branch, the Shanghai Branch of Haitong Securities, and China Securities, among others, to support enterprise development within the park.
Looking ahead, the Shanghai University Science Park will continue to strengthen its talent work brand, "Shanghai Talent+". It will establish and improve a talent innovation and entrepreneurship service system, with the Talent Gathering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Demonstration Base serving as a key platform. By leveraging science and technology innovation to drive industrial development, the park aims to create a distinctive impression and highlight the unique characteristics of Shanghai University and better serve national strategies and urban development. This will enable it to make even greater contributions to the economic and social progress of Shanghai, the Yangtze River Delta region, and the entire country.