The Three Core Advantages of an Independent Innovation Laboratory —— An Interview with Dr. Li ,Technical Director of Shanghai Qingyan Chemical Laboratory
发布时间：2019-08-03 浏览次数：469次
Against the backdrop of the accelerated transformation and upgrading of the chemical industry, Shanghai Qingyan Chemical Laboratory has successfully broken international technological monopolies in multiple fields with its unique independent innovation system. In an interview, Dr. Li Ming, the technical director, systematically analyzed the laboratory's three core advantages for the first time.
I. Technological Autonomy: The Leap from "Following" to "Leading"
1. Autonomous Control of Key Technologies
The laboratory spent five years developing the "bimetallic synergistic catalytic system", which successfully broke through the foreign technological blockade on high - end polyolefin catalysts. By adjusting the spacing between metal sites, this technology has tripled the catalytic efficiency and reduced costs by 40%. It has currently been applied to the metallocene polyethylene production line of a petrochemical enterprise, increasing the product's added value by 25%.
2. Empowering Innovation with a Proprietary Database
The "Compound Reaction Parameter Database" established by the laboratory has recorded more than 5,200 reaction data, covering 18 dimensions such as temperature, pressure, and catalyst ratio. Through the self - developed AI retrieval system, researchers can complete the matching of similar reaction conditions within 30 minutes, shortening the synthesis cycle of new compounds by 60%. In a pharmaceutical intermediate project, the synthetic route designed with the assistance of the database increased the yield from 62% reported in the literature to 78%.
II. Flexible Decision - making Mechanism: The "Innovation Engine" for Rapid Market Response
1. Agile Management throughout the Project Life Cycle
The laboratory's "three - level decision - making matrix" enables dynamic allocation of R & D resources:
- Strategic projects (such as solid - state electrolytes) are examined and approved by the technical committee, with a cycle of 3 - 5 years.
- Tactical projects (such as OLED intermediates) implement the "28 - day fast - track", and it only takes 4 weeks from project initiation to sample delivery.
- Emergency projects (such as raw materials for COVID - 19 detection reagents) activate the 24 - hour response mechanism.
Typical case: A display technology company urgently needed a new type of OLED blue light - emitting material. The laboratory's technical team completed molecular design, synthesis optimization, and device testing within 28 days through combinatorial chemistry methods. The product's color purity reached 99.6%, far exceeding industry standards.
2. Cross - field Technology Transfer
The "Technology Gene Bank" established by the laboratory has achieved cross - field applications of 12 technologies:
- The SEI film regulation technology of lithium - battery electrolytes has been applied to the cosmetics anti - corrosion system, developing a long - acting antibacterial formula.
- The pore - channel design concept of CO₂ capture materials has been transferred to drug - controlled release carriers, extending the release cycle of anti - cancer drugs by three times.
- The material surface modification technology has been used to develop new photoresist additives, breaking the monopoly of Japanese companies in this field.
III. Long - term Value Accumulation: Building an Innovation Ecosystem
1. Sustained R & D Investment
The laboratory's annual R & D investment accounts for 18% of its revenue, with a cumulative investment of over 230 million yuan in the past three years. In the field of new energy, the independently developed lithium - sulfur battery cathode material has entered the pilot - scale stage, with a specific capacity exceeding 1200 mAh/g. In terms of bio - based materials, the developed polylactic acid copolymer can be completely degraded within six months.
2. Customer Technology File System
The laboratory has established exclusive technology files for more than 300 long - term customers and achieved product iteration and optimization through big data analysis:
- The product purity of an electronic chemical customer has been increased from 99.99% to 99.9995%.
- The rheological modifier optimized for a coating enterprise has increased the construction efficiency by 40%.
- The biocompatibility test pass rate of products for medical consumable customers has increased from 85% to 98%.
3. Industry - University - Research Collaboration
The "Green Chemistry Joint Laboratory" jointly established with Fudan University has produced 17 patents, 3 of which have been industrialized. The national standard "Functional Additives for Lithium - Ion Batteries", in which the laboratory participated in the formulation, will be officially implemented in 2025.
Dialogue with the Technical Director
Question: How do you maintain the sustainability of technological innovation?
Dr. Li : We have established a three - level talent echelon of "basic research - application development - industrialization", with young researchers accounting for 45%. At the same time, 3% of our annual revenue is used for high - risk exploratory projects, such as the quantum dot light - emitting materials we are currently researching.
Question: How do you view industry competition?
Dr. Li: The real competitive barrier lies in the ability to innovate continuously. We have already laid out the research and development of next - generation technologies, including an AI - driven molecular design platform and continuous - flow micro - reaction technology, which will become our core competitiveness in the next five years.
Conclusion
The development history of Shanghai Qingyan Chemical Laboratory confirms the core logic of independent innovation: technological autonomy is the foundation, a flexible mechanism is the guarantee, and long - term accumulation is the key. As Dr. Li said, "We don't want to be technology porters, but rather innovation ecosystem builders." This innovation paradigm provides a reference model for the high - quality development of China's chemical industry.
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