How to make "Maximum horses" racing

[When the talent power is in progress]

　　What is a new type of research and development institution?

For most people, I am afraid it is not very clear.

But its vigorous vitality cannot be ignored.

　　A few days ago, the General Office of the State Council issued a circular commending the 48 typical experiences and practices discovered during the eighth inspection of the State Council. Among them, 3 typical experiences and practices in Beijing were selected to establish and improve the "five new" mechanism to build new R&D institutions with high standards. Is one of them.

　　Where is the "new R&D institution" named and praised by the State Council?

How to stimulate the creative vitality of talents?

What is the demonstration significance?

The reporter visited several new R&D institutions in the Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone.

1 Let scientists enjoy scientific research

　　On September 29, 2021, Chang Kai, a researcher at the Beijing Institute of Quantum Information Science and others, published an article in the "Science" magazine reporting the latest research progress on single-layer chromium trichloride materials.

This means that Chinese scholars have taken the lead in making new breakthroughs in the research of quantum chip materials.

　　In 2019, after completing post-doctoral research at Max Planck Research in Germany, known as the "Cradle of the Nobel Prize," Chang Kai came to the Beijing Institute of Quantum Information Science with the ambition to make contributions to quantum science research in the motherland. Low-dimensional quantum materials team.

　　In recent years, Beijing has taken the construction of new R&D institutions as a platform and a means to strengthen the construction of high-level talent pools, and successively laid out and cultivated the Beijing Institute of Quantum Information Science ("Quantum Institute") and the Beijing Center for Brain Science and Brain-like Research ( A group of high-level international new research and development institutions, such as the "Brain Science Center"), and Beijing Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine ("Stem Cell Research Institute"), have made useful explorations in deepening the reform of the talent development system and mechanism.

　　Quantum technology is the frontier and hotspot of physics research today, and it is developing rapidly all over the world.

"Doing research in this field, every day I think about how to compete with international colleagues for the commanding heights of scientific research." Chang Kai said, "Fortunately, the Quantum Institute has stable funding support, a relaxed academic atmosphere, and administrative efficiency is very high. Working here, Really make scientific research a kind of enjoyment and fun."

　　Established in December 2017, the Beijing Institute of Quantum Information Science is a new type of research and development institution jointly established by the Beijing Municipal Government and many top academic institutions such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University and Tsinghua University.

"The Quantum Institute combines the advantages of traditional scientific research institutions with the advantages of new R&D institutions to create a scientific research platform with a smooth production-university-research chain." Lu Wei, a concurrent researcher at the Technology and Industrial Development Center of the Quantum Institute, and professor of the Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University Say.

　　"We strive to create an environment that allows scientists to do scientific research without distraction." Zhang Shuo, assistant to the dean of the Institute of Quantum, introduced that new research and development institutions such as the Institute of Quantum have carried out some breakthrough explorations in the innovation of systems and mechanisms. "Three haves", "three nos" means no institutional specifications, no staffing, no budgets allocated according to the "head". Actively explore the negative list of fiscal expenditures.

She said: "On this basis, the Quantum Institute is exploring to break the'high walls' between research units, between research and industry, and between disciplines. It hopes to achieve the trinity of scientific research, talent, and institutional mechanisms, so as to stimulate the greatest productive forces."

2 To escort those who break into "no man's land"

　　"The Brain Science Center has a good mechanism and atmosphere to support scientists to freely enter the "no man's land" and do interesting scientific research. This is very attractive to me." said Ma Jiyan, a senior researcher at the Brain Science Center.

　　In June 2021, Ma Jiyan, who has worked and lived overseas for 24 years, returned to China full-time and came to the Brain Science Center to devote himself to the research on protein misfolding and neurodegenerative diseases.

　　"Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease occur frequently in the elderly, and the increasingly aging society urgently needs us to conduct in-depth research." Ma Jiyan said, "Our goal is to develop effective prevention, diagnosis and treatment methods as soon as possible. "

　　Zhang Zegong, deputy director of the Brain Science Center, introduced that Beijing’s new R&D institutions vividly reflect the continuous deepening of the reform of “delegation, management, and service”, and the “five new” in mechanism innovation: implementation of a new operating system and new financial support policies , New performance evaluation mechanism, new intellectual property incentives, new fixed asset management methods.

　　"The new R&D institution advocates centering on scientists and is a'scientific research zone', which is a useful supplement to tradition." Zhang Zegong emphasized, "The most important starting point of the brain science center is scientific exploration. Whatever is beneficial to scientific research, it will do whatever it takes. Do."

　　"The Brain Science Center has established a complete technical assistance system." Zhao Fei, director of the Vector Engineering Center of the Brain Science Center, introduced, "For example, our team uses viruses as vector tools to deliver target genes to specific cells of experimental animals, so as to carry out countermeasures. Research on neural mechanisms or disease mechanisms. There are already 10 auxiliary platforms like ours in the brain center."

　　Why not rely on the market or the laboratory to complete the related work?

Zhao Fei said: "First of all, the repeated setup of facilities and personnel can be avoided. The services we provide uniformly are cheaper and faster. More importantly, various departments can communicate and discuss on special needs at any time, and the multi-disciplinary atmosphere is more effective. Inspire scientific research."

　　Zhao Fei, who has worked in traditional scientific research institutions for many years, said: “In addition to providing a relaxed environment for scientific research, new research and development institutions also free scientific researchers from the'tightening curse' of scientific research funding. Carefully calculate how to spend money as planned."

　　"Scientific research is a process of constant trial and error, and constant experimentation." Zhang Zegong said that the Brain Science Center is committed to building an open and innovative talent ecology, unwinding and decompressing scientists, and living up to the gift of spring, not missing the expectations of spring, and striving to be in the brain. Achieve cutting-edge technological breakthroughs in the field of science and brain-like scientific research.

3 Stimulate and condense the spirit of scientists

　　Wang Jinyong, a double-employed researcher at the Stem Cell Research Institute and a researcher at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, originally had excellent working and living conditions in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.

But there is always a voice in his heart: "my country is very lacking in the underlying core technology in the field of cell therapy, leading to the fact that imported drugs are always quoted at sky-high prices, breaking through the Western "stuck neck" technology, so that ordinary people can use my country's self-developed cell drugs. Is the mission of our generation of scientists."

　　"Cell therapy is an international cutting-edge technology that requires certain hardware and software platform conditions to achieve it." After many inspections, Wang Jinyong believes that the Stem Cell Research Institute is a place that allows himself and his team to achieve scientific research goals faster and better.

　　Call of Duty, all difficulties are not a problem.

In July 2021, he took the initiative to cut his salary and gave up the million-yuan personal cash reward. Wang Jinyong moved his family from Guangzhou to Beijing to set up a blood and immune cell regeneration technology platform.

　　"I like the atmosphere of the Stem Cell Research Institute very much. The spirit of scientists is very strong. Everyone has the feeling of serving the country with science and technology. They are united and cooperative, and do not care about personal gains and gains." Wang Jinyong said sincerely, "Here, I gained a sense of identity and found A sense of belonging."

　　"The biggest difference from traditional research institutes is that we have created a professional and full-chain talent support system." Lin Yu, assistant to the dean of the Stem Cell Research Institute, introduced that in the Stem Cell Research Institute, in addition to first-class hardware supporting facilities , There are also complete scientific research supporting forces such as resident entrepreneurs, intellectual property teams, transformation and incubation teams.

　　Defined as a new type of research and development institution, the Stem Cell Research Institute has created a scientific research environment that does not matter of origin, age, competition on the same stage, and inspires innovation.

In June 2021, the review results of the first "Zhiyi Researcher" of the Stem Cell Research Institute were announced.

As one of the five shortlisted candidates, Peng Yaojin is not a scientist engaged in life science research in the traditional sense. He is mainly engaged in the research of life science and technology law and ethics, intellectual property rights and standards.

　　As the director of the business legal affairs platform and the director of the ethics center of the Institute, Peng Yaojin led the team to focus on ethical, legal and social issues in the field of life sciences, deeply integrated into the cutting-edge biomedical team, and made cross-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary forward-looking research and judgments, which not only filled the Institute The gap in this field has also promoted the high-quality development of this field in China.

　　"We are mainly studying the innovation system in the field of life sciences, and escorting technological progress through institutional innovation and legislation." According to Peng Yaojin, in his work, he also found that many researchers only think of applying for patents before or even after the publication of the paper. This has led to the emergence of cases where the scope of patent protection is very small or not protected.

　　"We adopt the embedded research model, we step in when scientists get data, tell them which can apply for patents, and carry out global patent layout." Peng Yaojin said that the value of patents is fully protected, which also allows scientists and transforming companies to gain the rights and interests. Practically guarantee.

　　"The new type of R&D institution integrates scientific research, education, industry, and capital. Through a series of institutional innovations, pioneering trials have been carried out to successfully stimulate and condense the spirit of scientists, so that the'thousand horses' can compete with each other and continue to provide high-level talents for Beijing. With surging momentum.” said Liu Xuezhi, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Personnel Sciences.

(Our reporter Luo Xu and Zhang Jinghua)