江苏省产业技术研究院

Specialized Institutes

With the goal of meeting both national strategic and industrial development needs, JITRI has built a number of specialized research institutes and technology innovation centers with core R&D capabilities to support the industrial development of Jiangsu Province and China. As of 2021, JITRI has established 59 specialized research institutes in the fields of advanced materials, energy & environmental protection, information technology, advanced manufacturing, biology & medicine, etc.

The specialized research institutes focus on industrial technology R&D, transformational research as well as incubating start-ups. JITRI has established a mechanism to integrate R&D with incubation and investment. Newly established institutes operate in a model of joint investment and joint ownership of equity, where the core R&D team of the institute is the majority shareholder, while JITRI and a local industrial park (where the institute is located) are the minority shareholders. The R&D income belongs to the core team of the institute, and all shareholders can profit from the returns.

A number of specialized research institutes already set up by prominent universities and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have been restructured and brought into the JITRI system in accordance with the new model. In this way, JITRI effectively stimulates innovation and motivates researchers. JITRI implements a "one institute, two systems" model at these research institutes, which allows researchers to carry out basic research under the auspices of colleges and universities, while engaging in application development and technology transfer at the institutes.

JITRI does not fund its specialized institutes in the traditional way, but rather implements a performance evaluation system focusing on their efficiency in providing technologies (including technology transfer, technology investment, and technical services) to enterprises, which determines the amount of future financial support from JITRI. By doing so, the institutes' R&D capacities are closely coupled with market needs.

In order to align with major national strategic priorities, JITRI is leading the effort of establishing the Yangtze Delta National Center of Technology Innovation. It has also built innovation platforms in advanced materials, integrated circuits, and other fields, in addition to its specialized research institutes and enterprise joint innovation centers. The national technology innovation centers, guided by the needs of enterprises and projects, aim to attract domestic and overseas top talents, integrate innovation resources, carry out joint R&D across organizations, make breakthroughs in a number of strategically important fields, and form landmark achievements.

List of Institutes

Information Technology

Jiangsu Integrated Circuit Application Technology Innovation Center Institute of High Throughput Computing Institute of Application Specific Integrated Circuits Institute of Wireless Communications and Information Transmission Technology Institute of Future Networks Technology Institute of Mobile Communication Technology Institute of Advanced Packaging National Supercomputing Center in Wuxi Institute of Smart Liquid Crystal Technologies Institute of Organic Optoelectronics Institute of Deep Perception Technology Institute of Intelligent Integrated Circuit Design Technology Brain-Machine Fusion Research Institute Institute of Future Urban Application Technology Jiangsu 3rd-Generation Semiconductor Research Institute
Advanced Materials

Yangtze River Delta Advanced Materials Research Institute Institute of Membrane Science and Technology Institute of Nano Application Technology Institute of Carbon Fiber and Composite Material Institute of Jiangsu Metallurgical Technology Research Sunan Institute for Molecular Engineering, Peking University Institute of Advanced Polymer Materials Technology Institute of Novel Metals and Applied Technologies Research Institute of Carbon Fiber & Composite Application Technology Institute of Organic Functional Materials and Applied Technology
Equipment & Manufacturing

Equipment Technology Research Institute Precision and Micro-Fabrication Technology Institute Robotics and Intelligent Equipment Institute Fluid Engineering Equipment Technolgy Institute Advanced Laser Technology Institute Advanced Vehicle Technology Institute Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology Institute Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Institute Road Engineering Technology and Equipment Institute Institute of Energy Vehicle Technology Micro-Nano Automation Technology Institute JITRI-SIOUX Joint R&D Center Ultra-Precision Processing Technology Research Institute Intelligent Optoelectronic Systems Institute Advanced Composites Molding Technology and Equipment Institute
Biology & Medicine

Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Institute of Biomaterials and Medical Devices Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Institute of Food Biotechnology Institute of translation research and drug innovation Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology Institute of Brainsmatics Institute of Advanced Drug Delivery Technology Institute of Comparative Medicine Innovation Center for Social Technology and Aging
Energy & Environment

Advanced Energy Materials Research Institute Institute of Water Environmental Engineering & Technology Institute of Water Environmental Engineering & Technology Institute for Process Modelling and Optimization JITRI-TOPSOE Joint Innovation Center Global Green Technology Center (GGTC)