About the Centre

 

 

 

 

Cambridge University - Nanjing Centre of Technology and Innovation (the CUNJC) is the first research institute established by University of Cambridge outside of UK, and it is also the only Centre of science and technology innovation that is named after University of Cambridge overseas. As a supporting platform for University of Cambridge's cooperation in China, the Centre covers international high-end original scientific research projects, innovative research and development, achievement transformation, international academic exchanges and talent training.
The Centre is committed to integrating the research system and expert team of University of Cambridge, and in-depth cooperation with local famous universities, research institutes and industrial partners in China. Aiming at the frontiers of world’s science and technology, the Centre aims to promote the two-way docking of the world's top universities and international innovation resources with local needs, form an innovative cluster of top resources, comprehensively improve the level of regional technological innovation and transformation efficiency, assist in the construction of a modern industrial system led by technological innovation, and promote the integration of technological innovation to a new level.
The Centre adopts an innovative cooperation model for central operations, supplemented by scientific and standardized project research management and a fair and just benefit-sharing mechanism to enhance its effectiveness. Through a new innovative transformation mechanism, the Centre's willingness, relying on University of Cambridge’s rich innovation experience, deep innovative foundation and leading innovative transformation capabilities, combined with the needs of local enterprises, extensively conducted multi-fields, multi-professionals, and multi-directional innovative cooperation without a preset model, cultivating innovative talents and establishing new R&D institutions to guide the establishment of more innovative technological companies. 

 

 

Vision of the Centre

 

 

● Integrate the high-end research system and expert team of University of Cambridge, and cooperate with local research institutes, enterprise platforms and expert teams in China to collaboratively develop and produce market-oriented innovation.

● Aiming at the frontiers of the world’s science and technology, strengthen high-level original research, form a major key technology generation mechanism, and build a world-class scientific and technological innovation platform and achievement transformation Centre.

● Build an innovative transformation ecosystem with good growth potential, outstanding technological advantages, and a complete industrial chain, comprehensively improve the level of technological innovation and transformation efficiency, and contribute to the local development. 

● Fully support University of Cambridge's various cooperation in China, become a support platform for the university's activities and development in China, and help the two-way integration of famous universities and institutes. 

● Create an important window for international cooperation and exchanges, promote the effective connection of international innovationresources with local needs, accelerate the gathering of talents and industries, and form a gathering of innovation for top resources. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Key Research Studies

 

 

 

 ▶ Information Technology and Renewable Energy  

With the integration of information technology, smart technology, and the energy industry such as "cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things, mobile Internet and smart city", intelligence and energy industry have nurtured new business models, for instance, smart drone inspections, robot butlers, etc., which will change energy production and the way of consumption.
We will use this as an opportunity to focus on the specific application of information industry technology in the new energy industry, develop intelligence for the deep integration of information technology and renewable energy, and promote the continuous improvement of new industrialization. 

 

 

 ▶  Biomedicine and Health Care

 

The research and development of biomedical technologies such as genetic testing and targeted therapy are also important areas of technological innovation.
We start from the theoretical basis of physiological mechanisms and conduct technical research in the fields of pathogenic mechanism research, gene cell screening, tumor treatment, big data mining in the health sector, and targeted drug development by different ways such as identifying genes, verifying animal models, and studying pathogenic molecules.
Based on the advanced experimental research platform of University of Cambridge, we will actively cooperate with domestic and foreign experts and scholars and biopharmaceutical companies to create a joint community of development. 

 

 

 ▶  Smart City and Environmental Protection

 

The new type of urbanization led by smart cities is a sublation of the development of traditional cities. It is people-oriented urbanization of quality improvement and smart development.
To build a smart city, it is necessary to establish a resource-saving and environment-friendly technological system, and use green technology to solve new problems in urban development.
We will focus on the construction of smart city infrastructure platforms by optimizing cloud computing design methods, improve the functionality of the hardware equipment of the environmental protection construction platform, and make progress in research on the core technologies of digital modules, to create an environment-first, ecologically livable smart city.  

 

 

 

 

 ▶   Zero Carbon and Sustainable Development

Zero carbon is the goal of human survival to achieve the concept of nature, health and harmony, and the pursuit of "sustainable development" in production and life.
"Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets." Relying on the new development concept, we will focus on zero-carbon energy, zero-carbon buildings, zero-carbon transportation, zero-carbon agriculture, zero-carbon services, zero-carbon life and other fields, and combine with the geographical environment, resource endowments and ecological conditions in order to carry out related research on technical routes, technology development, technology integration and application, to achieve a high degree of integration of nature, man, and technology, and to achieve green, circular and sustainable development of human production and lifestyle.