Overview

About NICE
The NATIONAL INNOVATION CENTER par EXCELLENCE(NICE) is a comprehensive national technology innovation center approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China. As the operating entity is the Shanghai Yangtze Delta Innovation Institute, NICE is jointly built with relevant institutions in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces. It is positioned to realize the transformation from science to technology, with the core mission of promoting key technology research in important fields. It promotes transfer, transformation and industrialization of scientific and technological achievements in collaboration with industries, universities and research institutes, and supplies technologies and commercialization services for industrial development of the Yangtze Delta region of China.
About the Yangtze Delta Region
Population
236
(~17%)
million
THE NATIONAL TOTAL
GDP
24.1%
THE OVERALL NATIONAL GDP
R&D Spending
29.8%
THE NATIONAL TOTAL
Foreign Direct Investment
~40%
THE NATIONAL TOTAL
Largest recipient of FDI inflow to China
Regional Contribution
8%+
THE GLOBAL MANUFACTURING OUTPUT
NICE Positioning
A Pilot for Sci-tech
Organizational Reform
A Nexus for Innovation
Resources Allocation
A Platform for Key
Technology Collaboration
A Catalyst for High-quality
Industry Development
NICE is positioned to embrace the core mission of promoting key technology research breakthrough in important fields; synergize enterprises, universities and research institutes to promote the transfer , application and industrialization of scientific & technological achievements; supply source technologies & transfer services for industrial development; play the strategic & leading role in achieving High-quality & integrated development of the Yangtze Delta.