On 3rd June, Zhang Zongxiang, vice-mayor of Jinan city visited the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with persons in charge from the Bureau of Science and Technology, Economic Committee, Innovative and High-tech Industry Development Zone and other related departments of Jinan. Prof. Liu Weimin, director of LICP, introduced the history, development situation, science and technology innovations, talent team, establishment of the research and development platforms, industrialization of scientific and technological achievements and so on to the visitors and accompanied them to the exhibition room, State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation and Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province. Then they paid a visit to Prof. Xue Qunji, member of Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the Academic Committee of LICP and had a forum with the personnel concerned.
Vice-mayor Zhang Zongxiang said that through the 50 years of development, LICP has made prominent contributions to the national economic construction and science and technology development and at present LICP possesses national level science and technology platforms with substantial S&T achievements and a mature management system. He hoped that through the cooperation with the scientific research institutions and enterprises in Jinan, the S&T achievements of LICP could be transferred and industrialized in Jinan to make more contributions to the social-economic development of Jinan. At the same time Jinan could provide LICP with sufficient support service. Director Liu Weimin said that it was the mission of LICP to provide scientific support service for the regional social-economic development and it was also the requirements by the state and Chinese Academy of Sciences for the institutes. With the support of Jinan government and relevant departments, LICP would investigate the scientific needs of Jinan, explore efficient cooperative modes and strive to make due contributions to the transfer and industrialization of science and technology achievements and other aspects for Jinan.
