Industry Profile

Beijing stands as China's cradle for synthetic biology and a global innovation hub, boasting exceptional research infrastructure and a concentration of top-tier research institutions. Focusing on biomedicine, agricultural food, bio-based materials, and bioenergy sectors, Beijing facilitates the translation and commercialization of high-tech, economically impactful products. It has forged an ecosystem integrating research and development (R&D), translation, and application, emerging as a pivotal force driving global synthetic biology advancement. Capitalizing on its national strategic science and technology forces, Beijing actively pioneers frontier and interdisciplinary research, accelerating the convergence of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) with biotechnology. It strives for breakthroughs in critical domains such as high-efficiency precision gene editing, large-fragment gene synthesis and chromosomal integration, and novel biomolecular design, securing technological supremacy for the future.

Regarding industrial planning, Beijing prioritizes development in Changping District and the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area. Changping District deploys a "Technology Innovation Center + Four Pilot Platforms" framework, advancing technological breakthroughs in biomedicine and food sectors. The Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area focuses on industrial chain integration and scaled production, establishing a regional synergy model of "Beijing R&D + Tianjin-Hebei Translation."

Development Status

5 globally leading teams

Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University

Center for Synthetic & Systems Biology, Tsinghua University 

Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Beijing Normal University

Over 300 high-level talented people

80+ innovative enterprises

Representative Parks

Life Science Valley in Future Science City West Zone

Zhongguancun Life Science Park

BioPark

Beijing Yizhuang Biomedical Park

Daxing Biomedicine Industrial Base of Zhongguancun Science Park 

Zhongguancun Tongzhou Park Huoxian Township Medical and Healthcare Industry Cluster