Overview

Founded in September 2017, Zhejiang Lab (hereinafter referred to as ZJ Lab) is an important S&T innovation platform initiated by the Zhejiang Province to implement the strategy of innovation-driven development. It also represents Zhejiang Province's attempt to explore a novel type of state-sponsored research institution. Focusing on intelligent computing, ZJ Lab aims at three strategic needs for frontiers of strategy, scientific research paradigm revolution, and innovation of strategic industry to foster strategic technology powers, becoming an innovation source that serves and supports Zhejiang's innovation-driven development and a world-leading S&T innovation base.


ZHEJIANG LAB
Zhejiang Lab is a research institution established jointly by the Zhejiang Provincial Government, Zhejiang University and Alibaba Group in September, 2017. Emphasizing basic research, breakthroughs in key core technologies and development of core systems, Zhejiang Lab explores the frontiers and the key technologies in intelligent sensing, intelligent network, intelligent computing and intelligent system, aspiring to create an ecosystem for the research and development of intelligent information science, develops and promotes innovations with a global vision.
Institutional Mechanism
As China's first new mixed-ownership R&D institution, ZJ Lab insists on both S&T innovation and institutional innovation, and has built innovation mechanisms for research organization, talent evaluation, open innovation, transformation of achievements, and development of research culture, etc., which are driven by key strategic tasks, based on the philosophy of open science, and led by chief scientists. By fully mobilizing the innovation vitality of all staff of ZJ Lab and leveraging the institutional advantages of integrating ZJ Lab with Zhejiang University and Alibaba Group as two cores, a self-centered and synergy-based innovation ecosystem is formed.
  • Establish a research organization mechanism driven with key tasks
  • Promote the research management mechanism led by chief scientists
  • Establish a talent growth mechanism that enables young researchers to embrace responsibility and make a difference
  • Implement an evaluation and incentive mechanism based on research value and contribution
  • Build a self-centered interdisciplinary innovation mechanism with openness and collaboration
  • Develop an achievement transformation mechanism that is fully incorporated into the innovation ecosystem
  • Foster a research culture training mechanism centered on spirit of science