On the afternoon of March 17, Zhejiang Governor ZHENG Shanjie visited Zhejiang Lab's new campus in Nanhu, Hangzhou. In particular, he inspected the Research Center for Healthcare Data Science, the Research Center for Cyber-Physical-Social Systems, and the Intelligent Robotic Research Center, and listened to reports on the lab’s major research outcomes. Zhejiang Lab President ZHU Shiqiang introduced the construction progress of the Nanhu Campus, as well as the lab's research developments.

At the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Governor ZHENG talked with principle investigators to learn the details of their research progress, expressing his appreciation for their achievements in areas such as intelligent healthcare and intelligent robotics. During the briefing on the project of the Multi-Center Intelligent Medical Information Platform, he made detailed inquiries concerning the platform's diagnostic efficiency and clinical data application standards. He pointed out that the project team should "focus on people’s well-being and strive for disease prevention." At the Intelligent Robotic Research Center, Governor ZHENG was impressed by the innovation technical solutions of the Cloud Control Platform for Intelligent Robots. He encouraged researchers to overcome critical obstacles to achieve profound and substantial breakthroughs.

Governor ZHENG said that he was excited about the latest breakthroughs achieved by the lab. He went on to emphasize that the lab should orient its research activities toward real-life problems and the development needs of Zhejiang’s industrial chains. In particular, the lab should carry out basic research to solve problems found in applied research, and guide the directions of applied research. Moreover, it should undertake a leading role to develop a provincial system of tech innovation, building the "ZJ Lab" brand and contributing to the innovation-driven development of Zhejiang and the whole nation. For the next step, the lab should focus intently on talent recruitment and development, building a more competitive talent team. Specifically speaking, the lab should recruit talent to better meet the needs of industrial development, formulate more effective talent support policies, design more demand-oriented overseas recruitment plans, and value the development of local talent. In addition, the lab should invest more innovation resources such as equipment, instruments, and human resources based on its development needs, improving both the hardware and soft environments for research innovation.

Other members of the inspection team included GAO Xingfu (Vice Governor of Zhejiang), LIU Xin (Mayor of Hangzhou), CHEN Xin (Secretary-General of the Zhejiang Provincial Government), DONG Guibo and XU Dake (Deputy Secretary-Generals of the Zhejiang Provincial Government), and heads of the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology, and the Provincial Department of Science and Technology. ZHANG Zhenfeng, Secretary of the CPC Yuhang District Committee and member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee, also joined the visit.