On October 17, the third “Most Beautiful Zhejiang People, Most Beautiful Scientists and Technologists” release ceremony was held in Hangzhou, sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology. Happy husband, vice governor of Zhejiang Province, attended the ceremony and awarded prizes to the winners. Sheng Shihao, Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial Federation of Social Sciences, Dong Guibo, Deputy Secretary General of the Provincial People’s Government, He Almond, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Lv Jianchu, President of Zhejiang Radio and Television Group, Song Zhiheng, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and other relevant units attended the release ceremony. Li Lanjuan, an academician of the CAE Member, and 12 scientific and technological people from the forefront of innovation were selected as “the most beautiful Zhejiang people, the most beautiful scientific and technological people”. They continued to fight for epidemic prevention and control, contribute their wisdom to scientific research, build dreams and endow energy for innovation and entrepreneurship, take root in the frontline of benefiting people through science and technology, adhere to their original intentions, dare to innovate and make contributions, and set an example for science and technology workers in the province.
Among them, there were “the most beautiful rebels” who fought continuously for the prevention and control of the epidemic and used science and technology to snipe at the epidemic: during the epidemic, Li Lanjuan, an academician of the CAE Member and director of the National Key Laboratory for Infectious Diseases Diagnosis and Treatment of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, led the team to carry out emergency scientific research while rescuing patients on the front line of the epidemic, and raised hopes for patients; Ye Jun, Vice President of Alibaba Group, led the team to quickly launch the “health code”, helping the country resume production and let people see the “Zhejiang wisdom” of digital governance; Zhang Gui, secretary of the Party branch of the Microbiological Laboratory of the Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, led a team to fight day and night, successfully isolated COVID-19 strains, laid an important foundation for vaccine research and development, and demonstrated the “Zhejiang speed”; Sheng Jifang, director of the Infection Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, guided the clinical treatment and consultation of critical patients in the province, and as a core expert, promoted the success rate of treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia patients in the province to 99.8%.
Among them, there are “science and technology leaders” who have overcome difficulties and bravely climbed the scientific research peak: Bao Hujun, deputy director of Zhijiang Laboratory, led the team to independently develop the open source platform of Zhijiang Tianshu artificial intelligence, and set up a “bridge” between virtual and reality, with the mission of home and country in mind; Pu Shiliang, senior vice president of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., has devoted himself to the research of AI core technology for more than ten years, making important contributions to China’s digital security and AI development; Yu Faxin, the director of the Institute of Aerospace Electronics Engineering of Zhejiang University, has continuously overcome a number of technical barriers to promote China’s RF industry chain to achieve independent control and group breakthroughs; Hu Xinyang, Assistant Dean of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, has made remarkable achievements in the field of stem cell therapy for myocardial infarction, becoming one of the few Chinese female scientists who has stepped onto the global stage.
Among them, there are “dream builders of science and technology” who transform scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces and serve the society with entrepreneurship and innovation: Yao Xianping, president of Hangzhou Institute of Chemical Industry, adheres to the idea of “market orientation and combination of production, education and research”, and has undertaken more than 30 scientific research projects, all of which have achieved industrialization. He has successively established 16 enterprises for transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and has achieved a total income of 9.1 billion yuan, becoming the leading enterprise in the field of scientific research and transformation of achievements in the domestic starch derivative field. The founder of Hangzhou Yousida Biotechnology Co., Ltd., especially Min, has insisted on the research and development of molecular diagnostic technology for more than ten years and has made a series of innovative achievements. At the beginning of the epidemic, the company quickly developed reliable and effective nucleic acid detection reagents to serve more than 100 hospitals, making the virus “nowhere to hide”.
Among them, Cai Weiming, deputy director of the Institute of Horticulture of Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, has been a “science and technology envoy” who has rooted in Jinhua Wuyi for 12 years. From “showing to the farmers” to “leading the farmers to do”, let the mushroom planting industry in Wuyi realize the transformation from poverty alleviation industry to rich industry. Pu Jinbao, director of the Medical Resources Research Center of Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, helped the local people establish a genuine brand of medicinal materials in Pan’an during his tenure as a science and technology envoy in Jinhua Pan’an, which greatly improved the economic benefits of drug farmers. At the same time, he led the team to actively carry out the research and development of COVID-19 traditional Chinese medicine preparations during the epidemic, which played an important role in reducing the incidence of severe diseases, shortening the treatment cycle, helping the resumption of work, production and schooling, etc.
In the past year, our province has made great efforts to promote the construction of three scientific innovation highlands, namely, “Internet plus”, “Life Health” and “New Materials”. Innovation resources have been enriched, innovation achievements have emerged, innovation vitality has continued to burst, and a large number of advanced model representatives of scientific and technological workers have also emerged. The 12 “the most beautiful Zhejiang people and the most beautiful scientific and technological people” selected in this selection stood out from 130 candidates through democratic recommendation, primary election review and expert review. The advanced deeds of these scientists and technicians will greatly inspire the scientific and technological workers in our province, encourage them to learn the most beautiful and strive for the best, and contribute to the construction of high-level innovation provinces and “important windows”.
(Source: Department Office, Provincial Science and Technology Publicity and Education Center)