On March 10, a delegation led by LI Xinjian, General Manager of Shenzhen Angel Fund Management Co., Ltd., visited Harbin Engineering University (HEU) for a research tour. Vice President HAN Duanfeng chaired the symposium. YANG Yuxin, Chief Engineer of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Heilongjiang Province, accompanied the delegation.
HAN Duanfeng extended a warm welcome to LI Xinjian and his team, expressing hope that the exchange would mark the beginning of a deep collaboration integrating Shenzhen Angel Fund’s capital, market, and industrial resources with HEU’s research capabilities, achievements, and talent pool. He emphasized the importance of advancing project selection, incubation, and fund empowerment across the entire process, aiming to elevate HEU’s technology transfer efforts to new heights.
LI Xinjian stated that Shenzhen Angel Fund plans to leverage its validation system to engage faculty and students in co-creating a closed-loop service model. The model will span technical validation, prototype development, and commercial deployment, supporting HEU in deepening its technology commercialization. The goal is to cultivate regionally distinctive strategic emerging industry clusters and establish a benchmark for integrating innovation, industry, and capital chains.
YANG Yuxin highlighted HEU’s robust research capabilities, which have yielded numerous nationally and internationally advanced technological achievements. He stated that the symposium serves as a vital bridge connecting the guiding fund with academic innovation resources. The provincial department will strongly support the collaboration, aiming to unlock the transformative potential and industrial value of the university’s cutting-edge research, while fostering resource integration between Shenzhen and Harbin for mutual growth and coordinated development.
XU Xiangdong, Deputy General Manager of Shenzhen Angel Fund, elaborated on the company’s strategy of “investing in early-stage, small-scale, and hard-tech initiatives.” He detailed how capital can facilitate technology transfer through a structured system encompassing achievement transformation, startup incubation, and industrial acceleration, fostering a two-way synergy between Shenzhen Angel Fund and Harbin Engineering University’s technology services.
Faculty representatives from the College of Shipbuilding Engineering and the College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering presented their institutions’ distinctive research strengths, showcasing key technological achievements with significant potential for industrial application.
