Guangzhou Development District, located in South China's Guangdong province, is focusing its attention on developing nanotechnology in order to become a world leader in the technology with independent intellectual property rights.

"At present, China's basic research on nanotechnology is at the forefront of the world, with up to 210,000 nanotechnology patents, however, China's transformation rate of the technological results is still very low," said Zhao Yuliang, director at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. "Translating these basic research findings into the productivity of our country is a challenge before us."

Relying on the advantages that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has in talented professionals and advanced industrial capability, Guangzhou Development District is aiming to transform research results in nanotechnology into applicable and marketable technologies and products, Zhao added.

Source: China Daily