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From identifying a technology
to growing a business.

Technology transfer is not a single transaction. We split the chain into five capability clusters and deliver the one that matches your stage — contract research when you need science, IP operations when you need an asset, cross-border services when you need a market.

01

Industrial terminals & SaaS

Cash flow
02

Contract research

Profit core
03

IP & capitalization

High margin
04

Cross-border services

Growth
05

Think tank & advisory

Capability
A

Service list

Six dimensions · itemized
CLUSTER 01

Industrial Terminals
& SaaS

Cash flow · Base load

Built on repeat purchase and high certainty. Hardware terminals open the scenario; SaaS subscriptions and systems integration build a stable inflow. This is the base load of the business.

Industry-standard terminals

Purpose-built terminals developed and deployed to industry standards, acting as the physical entry point for customer contact and data capture.

Tiered annual subscriptions

Standardized, tiered annual subscription products sized to customers of different scale, securing recurring revenue.

Application software

Applications customized to industry scenarios with continuous feature releases, raising stickiness and closing a software-plus-service loop.

Systems integration

One-stop integration connecting hardware, software and data flows — from point products to a whole solution.

CLUSTER 02

Contract Research &
University–Industry Collaboration

Profit core

Applied research driven by industrial demand and monetized through technology output, research services and commercialization — the core of revenue and profit. We take on commissioned research and horizontal projects for government and industry, and drive deep university–industry collaboration.

Commissioned research

Natural sciences, engineering, agricultural science and medical research, delivered on behalf of government and corporate clients.

Development · transfer · consulting

Three of the four technical services — technology development, transfer and consulting — taken to market.

Open-call challenge mechanism

Industry sets the question, science answers it, the market marks the paper: companies pose the problem, government and industry publish it, competitors bid, contracts are signed in the open.

Collaboration platform

A platform connecting laboratory results to industrial application, and making research spending repeatable.

CLUSTER 03

Intellectual Property
& Capitalization

High margin · Compounding

Full-lifecycle value capture: confirmation, valuation, balance-sheet recognition, trading and licensing, extending to investment banking and IP-backed securitization (ABS). Certificates become assets that can be priced, traded and financed.

IP valuation centre

A standardized valuation framework giving auditable support for pricing, recognition and trading of IP assets.

IP trading desk

A trading venue that matches transfers, licences and partnerships, restoring liquidity to dormant portfolios.

Capitalization projects

Securitization, pledge financing and other instruments implemented end to end, converting IP value into financial value.

Equity incubation

Early equity positions in high-potential IP projects, grown with capital and resources over time.

CLUSTER 04

Cross-border Services
Trade & Regional Cooperation

Cross-border · Growth
Policy frameworkBelt and Road Initiative · CEPA · Greater Bay Area

The full cross-border chain, linking quality resources at home and abroad, with regional coordination driving international cooperation and innovation in services trade. A network anchored in the Greater Bay Area, linked to Hong Kong, Macao and the Taiwan region, reaching RCEP and Belt and Road markets.

Cross-border technical services

Cross-border technical services, offshore R&D, cross-border IP licensing and international services trade.

Regional coordination

A Greater Bay Area focus including Hong Kong, Macao and the Taiwan region, extending into Belt and Road and RCEP cooperation.

International network

A Hong Kong branch coordinates overseas resources, a Greater Bay Area operations centre executes locally, and an international desk builds the global network.

Services trade applications

Policy applications and qualification work that open channels otherwise closed by regulatory barriers.

CLUSTER 05

Think Tank &
Industry Advisory

Capability monetized
Value logicTurning tacit knowledge into standardized, reusable capability

Top-level industrial planning and policy analysis, end-to-end capital markets advisory, standards and regulatory alignment, and expert support — covering the full lifecycle from strategic positioning to execution, as one integrated practice.

Industrial planning & policy

Top-level industrial planning, policy research and technology roadmaps for governments and industrial parks.

Capital markets advisory

Listing compliance and capital path planning, with a focus on risk control and investor engagement.

Standards & regulation

Aligning technology standards and market rules, driving the cycle from technology to product, standard and use case.

Expert network

Senior industry experts who support complex technical judgement and cross-checking.

Taxonomy / Service list

Every result, described
in six dimensions.

This is the registration standard behind the itemized service list in our annual report. We publish it so that clients know, before we start, how a result will be transferred, how it will be priced, and how the return will be settled.

Table 1 · Technology transfer service list · registration fields
#DimensionOptionsNote
01Transfer mode AssignmentLicenceEquity in kindTechnical contract Technical contract = development, consulting or service agreement
02Technology source Publicly funded programmeDual-use researchUniversity / institute / hospitalNew R&D institute / companyCross-border transfer Domestic and overseas sources recorded separately
03Pricing method NegotiatedListedAuction Chosen by asset type and transaction context
04Destination Domestic province / cityOverseas country Used to compute the cross-border share
05Service type Four technical servicesEvaluationTechnology investmentInformation platformOther Development, transfer, service, consulting
06Revenue model CommissionEquityMarket making Brokerage, equity participation and liquidity provision

Note: the list records only projects with a transfer value above RMB 100,000. Registration number refers to the technology contract recognition and registration number.

Process

From enquiry to landing,
in five steps.

STEP 01

Intake

Define the technology direction, the use case and the commercial objective; sign NDA and mandate; produce a needs statement.

STEP 02

Scouting

Search candidates through the global technology-source network and expert base; deliver a long list with fit analysis.

STEP 03

Evaluation

Assess maturity, IP stability, team and implementability; deliver a technology due diligence report.

STEP 04

Deal structure

Choose assignment, licence or equity in kind; match negotiated pricing, listing or auction; agree how returns are settled.

STEP 05

Landing

Contract registration, pilot-scale validation, investment matching and incubation; track outcomes after transfer.

Who we serve

Four kinds of client,
four different starting points.

Universities and institutes

You hold a portfolio of results but do not know which one can be sold. We start from discovery and evaluation: grading, proof of concept and market matching.

  • Ownership and compliance pathways for institutional IP
  • Result screening, valuation and equity contribution
  • Design of revenue-sharing arrangements

Companies

You have a defined technical problem and need outside research capacity. We organize the work through contract research and open-call challenges, delivered against milestones.

  • Technical diagnosis and problem breakdown
  • Commissioned research and joint laboratories
  • Technology acquisition, licensing and M&A

Governments and parks

You need to build a regional innovation system and an industrial ecosystem. We support industrial planning, platform building and international channel development through to execution.

  • Industrial planning and technology roadmaps
  • Transfer institutions and platform building
  • International cooperation and talent attraction

Investors

You need judgement at the technology layer. Third-party due diligence and technology credit assessment give you conclusions that can be checked.

  • Technology due diligence and verification
  • Patent stability and SEP analysis
  • Post-investment technical resourcing
Next step

Run a technical diagnosis first.
Decide on cooperation after.

We suggest every engagement starts with one specific assessment: what the technology is worth, where it can land, and what sits on the path as risk.

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