On the afternoon of July 18, the Qingdao Science and Technology Innovation Conference was held at the Municipal Government Conference Center. The Seawin Biotech Group’s project, "Key Technologies for the Creation and Industrialization of New Green, Efficient Agricultural Biological Products from Seaweed Extract Enteromorpha Polysaccharides," won the second prize of the Qingdao Municipal Science and Technology Progress Award. This honor is a recognition of the Group's specialized development, independent innovation capability, market competitiveness, and social benefits in the field of marine agricultural biostimulants.
Zeng Zanrong, Secretary of the Qingdao Municipal Party Committee, attended and delivered a speech. He emphasized that all levels and departments of the city must continue to place technological innovation at the core of overall development, planning and promoting innovation with higher positioning, stronger commitment, and more practical measures, injecting strong momentum into the city’s high-quality development. He stressed the importance of promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, increasing high-quality technology supply, strengthening the role of enterprises as the main body of technological innovation, and making good use of various innovation platforms to drive more technological achievements into real productive forces. He called for the creation of a first-class scientific innovation ecosystem, the integration of education and talent development in science and technology, deepening the reform of the science and technology system, improving the policy support system, and expanding the space for technological openness and cooperation.
The Seawin Biotech Group’s award-winning project addresses the major demand for high-value development of seaweed extract resources. By leveraging biotechnology, the project focuses on key technologies for the deep processing of seaweed extract enteromorpha polysaccharides. The project has made significant breakthroughs in the development of new biostimulants products, product quality, high-value processing, and standardization, establishing a system for deep processing and industrialization based on seaweed extract enteromorpha polysaccharides with independent intellectual property rights.
Currently, Seawin Biotech Group is a global leader in the research and production of marine biostimulants and is a leading enterprise in the domestic and international marine biological functional fertilizer industry. The Group adheres to its core values of "market-centered and employee-oriented" and continuously enhances its ability to innovate at the source. The Group has six provincial-level and above technological innovation platforms and has built a research and development team of over 100, mainly composed of doctoral and master’s degree professionals. It has established eight functional laboratories, focusing on the innovation and application of key technologies and core functional factors in the field of marine biostimulants, providing technical support for product research, development, and promotion.
On July 1, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the 6th meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Commission that relevant departments should collaborate to plan and compile the "14th Five-Year Plan" for the development of the marine economy. Efforts should be made to optimize and integrate marine scientific and technological innovation forces and understand the natural resources of the ocean. The construction of a modern marine industrial system should be accelerated, with a focus on emerging industries such as marine energy, marine biomedicine, and biological products, as well as the development of blue finance. A system for addressing marine ecological issues should be implemented, and international cooperation should be strengthened to deepen global marine governance.
Guided by the national strategy for building a strong marine nation, Seawin Biotech Group will continue to enhance its innovation, product, and brand capabilities. It will focus on developing new marine productive forces, increase the competitiveness of Chinese manufacturing internationally, provide high-quality products and services to its customers, promote technological progress and industry upgrades, and contribute to the global health cause.