Adhering to Hanlan Environment Co., Ltd.’s scientific and technological innovation incubation system and successful experiences, and leveraging Hanlan Environment’s industrial accumulation and market resources as well as Lihé Science and Technology Park’s enterprise incubation expertise, the Hanlan Environmental Protection Industry Incubator aims to develop into a national-level professional incubator for the environmental protection industry that integrates project incubation, talent training, technological innovation, achievement transformation, capital access, market connection, analysis and testing, application demonstration, industry exchanges, and other functions.
The Hanlan Environmental Protection Industry Incubator is one of the innovative technology platforms under Lihé Science and Innovation (Foshan) Science and Technology Park.
Lihé Science and Innovation (Foshan) Science and Technology Park
Located in the core area of Foshan High-Tech Zone, Lihé Science and Innovation (Foshan) Science and Technology Park is an international scientific and technological innovation park meticulously developed by the Shenzhen Tsinghua University Research Institute in Foshan. It serves as an international scientific and technological innovation incubation base and a platform for transforming scientific and technological achievements established by Lihé Science and Innovation in Foshan. The park covers an area of about 300 mu, built around a 200-mu reservoir, with a total construction area of 320,000 square meters. The first phase of 140,000 square meters of innovation facilities was put into use at the beginning of 2015, while the second phase of 180,000 square meters was commissioned in October 2021. The park benefits from the cultural and ecological environment of Nanhai University Town, has well-developed transportation networks, and offers comprehensive educational resources and commercial facilities.
Aiming to create an internationally first-class and domestically leading international innovation science and technology park that integrates industry, academia, research, and capital, the park relies on the mature scientific and technological innovation incubation systems and successful experiences of the Shenzhen Tsinghua University Research Institute and Lihé Science and Innovation Group. It has established a scientific and technological innovation incubation system closely linked to local industries in Foshan, creating a full-chain incubation service framework of “maker spaces + incubators + accelerators/cross-border accelerators + industrial parks.”
The park is committed to building an innovation incubation system with deep integration of industry, academia, research, and capital. It has set up innovation and entrepreneurship service platforms such as a national-level incubator, a national-level maker space, an international technology transfer center, and Nanhai Business School. It has also established and gathered a number of innovation platforms, including an academician workstation of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Lihé Intelligent Manufacturing Research Center of Tsinghua University Shenzhen Graduate School, Foshan China Invention Achievement Transformation Research Institute, and the Guangdong National Defense Science and Technology Industry Technology Achievement Industrialization Application Promotion Center. Additionally, four venture capital institutions, including venture investment funds, have been established here.
Aligned with the country’s innovation-driven development strategy, the science and technology park has gathered a range of strategic emerging industry projects that receive key national support, including those in new materials, high-end equipment, energy conservation and environmental protection, and electronic information. To date, the park has introduced and incubated over 300 enterprises, among which 32 are high-tech enterprises. It has also brought in and nurtured more than 30 innovation and entrepreneurship team projects at provincial, municipal, and district levels, including 2 “Guangdong Pearl River Talent” team projects, all of which have been industrialized within the park. The park has established 15 engineering technology centers at various levels, including provincial and municipal ones. The enterprises incubated here have applied for nearly a thousand patents in total. Through investment platforms such as incubator seed funds and venture capital funds, the park has invested over 400 million yuan in startup projects, completing more than 30 investment deals.
Entrance Policies
Enterprises and teams can enjoy preferential policies offered by Foshan City, Nanhai District, and Foshan High-Tech Zone:
|| Rent discount: Enterprises meeting the incubation criteria can receive up to 300㎡ of rent-free accommodation for three years
|| Rent subsidy: 10 yuan, 8 yuan, and 6 yuan per ㎡ per month for the first three years respectively
|| Rent subsidy: Incubated enterprises can receive up to 60,000 yuan per year for three consecutive years; graduated enterprises can receive up to 120,000 yuan per year for three consecutive years;
|| Loan interest subsidy: Up to 500,000 yuan per year for three consecutive years
|| Registration reward: A reward of 500,000 yuan for registered capital of ≥20 million yuan; 300,000 yuan for registered capital of ≥10 million yuan
|| Team Support:
|| “Foshan Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent Teams”
|| “Implementation Measures for Special Guidance Funds for High-Tech Industrialization Entrepreneurial Teams in Foshan High-Tech Zone”
|| “Foshan Nanhai District Measures for Supporting and Incentivizing the Development of the New Materials Industry”
|| “Foshan Nanhai District ‘Blue Ocean Talent Program’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Teams”
|| “Foshan Nanhai District Measures for Supporting Leading Talents”
|| “Interim Measures for Incentivizing, Cultivating, and Funding High-Level Talents in Foshan Nanhai District”
|| “Implementation Measures for ‘One-Stop’ Talent Services in Foshan Nanhai District”, among others