Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation Information

Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation (BICI) is a non-profit innovation institute jointly established by 14 universities including Peking University and Tsinghua University in 2014. The mission of BICI is to conduct research, commercialize advanced technologies and cultivate innovative talents. BICI is industry-oriented and has set up 18 Innovation Centers focusing on robotics, optoelectronics, structural and functional materials, energy technology, water treatment and biomedical engineering. Each center carries out research work in one of the following three models: self-owned laboratories, joint laboratories with universities and collaborative research with university faculties. o better serve global innovation and development, BICI has initiated numerous research collaborations with top universities in the United States and United Kingdom, established joint laboratories and started research projects in four top US universities to carry out research projects continuously and systematically in focused areas. Three types of projects can be submitted to and then supported by BICI once approved--translational research projects proposed by university faculties based on previous work, projects planned and developed at BICI internally according to market trend forecast, and projects proposed by industry partners according to current market needs.Commercialization can be realized through technology transfer, licensing and forming start-up companies.