Zilang Science City, where the Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics is located. [Photo provided to en.nantong.gov.cn]

The Nantong Central Innovation District in Jiangsu province has been developing new quality productive forces through technological innovation and industrial clusters.

Places across China are blazing new trails and fostering new quality productive forces through technological innovation, and the Nantong Central Innovation District has been gathering innovative resources, attracting high-profile professionals and improving innovation platforms.

Doctor Chen Fei at the Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics, which is located in the district, noted that the panoramic superresolution microscopy of living cells allows scientists to obtain 3D panoramic super resolution images within living cells and observe over eight organelles simultaneously.

A bird's-eye view of Zilang Science City. [Photo provided to en.nantong.gov.cn]

Therefore, the technology was listed among the top 10 in China's optical industry in 2022, he added. According to Chen, with eight R&D centers, the institute has also developed ultra-lightweight perovskite photovoltaic cells, which will be used in drones.

The district has also taken measures to further improve the aggregation of industrial enterprises and research institutes. For example, by upgrading its data collection, storage, analysis, application, and sales services, the Nantong district has brought in 103 digital enterprises, leading to the formation of a digital industrial cluster.