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Study and Implement the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Communist Party of China(CPC) Central Committee

The Dual-engine Drive for Scientific and Technological Achieve⁃ ment Transformation: The "Technology Free Island" and the  "Research-Capital Enhancement Spiral" 

He Jiaxun1 , Li Yanlei2 

(1.Shanghai International School of Chief Technology Officer, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China; 2.Student Affairs Office, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China)

Abstract: Within the national strategic process of vigorously promoting the deep integration  of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, the efficiency of scientific  and technological achievement transformation has increasingly emerged as a critical policy ob⁃ jective. This paper elaborates on two institutional innovations in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and their practical outcomes: the "Technology Free Island" and  the "Research-Capital Enhancement Spiral". Both concepts and their underlying ideas were pro⁃ posed by Academician Xuhong Qian of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, former President  of East China Normal University(ECNU), and have been first explored and implemented at  ECNU. The former grants 100 percent empowerment over job-related research achievements to  university researchers, enabling the inventors to obtain full ownership of such achievements. By  breaking away from the traditional ownership arrangement in which universities serve as the pri⁃ mary holders of scientific and technological achievements, this system effectively promotes the  free flow of innovation factors, stimulates researchers′ innovative vitality, and helps research  teams rapidly cross the "valley of death" in the process of technology commercialization. The lat⁃ ter provides technological value support for capital appreciation through scientific research  achievements, while capital, in turn, feeds back into sustained research investment, generating a  mutually reinforcing and virtuous cycle between research outcomes and the market valuation of  entrepreneurial firms. This mechanism transforms the relationship between research and capital  from a "one-shot leap" into a "step-by-step ascent", ultimately enabling researchers, entrepre⁃ neurial firms, and investors to benefit simultaneously and achieve spiral, sustainable growth. Since the implementation of these institutional innovations, ECNU has experienced rapid and  sustained growth in the value of technology transfer contracts, achieving historic breakthroughs  and forming a replicable "ECNU model" for university technology transfer. The two innovations  share a consistent innovation philosophy, a coherent institutional pathway, and an integrated  value orientation. Their synergistic operation is realized through three major pathways: top-level  institutional design and governance transformation, education-led guidance and platform con⁃ struction, and entrepreneurial teams embedded within a full-chain innovation ecosystem. This  paper highlights the foundational role of universities in advancing the deep integration of scien⁃ tific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, emphasizing that institutional inno⁃ vation must be supported by educational innovation to cultivate the leadership and execution ca⁃ pacity required for sustainable transformation at the intersection of education, science and tech⁃ nology, and talent development. 

Key words: Technology Free Island; Research—Capital Enhancement Spiral; job-related  scientific and technological achievement; transformation of scientific and technological achieve⁃ ments; new quality productive forces； research personnel； institutional innovation； university