Recently, Zhejiang Provincial Department of science and technology announced the list of provincial enterprise research and development centers in 2021, and the Zhejiang water meter smart water high-tech enterprise research and development center declared by the company was officially rated.
The identification of provincial high-tech enterprise research and development center is the comprehensive strength evaluation of enterprise scientific research institutions recognized as the most authoritative and gold content in China. It aims to give full play to the role of enterprise R & D center in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and the development of high-tech industry, accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and improve the regional innovation system with enterprises as the main body. The recognition requirements include that the enterprises supported by the R &D center have a certain scale and R & D strength, must have R &D personnel, sites, facilities and R &D funds that meet the evaluation standards, and have achieved significant transformation technology achievements and intellectual property rights.
The company's R & D center was established in 2002, with three R &D teams of software and hardware development and structural design, focusing on the research of high-end water meters and intelligent water affairs. Its scientific research strength has been continuously improved, and it was rated as Hangzhou Municipal R &D center in 2019. Since then, the center has maintained an annual R &D investment of more than 10 million yuan and increased year by year, paying special attention to the introduction and training of R & D personnel, the quantity and quality of intellectual property rights, and the efficiency and value of achievement transformation. At present, the center has 84 full-time R &D personnel, a scientific research site area of more than 1000 square meters, scientific research assets of more than 10 million yuan, more than 100 independent intellectual property rights, and has achieved a series of scientific and technological innovation achievements.
This evaluation is a full affirmation of the scientific research level and innovation ability of the company's R &D center. Relying on relevant policy support, the company will further improve its organization, break through core technologies, improve its innovation ability, play a guiding and exemplary role in the innovation driven development strategy, and play a greater role in promoting high-quality development.