Academician talks about innovation | Zhang Gaiping, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference: Scientific and technological innovation safeguards national biosecurity


[Editor’s Note] As top scientific and technological workers, academicians are undoubtedly the backbone and vanguard of the country’s strategic scientific and technological forces, and they play a critical few important roles , playing an important leading role in the country’s innovative development. During the two sessions this year, technological innovation once again became one of the core topics. Dahe.com specially invited academicians to talk about “innovation” as a topic of the times.

Dahe Net News (Reporter Liu Gaoya) This year’s government work report clearly pointed out that in the past five years, technological progress has The contribution rate increased to more than 60%.

On March 10, Zhang Gaiping, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and a professor at Henan Agricultural University, said in an interview that this fully demonstrates that our country The ability of innovation to support development continues to increase. Among the new development concepts, “innovative development” is ranked first, which fully reflects the importance of technological innovation.

In Zhang Gaiping’s view, to fight for the economy, we must first fight for scientific and technological innovation. Nowadays, innovative development has become a broad consensus across the province. Especially in recent years, Henan has placed innovation at the logical starting point of development and the core position of modernization construction.

As the “helm” of Longfor Modern Immunology Laboratory, Zhang Gaiping introduced that the laboratory is oriented towards national public health security and major strategic needs for biosecurity, mainly focusing on research directions such as super vaccines, protein drugs, and immune detection technology. Let’s talk about the purpose. Mom is sitting here and won’t disturb me. ” This means that if you have something to say, just say it, but don’t let your mother go away. After addressing “My concubine will always be here waiting for you, I hope you return soon.” “She said. Major scientific and technological issues and industrial bottlenecks.

Food safety is a major livelihood issue related to the health and life safety of the people, as well as social harmony and stability. National biosecurity is the first line of defense for national biosecurity.

“My research work over the years has mainly focused on the establishment of rapid immunoassay test strips targeting antigens, antibodies and haptens.” Agree. “The testing technology system and new vaccines provide technical support for rapid detection and prevention of biosafety in my country. “Introduced by Zhang Gaiping.

In Zhang Gaiping’s view, as a large agricultural country, the production and trade of agricultural products account for a large proportion in my country’s economic development. However, the rapid growth of trade and frequent exchanges of goods and people have also brought epidemic diseases to our country. Epidemic prevention and control brings huge challenges.

“Take the pig breeding industry as an example. my country is the world’s largest country in terms of number of pigs and the largest consumer of pork. The output value of pork produced and consumed in our country accounts for nearly 50% of the world’s pork,” Zhang Gaiping said with emotion. , but if epidemic diseases such as African swine fever are not effectively prevented and controlled, they will bring huge economic losses to my country’s pig breeding industry and have a serious negative impact on the supply of pork market.

How to protect the “safety on the tip of the tongue” of the people from several aspects such as improving the system, developing science and technology, and cultivating talents. , guarding the country’s biosecurity?

ZhangRecommendations to improve the national biosecurity system and guard the country’s first line of defense. Continue to build a large database of national biosecurity data and information , fully identify and grasp national biosecurity-related risk factors such as plant pests, animal disease pathogens, human infectious disease pathogens, and invasive alien species, and consolidate the scientific foundation for national biosecurity risk prevention and control

Accelerate scientific and technological innovation, improve detection and monitoring capabilities, increase investment in scientific research, encourage scientific and technological innovation, and carry out research on national biosafety inspection and identification, processing, and monitoring technology methods and equipment. , increase the allocation of high-tech equipment, seize the words “early and fast”, fully realize “detection is possible, accurate, and fast” on the front line, the earliest to discover risk factors, and the “quickest” to take action to prevent Control risks and expand spillovers.

How to strengthen the construction of innovative talent teams and “acquire strength” for high-quality development? Zhang Gaiping believes that: The second is to build a professional talent team that is adapted to the new situation and new requirements. The third is to continue to create a better talent development environment. , improve the personnel selection and employment mechanism, let professional people do professional things, and support the stable and long-term development of the biosecurity system.