Guangzhou International Bio-Island Group Co., Ltd.

Guangzhou International Bio-Island Co., Ltd. was established by the Administrative Committee of Guangzhou Development District in September 2010, with a registered capital of 700 million RMB; in April 2013, it was adjusted to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guangzhou Development District Industrial Development Group Co., Ltd. (now known as "Guangzhou High-tech Zone Investment Group Co., Ltd."), primarily responsible for the investment development, operation management, promotion planning, project introduction, and equity participation of the overall industrial units of the Bio-Island Park. The employees of Bio-Island Company possess professional expertise and international operation capabilities and experience, with some having overseas study backgrounds in countries such as the UK, Germany, and Japan, and are proficient in multiple languages. The currently operational standard industrial units Phase I, II, and III have total construction areas of 53,221 square meters, 78,852 square meters, and 73,982 square meters, respectively. The standard industrial unit Phase IV is under development and construction, with a total construction area of 156,457 square meters, expected to be officially put into use in 2020. The Enterprise Headquarters Apartment has a total construction area of 185,000 square meters, serving as hotel-style serviced apartments, providing supporting living services for scientific researchers on the island. Bio-Island is committed to building a world-class highland for technological innovation and international exchange and cooperation in the bio-industry, gathering a large number of bio-tech innovation enterprises, R&D institutions, high-end talents, as well as information and capital. It has planned six functional areas: industrial incubation, R&D innovation, industrial services, bio-services, comprehensive management, and green squares for public activities, with a total construction area of 1.759 million square meters, of which the industrial R&D construction area is 1.4 million square meters, and the comprehensive greening rate is 47%. In the future, Bio-Island will be developed into a hub for bio-tech enterprises, talents, and information, and a city center with multiple functions including government services, commercial services, finance, trade, exhibitions, and living support. Since the establishment of the Bio-Island Company, it has successfully hosted the Bio-Island opening ceremony and several international bio-tech project matchmaking conferences, such as the China-UK Bio-Tech Bridge Project Matchmaking Conference, the China-Israel Bio-Tech Bridge Project Matchmaking Conference, and the project roadshows of the American Chinese Bio-pharmaceutical Association, and has actively established international cooperation mechanisms with many European and American countries, including the UK, the US, Israel, Switzerland, Cuba, Canada, the Netherlands, etc. Adhering to the service philosophy of Guangzhou Development District of "Everything for enterprises, everything for investors," and under the guidance of the government, Bio-Island Company provides a comprehensive "one-stop" and "nanny-style" service system for enterprises in the park, including diversified services such as project negotiation, site selection approval, industrial and commercial registration, property management, policy consultation, conference and meeting services, and catering support. Among these, since 2015, the standard industrial units Phase I, II, and III of Bio-Island have been rated as technology business incubators. Recently, plans are underway to build an international-standard pilot-scale public platform, and a bio-industry fund has been successfully raised, committed to building a comprehensive bio-industry system, striving to make Bio-Island an internationally renowned source of bio-industry innovation in South China and even globally.