# NNU-Changzhou Institute of Synthetic Biology Industry

designated a Jiangsu Provincial Synthetic Biotechnology Innovation Center in 2025, the only institution in Changzhou to receive this provincial recognition that year, backed by a RMB 900 million investment funding an AI-driven molecular design platform and a high-throughput analytical testing facility.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/nnu-changzhou-synbio/
Updated: 2026-07-05

- Country: China

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Affiliation | Jointly established by Nanjing Normal University and the People's Government of Changzhou Xinbei District (Changzhou National High-tech Zone). | https://qiye.qizhidao.com/company/a122c9f0b3ae158868f2296b05644f3e.html, https://www.changzhou.gov.cn/ns_news/94176126650891, https://www.cznd.gov.cn/html/cznd/2023/IQBIILNJ_1031/511946.html, https://www.vcbeathealth.com/article/34461 |
| Research focus | Synthetic biology, including gene editing of non-model industrial microorganisms, AI-driven design of synthetic biology cell factories, precise regulation of microbial metabolic engineering, synthetic immunity, synthetic biology detection, and genomics. | https://qiye.qizhidao.com/company/a122c9f0b3ae158868f2296b05644f3e.html, https://www.changzhou.gov.cn/ns_news/94176126650891, https://www.parkworld.net/post/8dcde1b79255868, https://www.vcbeathealth.com/article/34461 |
| Facility | Integrated, open, and shared technological innovation platform, including an industrial incubation platform, a pilot-scale testing platform, and infrastructure for intelligent machine learning design and high-throughput quantitative analysis. | https://www.changzhou.gov.cn/ns_news/94176126650891, https://www.vcbeathealth.com/article/34461 |
| Grant | Part of the Yangtze River Delta Synthetic Biology Industry Innovation Park, which has a 2 billion RMB special fund for synthetic biology and a 200 million RMB park development fund; institute-incubated projects have secured tens of millions of yuan in investments. | https://www.archyde.com/yangtze-river-delta-synthetic-biology-industry-innovation-park-a-hub-of-innovation-and-growth/, https://www.vcbeathealth.com/article/34461 |
| Publications | Huang He's team has published 283 SCI papers in international journals as first or corresponding authors. | https://jsnews.jschina.com.cn/zt2024/2024jsjsndrw/202411/t20241111_3523357.shtml |
| Principal staff | Huang He (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, President/Dean), Lin Jun (Vice Dean). | https://jsnews.jschina.com.cn/zt2024/2024jsjsndrw/202411/t20241111_3523357.shtml, https://www.nju.edu.cn/info/1056/459951.htm, https://www.parkworld.net/post/8dcde1b79255868, https://www.vcbeathealth.com/article/34461 |
| Headcount | 12 employees as of the 2025 annual report. [medium confidence] | https://qiye.qizhidao.com/company/a122c9f0b3ae158868f2296b05644f3e.html |

Independent sources: archyde.com, changzhou.gov.cn, cznd.gov.cn, jsnews.jschina.com.cn, nju.edu.cn, parkworld.net, qiye.qizhidao.com, vcbeathealth.com

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