YijiaYi Launches IPO Prospectus: Building an AI-Powered Scientific Research Education Platform with Comprehensive Technical Support for Researchers

“YiJiaYi was founded with the original intention of focusing on the life sciences sector to create an educational platform for research and clinical skills training,” introduced Wu Dandan, Project Operations Manager at YiJiaYi.

YiJiaYi is a sub-project under Hunan Keyu Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Keyu Bio”). Keyu Bio is a high-tech innovative enterprise dedicated to medical education, offering services such as scientific research skills training, professional translation, experimental protocol design, technical support for experiments, R&D of experimental reagents, patent technology development, overseas visiting scholar services, and technical immigration consulting. YiJiaYi targets a new audience—medical students engaged in scientific research—by providing them with systematic academic skills training courses.

Regarding the birth of the Yijiayi platform, the person in charge summarized it in just four Chinese characters: “born with the trend.” During its deep academic collaborations with hospitals and universities, Zhuhai Keyu Biological Engineering Co., Ltd. conducted several offline scientific research skills training sessions at the request of medical universities, each attracting approximately 3,000 participants. “The training courses yielded excellent results, significantly enhancing the employability of university graduates. Consequently, Keyu considered developing this initiative into an independent sub-project,” the person in charge told VCBeat. “Given the consistent demand, we launched the Yijiayi Life Sciences Education Platform in May 2019.”

Backed by a professional academic team, the Yijiayi platform has invited 100 leading academic and research experts from universities and research institutes worldwide. These experts, including professors, PhDs, and graduate students from institutions such as Washington University in St. Louis, University of Skövde (Sweden), University of Helsinki, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Peking Union Medical College (Tsinghua University Medical Department), provide technical support.

The platform has developed 12 major categories of courses tailored to the learning needs of different groups, including journals, literature, expert live streams, grant proposal writing, bioinformatics analysis, experimental research projects, statistical analysis, translation and academic writing, and journal formatting. These courses are categorized into four tiers: the completely free “Xiao K Series,” offline scientific research “Live Training,” “Premium Courses” for skill enhancement, and finally, “Literature Live Streams” taught by PhDs, lecturers, and associate professors from prestigious universities. Online instruction is delivered through multiple platforms, such as Weizan Live Broadcasting Platform, Tencent Classroom, and NetEase Cloud Classroom.

Yi Jia Yi Department Course Platform - Partial Display

The most distinctive feature is the "bet-on-yourself" course, priced at 99 yuan. Users who purchase this course and maintain daily check-ins for study will receive a full refund of the tuition fee upon completion, effectively allowing them to take the course for free. If users interrupt their daily check-ins during the learning process, they may continue accessing the course content but will forfeit the tuition refund reward.

Through this approach, the Yijiayi platform encourages medical researchers to maintain daily check-ins for learning. A company representative told VCBeat that approximately 65% of users on the platform currently persist with daily check-ins to qualify for the final tuition refund; among the remaining users who did not maintain daily check-ins, 95% still completed all courses.

Basic courses serve merely as an entry point for user acquisition; the Yijia Yi platform recommends other relevant courses based on users’ learning content and progress, allowing them to make informed choices according to their individual needs.

Number of Courses Across All Channels at Yijiayi

Capitalizing on the surge of internet big data, we have integrated six AI-powered modules into our curriculum: an AI Intelligent Translation and Writing Bot, an AI-Powered Journal Selection and Submission System, an AI Intelligent Polishing and Plagiarism Reduction System, an AI Statistical Analysis Bot, an AI-Assisted Research Topic Selection and Project Initiation Tool, and an AI-Driven Grant Proposal Submission System. Currently, the AI Writing Bot, the AI-Powered Journal Selection and Submission System, and the AI English Plagiarism Reduction System have been completed and launched.

From the launch of the Yijia Yi course learning platform (WeChat Official Account) in mid-June 2019, to the debut of the Weizan live-streaming platform in October of the same year, and finally to the introduction of the AI intelligent writing bot at the end of 2019, Yijia Yi’s various business lines accumulated tens of thousands of followers within six months. A company representative told VCBeat, “We drive traffic to the Yijia Yi platform by hosting offline academic events. In less than a year since our establishment, we have amassed 100,000 followers; the Weizan live-streaming platform has gained 220,000 followers, while the AI writing bot has attracted over 70,000 users and recorded more than 190,000 visits.”

From free courses, performance-based courses, and exclusive popular courses to final live-streamed sessions, the person in charge revealed that the Yijiayi platform sold over 60,000 courses in total in 2019. The platform will continue to refine its programmatic design, enhance user experience and brand stature, and leverage its training services as a strategic entry point to build Keyu’s reputation, thereby penetrating the pharmaceutical, hospital, and scientific research sectors with a professional and compliant identity.

Various Activities on the Yijiayi Platform

Starting with online training courses and expanding to offline medical conferences, Yijiayi also provides users with tools for downloading academic papers, software, and technical tips. By integrating educational resources and leveraging Zhuhai Keyu Biological Engineering Co., Ltd., the company offers a range of medical entity services, including optimization of laboratory platform presentations, specification of experimental projects, optimization of bioinformatics platform presentations, specification of bioinformatics projects, and ordering of medical reagents, thereby further enhancing its industrial layout.

It is reported that the Yijiayi platform will launch a new round of financing after the full rollout of its six major AI business lines, with the proceeds primarily allocated to course development and product promotion.