Billions Invested to Build Digital-Intelligent Innovation Center: Yibin Government and DeepModeling Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance New Energy and Advanced Materials

On December 31, 2024, the Yibin Science and Technology Innovation Development Conference was successfully held. At this conference, DP Technology and the Yibin Municipal Government officially reached an in-depth cooperation agreement, announcing the joint establishment of the "Yibin New Energy and New Materials Digital Intelligence Innovation Center" (hereinafter referred to as the "Innovation Center"). Previously, at the World Power Battery Conference in September this year, the Yibin government signed a strategic cooperation agreement with DP Technology, planning to rely on DP Technology's deep cultivation in interdisciplinary fields and the "DP·Universe®" AI for Science large model system to provide significant support for Yibin's new energy and new materials science and technology innovation and industrial development. The project involves a total investment of several hundred million yuan. Today, the achievement of the Innovation Center cooperation will integrate DP Technology's globally leading technology with Yibin's industrial advantages in the new energy and new materials fields, injecting new momentum into China's new energy industry and promoting regional scientific and technological innovation to a new stage.The relevant leaders of Yibin City signed agreements with new R&D institutions and industrial research platforms, including DP Technology. Sun Weijie, founder and CEO of DP Technology, signed on behalf of the Innovation Center project.Li Qin, Technology Partner and Senior Vice President, Wang Xiaoxu, General Manager of the Energy Materials Division,General Manager of DP Technology's Ecosystem Cooperation DivisionCheng Xi,Technical Director of Battery Business at DP TechnologyDeng BinAttended the signing ceremony.

Government-Enterprise Cooperation: Jointly Planning the Blueprint for Scientific and Technological Innovation

Yibin City, located in the southwestern economic belt, is an important base for China's new energy and new materials industries.In recent years, Yibin City has continuously increased its support for strategic emerging industries such as new energy batteries and new materials research and development, forming a complete industrial foundation, agglomeration advantages, and policy system.On the other hand, DP Technology, as a global benchmark enterprise in the AI for Science field, is internationally leading in areas such as AI for Science-driven scientific computing, new materials research and development, and new energy research and development.In the future, the Innovation Center will rely on DP Technology's deep cultivation in interdisciplinary fields and the "DP·Universe®" AI for Science large model system to provide significant support for Yibin's new energy and new materials science and technology innovation and industrial development. The total investment in the project reaches hundreds of millions of yuan.

The Innovation Center Focuses on Four Key Directions

DP Technology and Yibin City Join Hands to Build the Yibin New Energy and New Materials Digital Intelligence Innovation Center into an Industrial Upgrading Platform with Core Goals of "Technology Leadership, Industrial Upgrading, and Ecosystem Synergy," Focusing on Four Key Areas:

1. Acceleration in New Material R&D:With the AI scientific computing platform from DP Technology, the R&D efficiency of new energy materials (such as lithium batteries, electrolytes, and catalyst materials) can be rapidly accelerated, achieving a comprehensive speed-up "from computation to application."

2. New Energy Technology Innovation:With the large model of DP Technology as the technical support, key efforts will be made in the directions of wind energy, photovoltaic, and energy storage materials to solve core technical problems in the new energy field.

3. Industrial Applications and Transformation:Build a bridge between scientific research and industrial production, optimize the entire process of material design, performance verification, and process optimization, and accelerate the transformation of scientific achievements into actual productivity.

4. Talent and Ecosystem Construction:Attract and cultivate high-end scientific talents in the fields of new energy and new materials to form a hub for innovative talents. Meanwhile, by introducing upstream and downstream enterprises, construct a Yibin-characteristic digital intelligence innovation ecosystem.

Previously, as a founding member, DP Technology, together with its ecosystem partners and under the witness of the Yibin government, initiated the establishment of the China New Energy AI Alliance. The aim is to serve as a bridge between new energy and AI, with the key tasks being the creation of three platforms: first, a technical collaboration platform to establish a sustainable mechanism for alliance members to jointly build high-quality datasets for the new energy industry and promote the development of a batch of vertical large models; second, an industry synergy platform to facilitate upstream and downstream cooperation among alliance members, working together to expand the market and secure orders; third, a standard-setting platform to establish an authoritative and influential evaluation system and standards for large new energy models.

The establishment of the Innovation Center will play a more important role in打通产业链上下游,贯穿产学研链路, and upgrading the AI for Science ecosystem.

Focus on the Development Goals for the Next Five Years

This cooperation not only focuses on the construction of the innovation center but also clearly defines the development vision and specific service goals for relevant industrial enterprises in Yibin City over the next five years.Within 5 years, with the platform influence of the Innovation Center and the empowerment of DP Technology, Yibin City will be assisted in upgrading its science and technology service industry for statistical inclusion. Meanwhile, relevant government agencies and industrial enterprises will also be supported in their upgrades, with the potential to generate tens of millions in tax revenue and achieve economic benefits reaching hundreds of millions within 5 years.

On the other hand, relying on the advanced products and solutions of DP Technology, the Innovation Center will further provide in-depth services and empower local enterprises. It plans to drive employment within five years, assist in incubating several new energy and new materials industry ecosystem companies, and introduce dozens of full-time master's degree or higher-level tech talents.

After the signing ceremony, Sun Weijie, founder and CEO of DP Technology, delivered a keynote speech. He stated: "Yibin's industrial foundation and policy support in the fields of new energy and new materials are impressive. DP Technology is highly honored to become an important partner in Yibin's technological innovation. Based on the AI for Science large model system, DP Technology has made significant breakthroughs in multiple core issues, offering a series of solutions for industrial R&D and academic research, and building a complete set of AI for Science industrial infrastructure. As a leader and practitioner in AI for Science, DP Technology will seize this excellent opportunity in the history of China’s technological innovation to help accelerate Yibin's development into a modern regional central city. Together with industry partners, we will truly understand the underlying operational rules of the universe and empower industry development."

DP Technology's collaboration with the Yibin Municipal Government on the innovation center represents not only a deep integration of technology and industry, but also an important milestone for Yibin’s technology industry as it transitions from "rapid growth" to "high-quality development." It is also an opportunity for DP Technology to further validate the groundbreaking research paradigm of AI for Science. This partnership will propel Yibin to become a hub of scientific and technological innovation in China’s new energy and new materials sectors, while providing strong support for the technological transformation of the southwestern economic region. At the same time, it will allow DP Technology to gain more valuable industrial practical experience. In the future, the Yibin New Energy and New Materials Digital Intelligence Innovation Center will continue to explore new pathways for technology-driven industrial development, leading China’s new energy and new materials industries to new heights based on the coordinated development of technology, industry, and ecosystem.