Please scroll down for the English version - The first and only in China: UNNC's Li Dak Sum Incubator gains EU|BIC certification.

11月17日，歐洲商業(yè)與創(chuàng)新中心協會（EBN）正式宣布，寧波諾丁漢大學李達三孵化園成功通過歐盟商業(yè)孵化網絡中心（EU|BIC）體系認證，成為中國首家、也是目前唯一獲此國際質量認證的大學孵化園。

這一里程碑標志著寧諾在科研驅動創(chuàng)業(yè)、創(chuàng)新驅動增長以及在地國際化合作等方面的卓越成果獲得了國際權威機構的高度認可。

EBN由歐盟委員會與歐洲工業(yè)界領袖于1984年共同倡議成立，致力于為泛歐洲乃至全球范圍內通過創(chuàng)新商業(yè)推動地區(qū)發(fā)展的機構和個人提供相關服務。EBN制定、實施和管理的EU|BIC認證標準，是歐盟委員會唯一認可的針對創(chuàng)新孵化與科技轉化機構的國際質量認證體系。

EBN官網信息發(fā)布截圖

此次認證評估歷時近一年。期間，EBN專家深入訪談孵化園運營團隊、在孵企業(yè)及政府合作伙伴，從經營管理、組織架構、實踐范例、服務模式及社會影響力五個維度展開全面評估，并通過系統性基準測試，將孵化園的服務和成果與歐洲同類標桿孵化器進行比較。

EBN主席Pietro De Martino

結果顯示，園區(qū)在多項核心指標上表現突出，綜合實力已達到國際一流水準。這讓前來實地考察的 EBN主席Pietro De Martino印象深刻：

“寧波諾丁漢大學李達三孵化園在推動全球創(chuàng)新方面成效卓著，培養(yǎng)了眾多具備全球視野的創(chuàng)新人才。通過高質量的孵化模式及公私合作，它已成為連接中國與歐洲創(chuàng)新生態(tài)圈的橋梁?！?/p>

依托諾丁漢大學在英國、中國和馬來西亞三校聯動的全球生態(tài)矩陣，寧諾李達三孵化園構筑了頗具特色的國際化核心優(yōu)勢。一方面，孵化園吸引世界優(yōu)秀的創(chuàng)新人才和商業(yè)資源落地寧波，為來自埃塞俄比亞、挪威、英國等國家的初創(chuàng)企業(yè)進入中國市場提供全方位服務。另一方面，孵化園通過海外商務走訪、平臺開發(fā)和項目對接等形式，助力本土企業(yè)拓展丹麥、美國、匈牙利等海外市場。

設立英國海外創(chuàng)新合作中心、成立國際概念驗證中心、舉辦全球創(chuàng)新創(chuàng)業(yè)生態(tài)大會……近年來，李達三孵化園持續(xù)深化國際合作、搭建創(chuàng)新平臺、推動科研轉化，構建了從創(chuàng)意激發(fā)、概念驗證到產業(yè)落地的完整服務鏈條。

“李達三孵化園不僅是EU|BIC重要的中國戰(zhàn)略伙伴，更是一個代表著EU|BIC質量體系所倡導的協作與持續(xù)改進精神的機構?！?/p>

同樣給予園區(qū)高度評價的EBN首席執(zhí)行官Laura Lecci說道。

截至目前，園區(qū)已累計孵化近60家初創(chuàng)企業(yè)，其中技術創(chuàng)新型企業(yè)占比達84.8%，43.6%的企業(yè)擁有國際化團隊，企業(yè)存活率超過80%。

“我們將繼續(xù)利用自身國際化和高水平科研能力等優(yōu)勢，攜手本地及全球合作伙伴，構建更具活力和國際視野的創(chuàng)新創(chuàng)業(yè)生態(tài)系統，為解決全球挑戰(zhàn)帶來新的思路，為產業(yè)升級和社會發(fā)展注入新的動能。”寧諾科研與知識交流副校長柏書華（Laura Bishop）教授說。

The first and only in China: UNNC's Li Dak Sum Incubator gains EU|BIC certification

On 17 November, the European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN) officially announced that the Li Dak Sum Incubator (LDSI) at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) has been awarded the European Business and Innovation Centre (EU|BIC) quality certification, making it the first and only university incubator in China to receive this internationally recognised quality mark.

This milestone signifies that UNNC’s excellence in research-driven entrepreneurship, innovation-led growth, and locally rooted global collaboration has been strongly endorsed by an authoritative international body.

Established in 1984 through a joint initiative of the European Commission and European industry leaders, EBN serves a pan-European and global community that uses innovative business as a driver for regional development. The EU|BIC quality mark—developed, implemented, and managed by EBN—is the only international quality certification system for innovation incubation and technology transfer organisations recognised by the European Commission.

The certification process involved nearly a year of comprehensive evaluation. EBN experts conducted in-depth interviews with the incubator's management team, incubated start-ups, and government partners, assessing aspects including management, organisation profile, best practices, business support services and impact metrics. A systematic benchmarking exercise also compared the incubator's services and performance with leading European counterparts.

The results demonstrated outstanding performance across multiple key indicators, confirming that the incubator's overall capabilities have reached world-class standards.

“Li Dak Sum Incubator demonstrates excellence in cultivating globally minded innovators. It connects China’s regional innovation ecosystems with Europe’s through high-quality incubation and public–private collaboration,” said Pietro De Martino, EBN President and EU|BIC Auditor, who led the certification review in Ningbo.

Leveraging the global ecosystem of the University of Nottingham's unique tri-campus model (UK, China, Malaysia), the Li Dak Sum Incubator has developed distinctive international strengths. It attracts exceptional global innovators and business resources to Ningbo, providing comprehensive soft-landing services for international start-ups—including those from Ethiopia, Norway, and the UK—seeking to enter the Chinese market. At the same time, it supports local ventures in expanding overseas, including to Denmark, Hungary, and the United States, through international visits, platform development, and project matchmaking.

Through initiatives such as launching the UK Overseas Innovation Cooperation Centre, building partnerships with Italy's Liguria region, establishing the international Proof-of-Concept Centre, and hosting the Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit, the Li Dak Sum Incubator continues to deepen international collaboration, develop innovative platforms, and promote research commercialisation. It has established a complete service chain supporting the entire journey from ideation and proof of concept to industrial application.

“With LDSI, the EU|BIC community gains a strategic partner in China—an organisation that embodies the spirit of collaboration and continuous improvement that defines the EU|BIC Quality Mark,” stated Laura Lecci, CEO of EBN.

To date, the incubator has nurtured nearly 60 start-ups, 84.8% of which are technology-innovation focused, and 43.6% of which feature international teams. It has achieved a start-up survival rate exceeding 80%.

“We are committed to fostering a more vibrant and interconnected entrepreneurial ecosystem with our local and global partners by leveraging our advantages in internationalisation and research excellence. This will create new solutions to address global challenges, empower industrial upgrading, and contribute to society,” said Professor Laura Bishop, Vice Provost for Research and Knowledge Exchange at UNNC.

圖文來源：Patrick Cai

電子編輯：Suri An

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