Let Scientific And Technological Achievements “Go Out” Of The Laboratory
A few days ago, reporters came to Tiankai Higher Education Science and Technology Innovation Park Jinnan Park and entered the R&D center of Tianjin Feynman Power Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Feynman Power).
Neatly arranged test benches and fast-switching computer screens came into view. Every detail shows the rigor of the technical team. This small company, which was founded in May 2021 and currently has less than 30 people, is the world’s leading supplier of carbon dioxide electrolysis components.
Feynman Power was founded by the team of Professor Hu Shi of Tianjin University and is committed to promoting the development of new energy and achieving the goal of carbon neutrality through the industrialization process of electrocatalysts and membrane electrodes. At present, the company has achieved the research and development and batch preparation verification of carbon dioxide electrolysis catalysts and carbon dioxide membrane electrodes coated with such catalysts, and combined with outsourcing and other methods to increase production capacity and achieve sales growth.
Outstanding scientific research results need to be transformed into practical applications in order to bring benefits to society. After Hu Shi received his PhD from the Department of Chemistry at Tsinghua University in 2012, he focused on the development of energy conversion materials, driven by the development needs of renewable energy, to help achieve the “double carbon” goal.
In 2021, Hu Shi led the team to embark on the road of entrepreneurship. After more than a year of hard exploration, the team received support from the world’s top investment institutions such as Lightspeed China and Hillhouse Capital as well as multiple local funds at the end of 2022. In 2023, the company settled in Tiankai Higher Education Science and Technology Innovation Park Jinnan Park.
“Tiankai Park not only provides enterprises with high-quality space carriers, but also provides a series of policy support and service measures, which effectively guarantees the rapid development of enterprises.” Hu Shi said, “Since this year, our Tianjin company has recruited more than 20 people employees, more than 80% of whom are R&D personnel. Recently, we also held job fairs at Tianjin University and Tsinghua University, and received hundreds of resumes from fresh graduates in more than 20 related majors. Next, we will further Attract outstanding talents from around the world to join Feynman Power and participate in the company’s long-term development.”
“Starting a business is difficult, especially when you want to open up a new industry field. Technology, management, market, capital, every link, every position, and every process need to be learned and explored; starting a business is worth it. Especially when you can see the rapid growth of yourself and the company, and you can see the promising prospects in the future. It can be said that the employees who joined Feynman Power in the early days are out-and-out dreamers and pioneers.” Hu Shi said the reporter said.
“If you work hard, you will learn more carefully.” Hu Shi and his team know that scientific research is the source of scientific and technological innovation and the foundation of innovation and entrepreneurship. As an industry expert with more than ten years of experience in the research and development of new materials and catalysts, Hu Shi told reporters that he and his team have been committed to independent research and development.