2025 SCIP+ Details – Makeable 可持续创新创业

Main Topics

Topic 1

Future Materials

Chemical industry low-carbon raw materials substitution; bio-manufacturing raw materials, bio-based materials, bio-degradable materials, materials; high-performance carbon fiber and other special fiber materials toward low altitude economy and new energy, lightweight materials, special composite materials and raw materials for battery cell; advanced semiconductors, superconducting materials and other frontier materials; high-purity reagents, new functional coatings, high-performance synthetic resins, high-end membrane materials, high-performance rubber materials, high-performance engineering plastics, 3D printing materials, circular materials and other green materials; AI+ catalyst, AI+ R&D application scenarios, etc.

Topic 2

Future Energy

R&D and application of clean energies such as hydrogen energy, solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy, ocean energy; low-carbon transportation fuel innovative solutions including green methane, SAF, green ammonia etc.; disruptive processes and technologies of high-efficiency new energy storage (including Power-to-X and chemical storage for new energy); innovative solutions for hydrogen production, storage, transportation and refueling.

Topic 3

Future Environment

Reuse and carbon reduction treatment of industrial, agricultural and household waste containing carbon as energy/resource; waste gas and water pollution treatment, land remediation; treatment, recycle and circular use solutions for solid waste, new pollutant and plastic pollution; carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS); energy conservation and consumption reduction transformation and smart management of energy and its utilization system; process optimization and other advanced technologies in energy conservation and carbon reduction; carbon emission verification and carbon footprint management.

Designated Topics

Based on the main topics, applicants can also participate in the designated topics given by some famous large companies below:

Applications of AI technology in the development of new materials
AI-empowered technological development of high-end chemical new materials
Applications of AI technology in the industrial production
Generative AI-empowered chemical process design and optimization
Resource recycling applications
R&D of high-performance recyclable materials
R&D of specialized materials to enhance recycling efficiency
Technology routes of large-scale plastic pyrolysis recycling
Recycling technology for spent lithium iron phosphate batteries
Industrial software (digital twin, data analysis)-empowered solutions for chemical new materials and carbon neutrality sustainability
Smart manufacturing-driven solutions for the optimization of petrochemical production process, equipment reliability, energy efficiency, and product quality
Debottlenecking, process optimization, and stable scale-up solutions from lab to industrialization
Low-carbon and biobased materials for construction and industrial markets
Composite materials for low-altitude economy sector’s applications
Fire resistance solutions for new energy-related non-metallic materials
Silicon carbide wafers
Innovative technologies for producing polyolefins and other packaging-related plastics (PE, PP, PET, PBT, PHA, etc.) from non-fossil raw materials
Applications of synthetic biology in food additives and cosmetic raw materials
R&D of efficient CO2 absorption and absorbent materials
Long-duration energy storage
Sustainable carbon source technologies with economic feasibility
Building future intelligent chemical laboratories

Timeline

This contest includes 5 stages of Launching and Application, Selection, Mentoring, Finals and accelerated transformation.

Launching and Application (June 18th – September 30th)
The Contest will be promoted to interested parties and participants by multiple ways through organizers, co-organizers, partners etc.
Selection (October 9th – November 30th)

Multiple rounds of online selection will be conducted by experts from industry, academia and capital. Participants for Finals will be selected.
Mentoring (before the Finals)
Organization Committee will invite experienced experts to mentor Finals participants.
Finals (December).

Experts from industry, capital, university and scientific institute will select winners in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park.
Accelerated transformation stage (after the Finals).

One-week in-depth incubation training on outstanding teams will be conducted in terms of innovative thinking, client authentication, product/service design, etc. Help will be offered for constructing sustainable and scalable business model, impact assessment, roadshow, investment matchmaking etc. Experts and mentors will be invited based on the fields of winning teams.

Prize

1. Certificate and bonus

The winning projects will have the opportunity to benefit from the supportive policies of Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) for the transformation of innovative achievements.
The winning projects will have the chance to receive financial aid from the “Eagle Plan” Foundation.
The winning projects will have the opportunity to be recommended by the Science and Technology Financial Centre of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Shanghai Branch to ICBC Investment and Co-investment Fund.
The organizing committee will arrange immersion business visits with representatives from leading global companies to accelerate the incubation of winning teams and facilitate investor matchmaking.
The winning projects will have the chance to communicate with industry experts for industrial docking, application landing, and market development.
Outstanding winning teams will have the opportunity to obtain free workstations at the Shanghai International Chemical & New Materials Innovation Centre in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park and enjoy corresponding support policies for R&D, small pilot, pilot testing, and other activities (as referenced in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park Implementation Measures of Special Support for Facilitating High-quality Industrial Development).

APPLY NOW

By September 30th, 2025

Note: individuals or team without any registered company should choose “Innovation Group” for application, and registered companies should choose “Entrepreneurship Group” for application.