January 16
China Pharmaceutical University and
Nanjing Yizhou Food Technology Co.
Joint Laboratory for Collaborative Innovation of Healthy Bakery Functional Foods
Inaugurated at China Pharmaceutical University Jiangning Campus
Marking the cross-border model of "medicinal food + baking".
Entering the practical phase
Promising to fill a gap in the functional bakery market

As an authoritative university in the field of pharmacy and life sciences in China, China Pharmaceutical University has scientific research advantages in functional ingredient research, bioavailability evaluation, etc., which provides cutting-edge support for the development of health food. Nanjing Yizhou Food Technology Co., Ltd. is a representative of Lishui's food industry, with the ability of the whole bakery industry chain, cooperating with more than 30 famous brands such as Box Office and Three Squirrels, serving more than 300,000 people per day, and possessing a solid industrial foundation and market influence.

At the scene, Yu Guangzhong thanked the parties in Lishui for their trust and support for the school, saying that the school will take this cooperation as an opportunity to deepen scientific research and talent cultivation, promote collaborative innovation between the school and enterprises, build a high-level laboratory and a platform for the transformation of achievements, and actively promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and industrial upgrading.
Xu Zhenghong said in his speech that this cooperation is an important initiative to deepen the integration of "industry, academia, research and application", practice the strategy of "Healthy China 2030", and promote the high-quality development of the regional food industry. Lishui district government will provide policy, resource and scene support, and hope that the lab will accelerate technology transformation and brand building, and inject new kinetic energy into the high-quality development of Lishui.

Relying on the scientific research advantages of China Pharmaceutical University and the industrial resources of Yizhou Food, the Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation of Healthy Bakery Functional Foods will innovate the integration mode of "medicine and food + bakery", and develop a series of functional bakery products such as low GI, glucose and fat restoration, weight loss, health care products, etc., which can meet diversified health demands by means of bio-extracts screening and formula optimization, with a focus on the segmentation of the customer groups such as diabetic and fitness groups. Through the screening and formula optimization of biological extracts, focusing on the segmented customer groups such as diabetic people, Yizhou Food develops a series of functional bakery products such as low GI, sugar-lipid repair, weight loss, fat loss, health care products, and so on, to realize the "reduction of sugar but not the reduction of flavor", and to satisfy the diversified health needs. At present, Yizhou Food has laid out a new production base in Yongyang Street, which is used to undertake the transformation of laboratory results and large-scale production. After the completion of the base, it is expected to realize an annual output value of about 800 million yuan, which will strongly promote the transformation of healthy baking technology and the construction of industrial ecology.

In recent years, Lishui District adheres to the strategy of "manufacturing and industry", incorporates new medicine and life health into the leading industry system of "two new and two wise", focuses on building a collaborative innovation platform for industry-university-research, promotes cross-border integration of food and medicine, and has introduced a number of industry leading enterprises, such as Hang Seng Pharmaceutical, Yudai Pharmaceutical, etc. The company has introduced a number of leading enterprises in the industry, such as Hang Seng Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical University Pharmaceuticals, and so on. At present, Yongyang Biomedical Science and Technology Park is accelerating the construction, focusing on attracting medical devices, chemical pharmaceuticals, traditional Chinese medicine and health and other high-quality enterprises stationed, and make every effort to create an industrial innovation highland and agglomeration. 2025, the region's new pharmaceutical and life and health industry output has exceeded 10.2 billion yuan, showing a strong momentum of development.

