On November 1st, the opening ceremony of the Greater Bay Area Science Forum 2026 was held in Nansha, Guangzhou, where 40 supporting measures for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) International Science and Technology Innovation Center were unveiled.

In strengthening original innovation capacity, the measures support the GBA in building a world-class cluster of major science and technology infrastructure, developing national highlands in quantum technology, brain-computer interfaces, and biomanufacturing, supporting high-level universities in Hong Kong and Macao in consolidating and enhancing their global leadership, and exploring the establishment of a joint fund for basic research in the GBA under the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).

In forging world-class industrial clusters, the measures support the construction of industrial parks in Hong Kong's Northern Metropolis and the Macao technology research industrial park. They also support deep cross-border integration of science and technology industries among Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao. In addition, they aim to develop more trillion-yuan-level emerging industrial clusters in artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, communications and networks, intelligent connected vehicles, new energy vehicles, biomedicine, the low-altitude economy, new energy, and other fields.

In building a global hub for science and technology talent, the measures support the GBA in deepening integrated reform of education, science and technology, and talent development. A discipline adjustment mechanism and talent cultivation model will be established, driven by the needs of scientific and technological innovation and industrial development. A number of emerging engineering disciplines will be developed with a forward-looking approach, while pilot programs for national interdisciplinary centers will be launched. Efforts will also be made to build a high-level talent hub in the GBA.

In advancing Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao collaborative innovation and deeper integration into the global innovation network, the measures support the GBA in accelerating the cross-border flow of innovation factors and the alignment of science and technology rules, the joint undertaking of major national scientific and technological tasks by the three regions, high-level development of clusters of international science and technology organizations, and high-standard implementation of the Proteomic Navigator of the Human Body (π-HuB) project.

In addition, two national key research and development programs under the 15th Five-Year Plan, undertaken by Guangdong, were officially launched. One of them, the special project on advanced biotherapy technology, is anchored to people's life and health, aiming to produce landmark outcomes in equipment, drugs, and platforms, provide new and broadly accessible treatment strategies for refractory diseases such as solid tumors, autoimmune diseases, and degenerative diseases, and build the GBA into a highland for cell and gene therapy R&D and industry.

The special project for the GBA International Science and Technology Innovation Center closely follows the strategic goal of self-reliance and strength in science and technology, focusing on advanced manufacturing, next-generation information technology, and biomedicine. It supports small and medium-sized enterprises in enhancing innovation capacity, breaking through key technological bottlenecks in industrial development, deepening collaborative research among Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, and consolidating the foundation of industrial development in the GBA.

大湾区国际科技创新中心40条支持举措发布

11月1日，2026大湾区科学论坛开幕式在广州南沙举行，现场发布了40条粤港澳大湾区国际科技创新中心支持举措。

在强化原始创新策源方面，推出支持大湾区建设世界一流重大科技基础设施集群，建设量子、脑机接口、生物制造国家高地，支持港澳高水平大学巩固提升全球领先地位，探索设立国家自然科学基金大湾区基础研究联合基金等举措。

在锻造世界级产业集群方面，推出支持建设香港北部都会区产业园区和澳门科技研发产业园，支持粤港澳三地科技产业跨境深度融合，在人工智能、集成电路、通信与网络、智能网联、新能源汽车、生物医药、低空经济、新能源等领域锻造更多万亿级新兴产业集群等举措。

在建设全球科技人才枢纽方面，推出支持大湾区深化教育科技人才一体改革，建立以科技创新和产业发展需求为牵引的学科调整机制和人才培养模式，前瞻布局一批新兴工科专业，试点建设国家交叉学科中心，打造粤港澳大湾区高水平人才高地等举措。

在推进粤港澳协同创新、深度融入全球创新网络方面，推出支持大湾区加快创新要素跨境流动和科技规则衔接，粤港澳三地共同承接国家重大科技攻关任务，高水平建设国际科技组织集聚区，高标准实施人体蛋白质组导航国际大科学计划等举措。

此外，广东主责承担实施的两项“十五五”国家重点研发计划任务重点专项正式启动。其中，先进生物治疗技术重点专项锚定人民生命健康，通过先进生物治疗技术，力争形成装备、药物、平台等标志性成果，为治疗实体瘤、自身免疫性疾病、退行性疾病等难治性疾病提供大众可及的治疗新策略，将粤港澳大湾区打造为细胞与基因治疗研发与产业高地。

粤港澳大湾区国际科技创新中心重点专项则紧扣科技自立自强战略目标，围绕先进制造、新一代信息技术、生物医药三大领域，支持中小企业创新能力跃升，突破产业发展关键技术瓶颈，深化粤港澳协同攻关，夯实大湾区产业发展根基。

文丨记者 李钢 张小悦 杨进怡 曹子味
翻译丨魏薇
审校丨曾敏