From August 8th to 10th, the 6th Zhuhai Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair for Young Doctoral Postdoctoral Scholars at Home and Abroad, as well as the National High level Talent Service Tour – Entering Zhuhai Activity (hereinafter referred to as the “Double Expo”), kicked off at the Zhuhai International Convention and Exhibition Center. Huang Zhihao, Deputy Secretary of the Zhuhai Municipal Committee and Mayor, Tao Jing, Deputy Director of the Service Center for Overseas Students and Experts of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Liu Jianli, Second level Inspector of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Qin Chun, Standing Committee Member of the Zhuhai Municipal Committee and Minister of the Organization Department, Li Weihui, Standing Committee Member of the Zhuhai Municipal Committee and Secretary of the Xiangzhou District Committee, and Chao Guiming, Standing Committee Member of the Zhuhai Municipal Committee and Deputy Mayor, attended the event.

The “Double Expo” is a high-end brand event and heavyweight high-end talent event in Zhuhai for young scientific and technological talents with doctoral and postdoctoral degrees at home and abroad. It has been successfully held for five sessions so far. Compared with previous editions, this year’s Zhuhai “Double Expo” focuses more on the development needs of strategic emerging industries in Zhuhai, and is committed to attracting talents and gathering wisdom. In order to accelerate the construction of a high-level talent highland in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, attract and gather more outstanding young scientific and technological talents, focus on key industries in Zhuhai, and select the “Top 10 Young Doctoral and Postdoctoral Innovative Figures in Zhuhai in 2024″.

Dr. Xiao Yibo, founder and CEO of Protoga, has been selected as one of the “Top 10 Innovative Doctoral Postdoctoral Figures in Zhuhai in 2024″. At the doctoral meeting, Dr. Xiao Yibo was also invited to share his entrepreneurial experience, achievements, and future project ideas in depth. Chao Guiming, member of the Standing Committee of the Zhuhai Municipal Party Committee and Deputy Mayor, mentioned in his speech that there are currently more than 6000 doctoral and postdoctoral talents active in various industries in Zhuhai. Dr. Xiao Yibo has been recognized as one of the top ten innovative figures among doctoral postdoctoral fellows, which is not only a high recognition of his innovation ability, but also a high recognition of the achievements of his founded Protoga in developing strategic emerging industries in Zhuhai. Protoga is a leading national high-tech enterprise in microalgae biosynthesis, adhering to the innovation of source technology to lead the biomanufacturing industry, accelerating the formation of new quality productivity, focusing on sustainable microalgae based raw materials and industrial application development, and providing global customers with “sustainable microalgae based raw materials and customized application solutions”. Based on decades of research strength accumulation at Tsinghua University, Protoga has established and operated a microalgae synthetic biology industry platform, including microalgae synthetic biology platform, pilot and flexible scale production platform, and application development platform. The technology covers microalgae/microbial breeding, biological fermentation, extraction and purification, application solution development and detection, and has successfully promoted several algae species and high-value products to enter the scale production stage.

Founder and CEO of protoga, holds a PhD in Biology from Tsinghua University, and also serves as an off campus mentor at Tsinghua University Shenzhen International Graduate School, as well as an off campus mentor and employment and entrepreneurship mentor at Northeast Agricultural University. Since its establishment, Yuanyu Biotechnology has been honored as the leader of the innovation and entrepreneurship team in Zhuhai in 2023, the gold medal in the 2nd National Postdoctoral Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, and has been named an excellent postdoctoral researcher in innovation and entrepreneurship in China. In 2022, it was also selected as one of the Forbes China Under 30 Elite and Hurun China Under 30 Entrepreneurial Elite for 2022, as well as the Xiangshan Entrepreneurial Talent in Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai in 2021. Under the leadership of Dr. Xiao Yibo, Yuanyu Biology actively carries out research and development of efficient microalgae engineering algae strains and production processes, replacing traditional microalgae farming methods with industrial production. It is committed to solving the problem of bottleneck of bio based raw materials through microalgae cell factories, promoting the accelerated formation of new quality productivity in the microalgae biomanufacturing industry, and has successfully promoted the large-scale production of several algae species and high-value products. The entrepreneurial achievements have attracted well-known capital, such as Hengxu Capital, Jingwei China, Thick Capital, DEEPTECH, Yazhou Bay Venture Capital, Chaosheng Capital, etc., with a cumulative investment of over 100 million yuan.