The photo shows workers checking the fermentation process of microbial strains within seed tanks at the liquid fermentation workshop of a biotechnology company in Jinshi High-Tech Industrial Development Zone. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)
In recent years, Jinshi City
in Changde, Hunan Province has vigorously developed its
biomanufacturing industry. It is home to 27 leading biomanufacturing
enterprises capable of producing over 200 types of biomanufactured
products. With fermentation capacity exceeding 20,000 cubic meters and
an annual production capacity surpassing 100,000 tonnes, it has become a
major national production and export base for enzyme preparations,
steroid APIs, and pharmaceutical intermediates.
Jinshi has over
70 years of history in biological fermentation. Since the restructuring
of Jinshi Enzyme Preparations Factory at the end of the 20th century,
it has successively attracted a number of biomanufacturing enterprises.
Adopting an "off-site R&D + local manufacturing" model, it has
established a full-chain incubation system encompassing "sci-tech
innovation platforms, pilot bases, accelerator factories, and industrial
parks."
In 2025, the bioenzyme industry cluster in Jinshi City,
Hunan Province is approved as a national characteristic industrial
cluster for small and medium-sized enterprises. The Hunan Biology
Manufacturing Pilot Base located in Jinshi City is included in the first
batch of national pilot capacity building platforms for
bio-manufacturing. The local bio-manufacturing industry has entered a
fast lane of high-quality development.
The photo shows workers conducting steam sterilization of seed tanks at the liquid fermentation workshop of a biotechnology company in Jinshi High-Tech Industrial Development Zone. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)
The photo shows an experimenter testing the composition of submitted samples at the microbiology laboratory of a biotechnology company in Jinshi High-Tech Industrial Development Zone. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)
The photo shows a staff member conducting microbial fermentation experiments at the fermentation laboratory of a biotechnology company in Jinshi High-Tech Industrial Development Zone. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)
The photo shows workers conducting random inspections of finished herbicide products at the formulation workshop of a biotechnology company in Jinshi High-Tech Industrial Development Zone. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)
The photo shows a staff member using a centrifuge for material dehydration at the fermentation broth purification workshop of the Hunan Biology Manufacturing Pilot Base in Jinshi High-Tech Industrial Development Zone. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)
This article is from Hunan Provincial Government. www.enghunan.gov.cn.
Translator: Xiao Juan
Chinese source: Xinhua
