Beijing on Saturday rolled out a new policy package aimed at accelerating the commercialization of scientific research from local universities, seeking to remove long-standing bottlenecks and build a market-driven system that better connects campus innovation with industry demand.

During the ongoing 2026 Zhongguancun (ZGC) Forum, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission and other departments released a set of measures to promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements from universities in the capital city.

Targeting common obstacles in tech transfer, the measures aim to strengthen policy support from the source of innovation, remove institutional barriers, and improve service capacity for commercialization.

The document proposes building a closed-loop innovation ecosystem in which enterprises raise demands, universities provide solutions, and the market evaluates results. Universities will be encouraged to tackle key corporate technology challenges through joint university-enterprise funds among other supporting mechanisms.

It also calls for reforms in talent evaluation and professional title reviews. Universities are instructed to give greater weight to actual commercialization outcomes.

"[We have proposed that] universities must not simply include the number of patent applications and authorizations as evaluation indicators. Instead, they should establish an assessment mechanism oriented toward commercialization outcomes. At the same time, we are vigorously promoting the reform model of 'granting rights first, exercising rights later,' so that achievements with commercialization potential by teachers and research teams can enter the market first, while universities focus on future revenue rights. We also encourage universities, in accordance with the new Degree Law, to recognize joint innovation projects by teachers and students that achieve breakthroughs and deliver strong commercialization results as practical achievements for awarding academic degrees," said Zhang Yaotian, deputy head of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission.