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The Hubei Rehabilitation & Nursing Tech Industry（HBRNTI）Academic and Technical Committee (referred to as the Committee) is a professional body within the HBRNTI. It is composed mainly of experts from Academia bodies, Government authorities, Fintech & healthcare industries. The Committee established through self-recommendation, committee recommendation and approval by the board of Institute Directors. The committee aims to drive the development of healthcare & wellness technology innovation, advance healthcare and welfare relevant achievements transformation and commercialisation, and promote regional economic development, which is the showcase of the collaboration of government, industry, academia, research, and finance working together. The Committee is responsible for organizing healthcare and welfare intelligence community, promoting technology achievements commercialisation, and driving technological innovation of research and development.
1. Establishing a “ healthcare and welfare intelligence community”: This specific healthcare and welfare industrial think tank gathers academicians, experts, and entrepreneurs from various relevant fields globally, serving as an important intellectual support for the Committee. It is responsible for providing consultations and arguments related to the strategic framework and industry application scenarios of healthcare and welfare industries, coordinating talent attraction and investment promotion with local governments, and promoting the integration and innovative development of enterprises, universities, and local economics.
2. Promoting transformation and commercialisation: Through the top-level industrial strategic framework, feasible industry application scenarios and real market demand of the health care industry, and integrates the resources of government, industry, academia, research, finance, underlay healthcare big-data and industry technology map, promote the targeted transformation and commercialisation of scientific and technological achievements by academicians and Fintech professionals, and empower enterprises with technological innovation, performance growth, M&A and IPO, etc.
3. Driving Technological Innovation: Each year, 3-5 academicians and experts from the committee intelligence community are selected to lead the construction of various research group within the institute. Additionally, the establishment of the “Frontier Healthcare and welfare Technology Innovation Fund” will advance forward-looking fundamental research and specific key technical breakthroughs in the field of the healthcare and welfare industry.
Since 2021, HBRNTI Academic and Technical Committee has established intelligence community, which has already introduced hundreds of academicians and expert professors from relevant fields globally. The Committee is composed of a director, sectary, and committee fellows. Committee fellows are selected annually from the Committee’s intelligence community. The Committee also has a long tern office responsible for its daily operations, under supervision of the director, providing professional development consultations and technical support for the institute, as well as consultations and support for various activities related to healthcare and welfare technology industry development and technology transformation and commercialisation, including expert evaluations and fellow selections.
Constitution of the Hubei Rehabilitation and Nursing Tech Industry Institute (HBRNTI)
Chapter 1 General Provisions
1. In order to facilitate the implementation of the development and construction work of Hubei Rehabilitation and Nursing Tech Industry Institute (HBRNTI), and to regulate the work of the Industry Technical Committee (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”) of the Rehabilitation and Nursing Tech Industry Institute, this constitution is hereby formulated.
2. To promote the standardised and professional development of the Hubei rehabilitation and nursing tech industry, and to advance the construction of the Hubei Rehabilitation and Nursing Tech Industry Institute (HBRNTI), the Institute’s Board of Directors shall establish the Committee according to the work needs, and determine its name, responsibilities, etc.
3. The Committee operates under the leadership of the Institute’s Board of Directors.
4. The Committee mainly consists of experts from universities, government authorities, the science and technology finance industry, and the health and wellness industry. The Committee is formed through self-recommendation, recommendation, and approval by the Board of Directors.
Chapter 2 Organisational Structure
5. The Committee consists of a Chairman, a Deputy Chairman, and members. The Chairman and Deputy Chairman are appointed by the Board of Directors for a term of 5 years.
6. The Committee has 1 Chairman, and it operates under the leadership of the Chairman. The responsibilities of the Chairman include:
(1) Being responsible for the work of the Committee and completing tasks assigned by the Institute’s Board of Directors;
(2) Regularly reporting to the Institute’s Board of Directors on the progress of the work undertaken by the Committee.
7. The Committee has 1 Deputy Chairman who assists the Chairman in organising and coordinating the development of work standards, evaluations, and promotions of working groups. The responsibilities of the Deputy Chairman include:
(1) Selecting, managing, contacting, and organising the annual work plan of the Committee members and working groups;
(2) Participating in the activities of the Committee, timely reflecting the opinions and suggestions of the Committee;
(3) Assisting the Chairman in organising Committee meetings;
(4) Conducting preliminary review of the addition of Committee members;
(5) Being responsible for drafting and formulating guidelines for health and wellness industry technology and major technology transformation.
8. The number of Committee members is set at more than 11. Candidates voluntarily apply through self-recommendation or recommendation and are approved by the Institute’s Board of Directors to become Committee members.
9. Conditions for Committee Members to Join
(1) Self-recommendation or expert recommendation to determine candidates; and submit the “Application Form for Members of the Hubei Rehabilitation and Nursing Tech Industry Institute (HBRNTI)” to the Committee;
(2) The Committee submits the candidate’s application materials to the Board of Directors for review and approval.
10. The Committee sets up an office, which is located within the Construction Management Office of Hubei Health and Wellness Technology Industry Research Institute. This office acts as the working institute of the Committee, is led by the Chairman, and is responsible for the daily work of the Committee.
Chapter 3 Member Requirements and Responsibilities
11. Committee members should abide by discipline and law, possess good professional ethics, have a high level of expertise and extensive work experience, care about industry development, endorse the Committee’s constitution, and fulfil their responsibilities as members. Generally, they should meet the following conditions:
(1) Loyal to the country and the Party, with accurate political stance;
(2) Committee members are not restricted by nationality, age, gender, or region;
(3) Willing to serve the construction of the health and wellness technology industry in Hubei, Central China, and even the whole country;
(4) Have achievements or contributions in technology commercialization in universities or their respective industry fields;
(5) Have a deep understanding of or possess rich practical experience in the rehabilitation and nursing tech industry.
12. Responsibilities of Committee Members
(1) Uphold and abide by the Committee’s constitution, actively maintain the overall image and reputation of the Committee;
(2) Keep internal information of the Committee confidential; without approval, members shall not disclose the work content related to the development strategy and organisational activities of the Committee for the Institute;
(3) Promote and implement the policies formulated by the Committee, actively participate in the Committee’s activities, and undertake tasks assigned by the Committee. The number of annual participation in activities should not be less than 2 times.
Chapter 4 Responsibilities of the Health and Wellness Technology Industry Technical Committee
13. Actively participate in the academic and industry development seminars organised by the Institute.
14. Provide professional development advice and technical support to the Institute.
15. Provide consultation and support for various activities organised and planned by the Institute related to the development and technology commercialisation of the rehabilitation and nursing tech industry, and actively participate in expert evaluations and selections of various activities.
16. Actively promotes Hubei Rehabilitation and Nursing Tech Industry Institute (HBRNTI) and its related activities.
Chapter 5 Miscellaneous
17. This constitution has been deliberated and approved by the Institute’s Board of Directors.
18. Amendments to this constitution require discussion by the Committee’s assembly, obtaining approval by more than 2/3 (including 2/3), and approval by the Board of Directors.
19. The right to interpret this constitution belongs to the Institute’s Board of Directors.
20. Matters not covered in this constitution shall be implemented according to relevant national regulations.
21. This constitution becomes effective from the date of approval by the Board of Directors.
Hubei Rehabilitation and Nursing Tech Industry Institute (HBRNTI)
Construction Management Office
November 1, 2021
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and a second-level professor and doctoral supervisor at Jiangsu University. He is also the director of the Institute of Food Physics Processing, an expert in food equipment and food physics processing, and the chief scientist of the national key research and development program. He serves as a director of the China Food Science and Technology Society and chairman of the Food Equipment and Intelligent Manufacturing Branch. He is also a vice chairman of the China Agricultural Machinery Society and vice chairman of the Agricultural and By-product Processing Machinery Branch. Additionally, he is a vice president of the China Food and Packaging Machinery Industry Association’s Fruit and Vegetable Preservation and Processing Machinery Branch, a vice president of the Central Kitchen Engineering and Equipment Committee, the director of the Vegetable Dehydration Processing Technology Integration Base under the Ministry of Agriculture, and the director of the National Agricultural Product Processing Technology and Equipment R&D Sub-center. He is also a vice chairman of the Jiangsu Agricultural Machinery Society.
He has presided over more than 90 government-funded and enterprise-sponsored scientific research projects, including the “Eleventh Five-Year” and “Twelfth Five-Year” National 863 Program and the “Thirteenth Five-Year” National Key Research and Development Program. As the first principal investigator, he has won five first prizes and five second prizes of provincial and ministerial level and industry scientific and technological progress awards, as well as one China Patent Excellence Award. He has published more than 1,100 papers, including 540 SCI papers (h-index 59), and has been granted 110 invention patents. He has won the “Outstanding Contribution Award” of the China Food Science and Technology Society and the title of “Outstanding Scientific and Technological Worker in the Machinery Industry of the ‘Thirteenth Five-Year Plan'” awarded by the China Machinery Industry Federation. He has been listed for many years in the “Lifetime Scientist Impact Rankings” and the “Annual Scientist Impact Rankings” released by Stanford University, ranking in the top 2% of global top scientists.
Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology and a Fellow of the Academy of Food Science and Technology in the United Kingdom. He is a professor, doctoral supervisor, and the director of the Institute of Food Oral Processing and Sensory Science at Zhejiang Gongshang University. He is also a distinguished expert in Zhejiang Province. Additionally, he holds the title of Honorary Professor at Massey University in New Zealand and Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds in the UK, as well as a guest professor at various universities, including Thailand’s Kasetsart University.
Professor Chen Jianshe pioneered the emerging field of “Food Oral Processing Science” internationally and conducted theoretical and applied research at the intersection of food physics, oral physiology, and sensory psychology. His main research areas include: (1) changes in food properties and microstructures during the eating process; (2) principles of food physics and oral physiology related to eating and sensory perception; (3) objective evaluation of dietary behavior and eating ability in special populations; and (4) texture design of special foods. He has developed a theoretical framework for the food oral processing system, which includes aspects such as food oral fragmentation, food-saliva interactions, bolus swallowing, food sensory perception, and bolus formation and swallowing. He has independently developed new research techniques and devices, including oral soft friction, chewing simulation devices, and eating ability testing instruments.
Professor Chen has published nearly 200 academic papers and authored four English monographs. In 2016, he received the Annual International Achievement Award from the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS). Since 2019, he has been consistently ranked in the top 2% of the world’s most influential scientists and professionals in the Global Top 100,000 (2%) Scientists and Professional Influence Rankings. In 2022, he was listed among the Top 100 Most Influential Food Scientists globally.
Fellow of the Russian Academy of Sciences and holds a position as a part-time researcher at Zhejiang University. He is a senior engineer with qualifications as a registered first-class construction engineer in water conservancy, registered first-class construction engineer in ports and waterways, registered cost engineer, and registered blasting engineer. He serves as the Deputy General Manager and Chief Engineer of Zhejiang Seawall Construction Group Co., Ltd., and is also an Executive Director of Seawall Technology Company. He is a member of the China Society for Water Resources Engineering, China Dredging Association, Vice Chairman of the Drainage and Reinforcement Professional Committee of the China Civil Engineering Society Port Engineering Branch, and a member of the Dredging and Sludge Treatment Special Committee of the China Society for Water Resources.
Academician Yu has received various honors and awards, including the National Outstanding Chief Engineer and the Ningbo Youth Science and Technology Award. He has developed more than 20 internationally advanced or domestically leading technologies and has been granted 51 patents. His research has been recognized with awards such as the Ministry of Education’s Scientific and Technological Progress Award, Zhejiang Province’s Scientific and Technological Progress Award, Zhejiang Province’s Technological Invention Award, Ningbo City’s Scientific and Technological Progress Award, and national-level and ministry-level technical achievements.
His innovative sludge solidification technology has been applied in more than 50 projects, including sea dikes, wharfs, bridges, and roads. This technology has won several awards, including the “Gold Award” at the 7th International Exhibition of Inventions and the “Gold Award” at the 8th International Exhibition of Inventions and Entrepreneurship. It was also recognized as one of the “Top Ten Outstanding Scientific and Technological Achievements” in the 15th-anniversary selection of China Zhejiang Online Technology Market Construction.