On the 12th at the opening of the 2026 Pujiang Innovation Forum in Shanghai, the National Natural Science Foundation launched a major Yangtze River Delta basic-research joint fund. The program, part of Shanghai’s expansion of its international science and technology innovation centre to the Yangtze River Delta, will target major regional strategic needs and back application‑oriented basic research. It prioritises industry‑driven problem‑setting and will pilot a collaborative model across three p

On the 12th at the opening of the 2026 Pujiang Innovation Forum in Shanghai, the National Natural Science Foundation launched a major Yangtze River Delta basic-research joint fund. The program, part of Shanghai’s expansion of its international science and technology innovation centre to the Yangtze River Delta, will target major regional strategic needs and back application‑oriented basic research. It prioritises industry‑driven problem‑setting and will pilot a collaborative model across three provinces and one municipality featuring unified funding, joint topic selection, shared management and coordinated project responses.