On September 12, the unveiling ceremony for the “Halead-Donghua University Joint Innovation Center” was held at the Halead Research Institute, marking a new phase in the university-enterprise collaboration between Zhejiang Halead New Materials Co., Ltd. and Donghua University.

As a Double First-Class university, Donghua University possesses profound academic expertise and research capabilities in the field of textile materials. Halead, a globally leading enterprise in the R&D and manufacturing of industrial new materials, demonstrates outstanding industrialization capabilities and market advantages in automotive safety, advertising materials, and high-end fibers. The company has established multiple provincial-level R&D platforms and invested in new R&D centers.

The establishment of this joint innovation center represents a deep integration of academic research capabilities and corporate practical expertise. It will build a comprehensive innovation system spanning fundamental research to industrial applications, helping resolve critical bottlenecks in the industry. The center will cultivate versatile talents with dual competencies in both scientific research and industrial practice, injecting new momentum into the textile new materials industry and regional economic development.

Halead will leverage the Joint Innovation Center as an opportunity to deepen industry-academia-research collaboration, accelerate its transformation into a technology-driven enterprise, and join hands with Donghua University to jointly promote the development of the new materials industry.