Weifang advances industrial transformation with innovation-driven growth

Weifang city in Shandong province is gearing up for new quality productive forces and driving its industries toward diversification and high-end transformation.

Traditional pillar industries such as power equipment and new chemical materials continue to strengthen and evolve. Meanwhile, emerging sectors like the digital economy, maglev technology, and the metaverse are on a dynamic and parallel growth trajectory.

Shandong Hengbang Xingze Biotechnology Co Ltd is a prime example of how innovation is being used to advance modern agricultural productivity. The company has developed the world's first multivalent plant immune product, overcoming a century-old challenge of narrow-target and unstable plant immune responses. This groundbreaking product can identify and bind multiple plant immune receptors, enabling broad-spectrum disease prevention with a single solution.

In recent years, the product has been widely applied to goji berries, wheat, and rice and has mitigated losses caused by plant diseases.

Dong Jiaqiang, the manager of Hengbang Xingze Biotechnology, said that the company is now focusing on an integrated crop disease monitoring and regional immunity system, further merging technology with agriculture. With a commitment to efficient and sustainable development, the company aims to establish itself as a globally influential agricultural brand.

By collaborating with leading research institutions such as Tsinghua University and China Agricultural University, Hengbang Xingze Biotechnology has developed multiple biopharmaceutical solutions, holding 36 independent intellectual property assets, including nine invention patents. Their advancements not only replace imported products but also fill long-standing technological gaps in global agricultural science.

According to China Agricultural University professor Wang Yubin, Weifang's development model emphasizes high-quality growth through technological innovation, aligning seamlessly with Hengbang Xingze Biotechnology's progress as a leader in agricultural technology.