Academic Sinica Ningbo Material Science and Technology and Engineering Institute has passed the acceptance inspection, conducted by Academic Sinica, Zhe Jiang province and Ningbo after three years’ hard preparation work.. It is a state level institute based on Ningbo’s industrial foundation and will improve self innovation and construction of new type city in Ningbo city. Now, the institute has achieved initial successes. 3 projects won the second prize of State Scientific and Technological Progress Award and the second prize of State Technological Innovation. In 2006, Ningbo’s comprehensive strength of science and technology and other index ranked No. 1 in Zhe Jiang. Ministry of Science and Technology has listed Ningbo as one of the first batch of trail cities of torch innovation