Guanzhou Island

Guanzhou Island (simplified Chinese: 官洲岛; traditional Chinese: 官洲島; pinyin: Guānzhōu dǎo), formerly known in English as Dove Island, is an island in Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. It is also branded as Guangzhou International Biotech Island (simplified Chinese: 广州国际生物岛; traditional Chinese: 廣州國際生物島; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu guójì shēngwù dǎo) since July 2011, forming the centre of Guangzhou's biotech basis.[1]

Not to be confused with Guangzhou.
A map of Canton River had scaled by UK Government in 1861

Geography and Administration

Guangzhou International Biotech Island covers a total area of 1.8 square kilometers.[2] Part of Huangpu District,[3] it is located right between Huangpu and Haizhu District.

Guangzhou International Biotech Island
Guangzhou International Biotech Island

In 1999, Guangzhou Municipal Government announced plans to develop Guanzhou Island into Guangzhou International Biotech Island (Chinese: 广州国际生物岛), in order to meet the need of biological technology development. In 2000, Guanzhou Island was approved to establish an international biotechnology research and production base, and was officially named "Guangzhou International Biotech Island". Construction began in 2008.[4][5][6] It was officially put into operation in July 2011. It is now under the jurisdiction of the Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, but the entire island is under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone. The administrative division still belongs to Haizhu District.

A website about the "bio-island" says the aim is to put "emphasis on introducing domestic and overseas high-end biotechnology enterprise headquarters and R&D center, biotechnology research and development institutions, biological service enterprises and organizations".[7]

In April 2021, a joint venture of Geneseeq Technology and AstraZeneca announced plans to build a clinical diagnostics laboratory on the island.[8]

Transport

The island is served by Guanzhou station on Line 4 on the Guangzhou Metro.

References
  1. trAIDe GmbH (2021). Zielmarktanalyse China: Gesundheitswirtschaft mit Fokus Biotechnologie [Analysis of the Target Market China: Healthcare Industry with Focus on Biotechnology] (PDF) (in German). trAIDe GmbH. p. 37.
  2. "Guangzhou International Biotech Island". subsites.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  3. Deloitte (2020). Research Report on the Investment Environment of Huangpu District, Guangzhou (PDF). p. 3.
  4. International Biology Island in Guangzhou
  5. International Bioisland to Start Closed Construction
  6. Haizhu, Industrial Land for Multi-development Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "BIO ISLAND INTRODUCTION". Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. "Geneseeq and AstraZeneca Collaborate to Build Guangzhou Bio-Diagnostics Innovation Center". Retrieved 28 June 2021.

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