ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center (HIC) is a world-class and future-oriented R&D center, jointly established by Zhejiang University and Hangzhou government. The mission of HIC is to build an open and worldwide international innovation special zone, to promote the connection between basic research and applied research, and between technological innovation and industrial development, aiming at becoming a hub for technology innovation and economic growth in the Yangtze River Delta region.