Yili Teams Up with CASC to Launch Space Lab for Future Dairy

BEIJING,April 21,2022 --On April 17,a day after China's Shenzhou 13 crew returned to earth,dairygiant Yili Group announced at a press conference to collaborate with the ChinaCenter for Aerospace Science and Technology International Communications(CCASTIC),which is an affiliation of China Aerospace Science and TechnologyCorporation (CASC). The collaboration will include establishing a Space Lab forFuture Dairy,which will aim to leverage space technology to bring newtransformative innovations to the health sector.

Yili collaborates with CASC to upgrade the dairy industry through space technology.

Yu Dengyun,Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Committee of CASC andAcademician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,noted that the two sides willfocus on boosting the dairy industry through space technology. He said thatresearch on space biology and new space materials will introduce new solutionsto upgrade the dairy industry.

Yili will strive to develop more healthy dairy products that fulfill consumers' nutritional demands and meet strict quality standards. We will drive and contribute to the upgrading of the dairy industry through space technology,said Zhang Jianqiu,CEO of Yili Group.

The two sides will work closely with related space institutes on scientificresearch,technology transfers and product development. Through joint effortsin packaging using new space materials,bacterial strains in space,TanSat-based pasture monitoring,and health and nutritional care,they arecommitted to upgrading dairy products to a higher level.

The Lab marks a step forward towards further empowering industries with spacetechnology and improving consumers' health and nutritional status. Dr. SituWenyou,a scientific research expert of the Innovation Center of Yili,expressed his hope that this inter-disciplinary cooperation will bring aboutlighter,safer and more environmentally friendly food packaging materials,aswell as nutrition and health products tailored for special segments of thepopulation,with the aim of enabling consumers to enjoy advanced technologiesand products in their daily lives. Yili aspires to participate in future spaceexperiments by applying cutting-edge research to dairy products under specialconditions such as long-term microgravity,strong radiation and extremetemperatures. These efforts will contribute to improving consumers' health andnutrition by leveraging state-of-the-art technology.

Yili has always pursued the philosophy of "no innovation,no future". To date,the company has built 15 innovation centers across the globe and activelyengages in innovation-focused collaborations across its supply chain. By earlyDecember 2021,Yili had become one of the leading dairy players in terms of itstotal number of patent applications and invention applications.

Yili is also stepping up its efforts to build the Future Intelligence andHealth Valley in Hohhot,Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,a landmark projectfor the dairy industry. The Valley includes a RMB 5 billion (equivalent toapproximately US $785 million) demonstration program focused on the 5G- andAI-based green production of liquid milk,the largest and most highly automatedsuch initiative of its kind.

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