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City-level non-enterprise private institution · Non-profit research organisation · A new type of think tank integrating the whole chain of government, industry, academia, research, finance, services and application
Institute Profile
The Shanghai Hongqiao Silver Economy Research Institute (abbreviated as the Silver Economy Research Institute) was registered and approved by the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau on 22 July 2026.
It is a city-level private non-enterprise unit and non-profit professional research organisation, supervised by the Administrative Committee of the Shanghai Hongqiao International Central Business District, and is Shanghai's first specialised city-level research institute for the silver economy.
Its mission is to advance the silver economy and serve the wellbeing of older people under a new demographic structure. The Institute brings together senior professionals from academic research, industry and other fields, providing a platform to contribute insight, exchange ideas, drive innovation and realise ambitions, so that new approaches, new measures and new products for the silver economy can be explored together.
Chinese name
Shanghai Hongqiao Silver Economy Research Institute
English name
Shanghai Hongqiao Silver Economy Research Institute
Abbreviation
Silver Economy Research Institute
Year established
22 July 2026
Registration authority
Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau
Supervising authority
Administrative Committee of the Shanghai Hongqiao International Central Business District
Institutional nature
City-level non-enterprise private institution · Non-profit research organisation
Positioning
Shanghai's first specialised city-level research institute for the silver economy
Purpose & Vision
Promoting the development of the silver economy,
serving, under the new demographic structure,
the well-being of older adults.
— The Institute's mission
Positioning
Aligned with the national strategy for actively responding to population ageing, and grounded in Shanghai's core location advantages and the Yangtze River Delta's resource-allocation capacity, the Institute is positioned as a new type of think tank integrating the whole chain of government, industry, academia, research, finance, services and application.
Research focus
Centring on the real needs of the silver economy and on research that lands in industry, it breaks down the single-domain resource barriers of conventional research institutions.
Collaboration platform
It builds an open collaboration platform linking policy, industry, academia, capital and end users, serving the high-quality development of Shanghai's silver economy and a better quality of life for older people.
Key tasks
It focuses on building standards systems for the silver industry, deploying core technologies in real scenarios, coordinating resources across sectors and incubating quality results for the market, closing the gap between R&D and real-world application in silver-health innovation.
Custom Services
The Institute orchestrates resources across the whole chain, providing partners with tailored think-tank services such as commissioned research, standards development, industry matchmaking and project incubation.
It regularly convenes industry seminars, company field studies and professional exchanges, keeping research close to where the industry actually operates.
01
Commissioned studies for government bodies, industrial parks and enterprises, delivered as policy recommendations, industry reports and decision support.
02
Working with industry players to draft association standards, service specifications and evaluation indicators, making silver-economy services and products comparable and trustworthy.
03
Connecting technology, capital and real scenarios through supply-demand matchmaking and joint research, moving results into live settings.
04
Providing early-stage projects with research support, scenario validation and resource connections, helping them move from concept to a service that actually runs.
Looking ahead, the Institute will stay focused on the real needs of the silver industry and build a benchmark new-type think tank for the silver economy that combines professional depth with the ability to deliver.
Cooperation
The Institute is committed to building a new-type silver-economy think tank that combines professional depth with the ability to deliver.
To serve as a think-tank platform and foster coordination among government, industry, academia, research, finance, services and application, the Institute is ready to maintain dialogue with governments at all levels, industrial enterprises, universities and research bodies, healthcare institutions, financial institutions, industry organisations and wider society, and to pursue pragmatic cooperation in silver-economy fields within its scope of business.
Together we serve the high-quality development of the silver economy in Shanghai, the Yangtze River Delta and across the country — and together we explore new paths forward.
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Project cooperation · Joint research · Data sharing · Expert referral