Shanghai Key Laboratory of High-Temperature Superconductor Materials and Applications (hereinafter referred to as “Key Laboratory”) was established in 2019 with the approval of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality and is organized by Shanghai Superconductor Technology Co., Ltd. In response to the strategic needs of national cutting-edge materials development, the Key Laboratory focuses on major scientific and technological projects in Shanghai and the plan for building a scientific and technological innovation base, dedicated to overcoming the key technical bottlenecks in China’s high-temperature superconducting industry as well as its practical application.

Dr. Zhu Jiamin serves as the director of the Key Laboratory. At present, the Key Laboratory boasts 37 professionals with senior titles, including 16 individuals holding doctoral and master's degrees and 1 young rising-star. The Key Laboratory has assembled an academic committee of renowned domestic experts and scholars in the field of superconductivity, providing strategic and forward-looking guidance on the scientific and innovative aspects of the laboratory's projects.

The Key Laboratory mainly focuses on high-temperature superconducting material technology, high-temperature superconducting strong electromagnetics and applications, and high-temperature superconducting generic and cutting-edge technology.

Relying on the industrialization strengths of Shanghai Superconductor and the scientific expertise of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Key Laboratory centers around high-temperature superconducting materials in order to develop a comprehensive innovation system for high-temperature superconducting application technology from the perspective of applied basic research. It solves and overcomes the scientific and engineering technical challenges faced in the development of high-temperature superconductors in material preparation and engineering applications, promotes the application of intelligent manufacturing in high-temperature superconductivity, and explores new models of cooperation with enterprises and universities. Currently, the Key Laboratory has provided critical technical and material support for several national major scientific and public livelihood projects.

The Key Laboratory and Shanghai Superconductor have formed an Industry-Education-Research-Application model, gathering innovative resources and focusing on key areas of innovation to actively promote the development of high-temperature superconducting materials towards high performance and low cost. It fosters synergistic growth across upstream and downstream industries and contributes new impetus to the development of high-temperature superconducting technology, materials, and application industries.