Yili launches Global Innovation Vanguard Initiative in Cambridge

The launch ceremony for Yili Group's Global Innovation Vanguard Initiative was held in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

At the event, Yili, in collaboration with the National Center of Technology Innovation for Dairy, unveiled 13 innovation leadership projects under this initiative and signed agreements with the University of Cambridge and the academic journal Nature.

The global brand strategy upgrade of Yili's Jinlingguan under the theme of "Full-Spectrum Nutrition, Ultimate Freshness", was also launched at the meeting.

Yili launches Global Innovation Vanguard Initiative. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Leveraging the Yili Global Innovation Center as a fulcrum, Yili has established 15 innovation centers across Europe, Oceania, Southeast Asia, and other regions. It also leads the construction of China's only national-level dairy technology innovation center in the food sector.

Liu Chunxi, Yili's senior executive president, delivers a speech. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Yili signed an agreement with the journal Nature to initiate the compilation of the 2026 edition of the Global Breast Milk Science Research White Paper.

Yili's Jinlingguan Product Series. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

To date, Yili has been engaged in breast milk research for 24 years, establishing a global database covering 85 countries, with over 200,000 breast milk samples and tens of millions of data entries.

At the launch event, domestic and international experts and scholars, including Albert Koulman, Andy Neely, and Paul Moughan, delivered insightful presentations on cutting-edge research. A thematic forum was also held on-site, where experts and scholars discussed topics such as the latest trends in breast milk research.