YAST is the “Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Achievements Transformation Productivity Promotion Center”, “Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Exchange and Cooperation Productivity Promotion Center”, and “Yunnan Provincial Industrial Application Technology Productivity Promotion Center”. It is also the first group of the Innovation Think Tank of Science and Technology recognized by Science and Technology Department of Yunnan Province.

YAST was recognized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Yunnan Provincial Bureau of Industry and Information Technology as “National Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Public Service Demonstration Platform” and “Yunnan Province SME Public Service Demonstration Platform”. It has been qualified by the “Large Scientific Equipment Network” to promote the sharing of scientific equipment.

The Yunnan New Materials Standardization Technical Committee, led by YAST, was approved by the Yunnan Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, marking the official establishment of the first “New Materials Standardization Technical Committee” in China.