New-quality Productive Forces Sci-Tech Innovation Forum at Yangtze River Delta took place on May 23 in Hefei city, capital of eastern China's Anhui province. 

New-quality Productive Forces Sci-Tech Innovation Forum at Yangtze River Delta is held in Hefei city on May 23, 2024. [Photo/WeChat account: hefeigaoxinfabu]

The event also doubled as the opening ceremony of the Winsoul global science and technology headquarters in the Hefei National High-tech Industry Development Zone. With the backup of the USTC Innovation Valley, the headquarters is aimed to attract talent and investment to boost scientific and technological innovation in Anhui, and is expected to accelerate scientific and technological innovation within the Hefei high-tech zone and inject strong momentum for fostering new-quality productive forces.

Since its construction started in June 2022, the USTC Innovation Valley has focused on the commercialization of innovation achievements, incubation of innovative enterprises, acceleration of innovation incubation, and improvement of innovation ecosystem. On the back of the support and resources of universities, the valley has established itself as a source of scientific and technological innovation and a hub of emerging industry clusters, pooling together innovation forces across the world.

An aerial view of Zhong'an Innovation Valley at the Hefei National High-tech Industry Development Zone. [Photo/WeChat account: hefeigaoxinfabu]

As the core area of the USTC Innovation Valley, the Hefei National High-tech Industry Development Zone has been committed to high-quality development and innovation in recent years. The zone has been among the country's top 10 high-tech development zones for nine consecutive years, moving toward the goal of becoming a world-class sci-tech park.