Suzhou New District greenlighted to build base for overseas professionals

Suzhou New District is expecting to build an innovation and entrepreneur ecology with international influence. [Photo/IC]

Suzhou New District is among the first 10 national development zones to build provincial offshore innovation and entrepreneurial base for overseas professionals, according to the provincial association for science and technology on July 6. 

With the green light in building provincial base for overseas professionals, Suzhou New District will double its efforts in bringing overseas talents, building incubation platforms, accelerating technology transfer, as well as improving enterprise service and business environment.

Via road shows, summit forums, and match-making events, Suzhou New District will familiar overseas talents with the district's entrepreneur and investment environment, speed up the localization and development of foreign-invested projects, and bring about the cross-border exchanges of innovative resources.

Offshore innovation and entrepreneurship for overseas professional has always been a priority for Suzhou New District who was granted approval to build two municipal bases in 2018.

Since then, six roadshows consisted of some 40 projects have been well received in six countries, attracting participants from the University of Melbourne, the University of Oxford, and more. The most focused projects are in the fields of medical equipment, smart manufacturing, and information technology.