Suzhou brings in top talents to promote high-quality development

Suzhou New District (SND) in East China's Jiangsu province has been making efforts in recent years to attract more top talents to advance the industrialization of scientific and technological achievements and achieve high-quality development.

An industrialization base in the district was recently inaugurated. The base will be led by three academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

The first projects undertaken by the base will be related to fields such as deep resources exploration and intelligent drilling equipment.

The three academicians have also established an institute in the district to promote the industrialization of scientific and technological achievements. Six projects regarding this area have already been launched.

Zhu Rixiang, an academician from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, CAS said the institute is confident that it can accelerate the pace of industrialization in SND with the support of the local government.

To date, the district has attracted more than 10 academicians from China and abroad who are working to further advance scientific and technological innovation.