On July 10, the 15th Suzhou Entrepreneurship Week for International Elites and 
the 4th Suzhou Scientists Day were launched. A total of 3,084 domestic talents 
with 3,057 projects attended the event, according to the organizing committee. 

Since 2007, Suzhou has been implementing the Gusu Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship Talent Program. Currently, it has funded 7 top talents 
(teams), 36 major innovation teams, and 2,863 innovation and entrepreneurship 
leading talents. Suzhou offers customized support and unlimited funding 
commitments for top talent teams. Major innovation teams can receive project 
funding of up to 50 million yuan.

The "Win in Suzhou, Win the Future" Venture Contest for International 
Entrepreneurs was founded in 2011 and has held 113 events, covering more than 
40 countries and regions worldwide. It has attracted over 11,000 project 
registrations and more than 32,000 participants. Suzhou has been selected as 
the "Most Attractive Chinese City in the Eyes of Foreign Experts" for 11 
consecutive years and has maintained its position as the top province in terms 
of scientific and technological innovation for 12 consecutive years.

So far, Suzhou has 18 overseas maker incubation centers and 8 domestic maker 
incubation centers.

Suzhou has cooperated with JSBC to establish the first global maker overseas 
communication center in London, UK. It aims to tell the fascinating stories of 
Suzhou's talented "backpackers" to the world and explore the creation of an 
international communication platform that integrates promotion, talent 
exchange, information consultation, and resource docking. Suzhou has announced 
1,603 postdoctoral positions worldwide, mainly focused on key industries such 
as electronic information, biomedicine, equipment manufacturing, and advanced 
materials.

Suzhou has prepared a "digital backpack" for global talents, which includes a 
contact directory for connecting with Suzhou, a policy collection of talents 
and key enterprises, a platform for entrepreneurial and life services, and a 
cloud platform for talent project docking. This comprehensive service further 
nurtures the talent ecosystem.

Source: The Organizing Committee of Suzhou Entrepreneurship Week for 
International Elites

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