Recently, the “National New & High Tech Zones Innovation Capacity Evaluation Report of 2016” was published in Beijing. According to the report, there were 147 New & High Tech Zones as of the end of 2015, which were at a steady pace with improved startup models and innovation capacities.

According to the report, in 2015 the companies in National New & High Tech Zones were found with 2.7 times R&D investment and 14.6 times R&D professionals density above the national average respectively. As for the innovation output, the invention patents granted per 10,000 persons and the numbers of valid patent in National New & High Tech Zones are 8.9 times and 8.5 times of the national average respectively. By volume, the amount of patents granted per 10,000 professionals in the National New & High Tech Zones is 1.9 times of that in Sillicon Valley in 2015, which reflects the innovation effeiency achieved in the National New & High Tech zones is comparable to international counterparts.

(Source: China IP News)