The Urumqi Science & Technology Bureau announced on Oct 8 that 44 Urumqi companies have been listed as innovative pilot enterprises.

Twenty nine companies of the Urumqi high-tech Industrial Development Zone were included in the list, 65 percent of Urumqi’s total number.

The high-tech zone has become a cradle of entrepreneurship and innovation as it continues to provide overall and superior service for all scientific and technological companies in the area. The 2015 governmental supporting fund for those companies reached 182 million yuan ($27 million).In addition, many training courses pertaining to patent filing and intellectual property protection are given every year to ensure companies use those procedures effectively for better development.

The next step of the high-tech zone is to continue implementing the innovation-driven development strategy by completing the start-up system and further publicizing relevant polices.

More supporting funds will also be set up to strengthen local companies’ ability to innovate independently.

Workers of an innovative pilot company in the Urumqi high-tech Industrial Zone. [www.uhdz.gov.cn]

Edited by Peter Nordlinger