A global leader in high-tech industries

Optics communications, biological energy resources, bio-medicine, 3D printing, satellite navigation, laser

Ranked 12th on the Forbes List of Top 30 Innovative Cities in the World

·89 higher education institutions

·1.3 million undergraduates and postgraduates, ranking 1st in the world

·95 key research institutions

·63 academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering

·27 state-level key laboratories, state-level laboratories and state-level engineering laboratories

·27 state-level engineering (technology) research centers

·23 state-level enterprise technology centers

·China’s first state-level bio-safety laboratory with the highest domestic bio-safety level

·Ranked 7th in China in terms of the number of licensed invention patents

·465 “1,000 Talents Program” experts

·4 Nobel laureates

·392 domestic and international high-caliber talents

Solid industrial foundation--made in Wuhan

Based on its formation of three towns, namely Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang, Wuhan will construct four industrial agglomeration areas: Greater Optical Valley Area, City of Cars, Airport Economic Development Zone and Port Economic Development Zone and form six industries with an output value of 100 billion yuan each.

·The national memorizer base with a total investment of 160 billion yuan, the single project with the largest investment in China, has settled in Wuhan.

·A national cyber safety talent and innovation base, Wuhan has created the unique “cyber safety academy + creative industry valley” model in China.

·A state-level aerospace industry base with an investment of 150 billion yuan has been established in Wuhan, which is the first commercial space technology innovation park in China.

·A new energy vehicle base worth over 10 billion yuan, one of the most important smart new energy vehicle bases in China, has settled in Wuhan.

Six industries with an output value of more than 100 billion yuan each

Auto & parts

Information technology manufacturing

Equipment manufacturing

Food & tobacco

Energy & environmental protection

Steel and deep processing

In the future, Wuhan will focus on three key industries, namely information technology, life & health and smart manufacturing, to build an organic, updated iterative industry system composed of “existing pillar industries, strategic emerging industries and future industries”.