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In order to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important thoughts on doing a good job in talent work in the new era, accelerate the construction of a platform to attract and gather talents, focus on building a talent-friendly city, and vigorously introduce innovative and entrepreneurial talents that Suzhou urgently needs for high-quality development,Suzhou in 2026 Leading talents in innovation and entrepreneurship Plan major innovation team projects Declaration has been started.
Support areas
Facing the forefront of world science and technology development and the city's major strategic needs for industrial development, vigorously introduce and support innovative and entrepreneurial talent teams that carry out basic research, major technological breakthroughs, and industrialization of results around the city's 1030 industrial system, key emerging industries, and future industries.
Support types and conditions
Major innovation teams mainly support those with international vision and strategic vision, who can break through key core technologies in the industry and promote major scientific and technological innovation.Achievements transformation, the talent team that quickly seizes the commanding heights of the industry is divided into innovation and entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurial team includes settled projects and unsettled projects.
Basic conditions
1、The team is composed of leading talents and core members.At least 3 people. The team members have a reasonable professional structure, are relevant and complementary, have a good working foundation, clear main directions and research and development goals, and can cooperate stably for more than 3 years after being introduced.
2、Team leaders and core members should generally have a doctoral degree and more than 2 years of R&D and management experience in well-known domestic and foreign enterprises, universities, and scientific research units. Team leaders should have an important innovative position and academic influence in relevant international fields, their research results should be at the international first-class level, and they should have outstanding innovation capabilities and resource integration capabilities.
3、The leading talent of the entrepreneurial team should be the main person in charge of the enterprise, focusing on the Suzhou enterprise, and the cash contribution in the company's paid-in capital is not less than 1 million yuan; the total equity of the team members is not less than 30%, and the cash contribution in the company's paid-in capital is not less than 2 million yuan. Members of the innovation team should serve as senior executives or key R&D project leaders or above in the recruiting unit, sign a formal labor contract with the employer and be working full-time, with an annual pre-tax salary of no less than 300,000 yuan.
4、The implemented projects have independent intellectual property rights, can effectively break through industry core technologies and key common technologies, and have significant development potential and leading role.
5、The project has invested no less than 30 million yuan (entrepreneurial settled projects may also have obtained social financing of no less than 20 million yuan). The total investment in the project is no less than 100 million yuan, and it can realize the transformation and industrialization of results in the next five years, bringing significant economic and social benefits.
6、Team at January 1, 2023 Later, he started his own business in Suzhou or was introduced full-time to Suzhou enterprises, universities and research institutes to lead innovation.
Basic conditions for entrepreneurial unsettled projects
The basic conditions for entrepreneurial unsettled projects must meet the above conditions 1~5, and after obtaining the qualification of major innovation team,Before March 31, 2027 Complete business registration, capital verification and related procedures in Suzhou.
Main support policies
For major innovation teams that have been approved for project approval, a project subsidy of 10 to 30 million yuan will be provided; the leading talents and core members of the team will be given a house purchase subsidy of 2 million yuan and 1 million yuan respectively.
Application acceptance
The entire application process is carried out online, and after independent application by units and talents, review and recommendation by local competent authorities, expert review and other procedures, the best projects will be selected for support.
Declaration method
Applicants and units visit the Suzhou Innovation and Entrepreneurship Leading Talent Application Special Website:https://sst.suzhou.gov.cn/gslj, click "Start Application", follow the system prompts to register and log in, enter the application interface, select the corresponding application category, click "Process", fill in the project information online, and upload the corresponding supporting materials. According to the principle of territorial management, projects submitted by various regions will be reviewed online by local science and technology departments and recommended for reporting. If the applicant or reporting unit has not registered on the Sushangtong platform, please log in.https://sst.suzhou.gov.cn/Register first.
Central processing time
Online centralized acceptance time:Ends at 10:00 on April 7, 2026。
Related matters
1.Funding funds for major innovation team projects will be allocated annually based on project status; unsettled projects that have received certification will be determined based on on-site inspections after settlement, and will be allocated annually after project approval. Housing purchase subsidies for talents who have been approved for project approval will be organized and allocated by the Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau in accordance with the "Implementation Measures of Suzhou City for Improving the Guarantee of Happy Housing for Talents".
2.Applicants, teams and entities should abide by laws and regulations, have good moral character and professional ethics, and have no major breach of trust or bad records in the past three years.
3.Applicants and reporting units should fill in the application materials objectively, truthfully and completely. Application materials that are incomplete or irregular will not be accepted. The research content of the application materials and the indicators of innovation, technology and economic benefits to be achieved should be scientific, reasonable, serious and standardized, and will be used as the main basis for project review, contract signing, mid-term inspection, project acceptance or evaluation, and will not be adjusted in principle. The project intellectual property rights are clear and verifiable. During the project implementation process, the project leader shall not be changed. Those who commit fraud, especially those who falsify core elements such as the applicant's degree, experience, and company team members, will be severely dealt with once verified, including but not limited to canceling application and project qualifications, recording them in the integrity file, and no longer accepting applications from the unit or individual within 5 years.
4.The cumulative application for the same talent project shall not exceed 2 times; talents who have been funded by the Suzhou Innovation and Entrepreneurship Leading Talents Plan’s major innovation team projects are not allowed to apply repeatedly; talents who have been funded by the talent introduction plans of cities and districts under the jurisdiction of Suzhou are not allowed to apply from other places.
5.For projects with particularly outstanding talent teams and focused recruitment from various regions, upon recommendation from each region, the application conditions such as academic qualifications and time in Jiangsu can be relaxed appropriately.
Changshu Research Institute of Southwest University Reminder: If you have any questions about system registration and filling in the report, please consult us.400-8696-086; Please refer to the table below for the telephone number for application consultation and material acceptance consultation:
Source: Suzhou Talent Release