In the rapidly evolving Xiongan New Area in Hebei Province, a wave of entrepreneurial and innovative activity is surging.

The Xiongan Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park, which has just marked its third anniversary, has already brought together more than 280 technology enterprises and over 3,000 innovative talents. One of these companies is Xiongan Xuanhu Biotechnology Co., Ltd. The company focuses on leveraging modern biotechnology for innovative research, development, and industrialization in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. It was originally founded in Nanjing and relocated to Xiongan in recent years, with many of its staff members moving along with it. "We value the collaborative innovation atmosphere here, and we also appreciate the thoughtful policies and development opportunities," said Liu Haodong, a laboratory researcher at the company, in an interview. It is understood that Xiongan not only provides top scientists with substantial research funding and living subsidies, but also offers outstanding recent graduates monthly subsidies of 3,000 yuan for doctoral degree holders, 2,000 yuan for master's degree holders, and 1,000 yuan for bachelor's degree holders within five years of employment. After obtaining the "Xiongcai Card," individuals can also enjoy expedited medical treatment channels, dedicated government service channels, and other considerate services. "The talent policies in the park have significantly reduced the pressure on our operations!" "We are an award-winning unit of the 'Xiongcai Cup,' and in addition to free office space, our children attend nearby newly built schools, which is very convenient!" "The talent housing is only a ten-minute walk from the workplace, which reduces the crowding of commuting." In interviews with reporters, business operators in the park praised Xiongan's thoughtful approach to attracting and retaining talent.

To achieve development, in addition to supporting talent policies, a well-established intellectual property protection system and technology transfer framework are also crucial. Walking into the service hall of the Xiongan Intellectual Property Protection Center, reporters learned some good news — in June 2026, the China National Intellectual Property Administration officially approved the construction of a national-level intellectual property protection center in Xiongan New Area. This means that patent pre-examination for key industries such as next-generation information technology and new materials in the new area can be handled "on arrival," with patent authorization periods shortened from an average of 15 months to within 3 months. Prior to this, the Xiongan New Area Intellectual Property Protection Center and the Hebei Provincial Intellectual Property Protection Center jointly signed an agreement to fully utilize the provincial protection center's pre-examination resources and provide rapid patent examination services for relocated entities. Reporters observed that the center not only provides public intellectual property services such as patent navigation, rights protection assistance, and information retrieval, but also features a permanent exhibition to vividly educate visitors about intellectual property-related knowledge. Near the hall of the Xiongan Intellectual Property Protection Center is the Xiongan Scientific and Technological Achievements Exhibition, Trading, and Transformation Center. On the center's large screen, information such as project names, publishing units, and reference prices of scientific research achievements scrolls continuously. Here, a dedicated team of technology managers acts as "technology matchmakers," proactively connecting high-quality achievements from Xiongan's researchers with market demand, precisely matching hardcore laboratory discoveries with industry. Meng Youtong, assistant to the general manager of Xiongan Guochuang Center Technology Co., Ltd., told reporters that the Xiongan Scientific and Technological Achievements Trading and Transformation Center can provide one-stop services such as listing, public announcement, transaction payment settlement, and contract registration for scientific and technological achievements with high technological maturity. In the center's roadshow hall, innovative enterprises and research teams can also communicate via video with global investors to list intellectual property achievements or obtain financing through collateralization. Through the center's matchmaking, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Hebei Transportation Investment Group jointly established an industrialization company to carry out in-depth technological cooperation; North China Electric Power University and China Datang Corporation Science and Technology Innovation Co., Ltd., which has settled in Xiongan, jointly conducted research on "high-value utilization scenario layout of carbon dioxide"; Beijing Jiaotong University and the Xiongan Development Co., Ltd. of the 22nd Metallurgical Group reached cooperation on the research and development of "multi-scenario intelligent rebar-planting robot technology and equipment"... With the "bridge" built, the path of integrating industry, academia, and research has become smooth. The innovation chain, industrial chain, and talent chain resonate at the same frequency, converging into a contemporary thoroughfare for Xiongan's new quality productive forces to surge forward.