The 4th China (Anhui) Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Transformation Fair Opens in Hefei with 892 “New Sci-tech Faces” Making Their Debut

On the morning of April 26, the 4th China (Anhui) Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Transformation Fair (hereinafter referred to as the Sci-tech Fair) opened at the Hefei Binhu International Convention and Exhibition Center. The number of sci-tech achievements making their debut at the fair set a new record, with 892 new technological achievements showcased for the first time.

Anhui Provincial Party Secretary Liang Yanshun delivered a speech and announced the opening

Photo provided by the organizers

This year's Sci-tech Fair lasts for three days under the theme "Science and Technology Lead the Charge, Innovation Wins the Future." It is hosted by the People's Government of Anhui Province, with Shanghai serving as the Guest Province of Honor.

At the opening ceremony, Yang Jinlong, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and President of Tongji University, Zhang Baojiang, Deputy Party Secretary and President of Bank of Communications, and Li Bin, Founder, Chairman and CEO of NIO, delivered keynote speeches successively. The 2026 China Science and Technology Innovation Gala (the CMG Sci-tech Gala) was launched on site, together with the "I Want to Be on the Sci-tech Gala" global recruitment campaign and its online registration platform. During the project signing session, the signing for the establishment of the Quantum Science and Technology Innovation Fund, the cooperation project signing for the Shanghai (Yangtze River Delta) International Science and Technology Innovation Center, and the centralized signing of key scientific and technological innovation achievement transformation projects were all successfully concluded, kicking off the achievement transformation at this year's Fair.

It is learned that at the Fair, 892 "new sci-tech faces" made their debut, alongside 1,386 exhibits from outside the province and 2,309 physical exhibits. The Fair highlights innovation collaboration in the Yangtze River Delta region. For the first time, Shanghai has been invited as the Guest Province of Honor, and through special exhibition zones and the signing of ten cooperation projects, it promotes the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation in the Yangtze River Delta.

Since 2021, the Sci-tech Fair has been successfully held three times, attracting numerous guests from national ministries and commissions, renowned universities and research institutes, sci-tech enterprises, and investment and financing institutions. A total of 780 scientific and technological achievement projects have been signed, with a total value of nearly 230 billion yuan.