
As part of the "Global Talents' Tour of Hefei" program, a delegation of nearly 20 doctoral scholars from prestigious institutions such as Oxford and Cambridge has recently visited Hefei in East China's Anhui province.

What happens when science fiction writers set foot in a tech innovation hub like the Grand Union of Innovation (GUi) in Hefei, East China's Anhui province? The answer, perhaps, lies in the kind of dynamic "chemical reaction".

JoyLink Zenith Kin, an emerging player in the embodied intelligence (EI) sector, based in GUi, has completed an angel round of financing totaling nearly 100 million yuan ($14.8million). The round was led by Lapam Capital, with participation from Jiangxi Financial Holding, Ni Guotao (chairman of New Huadu Industrial Group), and the GUi's Guiding Fund.

A non‑contact cardiac health monitoring technology, developed by Zhongke Radio Sensing AI Technology, based in the Grand Union of Innovation (GUi) in Hefei, East China's Anhui province, won a Gold Award at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva. It beat over 1,000 entries from nearly 40 countries and regions.

Anywit Robotics, a tech firm based in the Grand Union of Innovation (GUi) in Hefei, East China's Anhui province, has closed a Pre-A funding round led by the Strategic Investment arm of ride-hailing giant Didi, with existing investor Yunxiu Capital serving as the exclusive financial advisor.

In 2022, amid the surging waves of artificial intelligence advancements, Zhu Bao made an unconventional move by stepping away from the mainstream AI path.

Anhui Guosheng Quantum Technology (Guosheng Quantum), a pioneering enterprise in the measurement sector of quantum industry based in the Grand Union of Innovation (GUi), an innovation hub in Hefei, East China's Anhui province, has completed a strategic financing worth several tens of millions of yuan in August 2026.

In a bold move that underscores the city's growing reputation as a hub for cutting-edge technology, Fan Wei, chairman of Join Hands Nuclear Energy, has relocated his company's headquarters from Tangshan in North China's Hebei province to Hefei, East China's Anhui province.