The financial investment in science and technology of the city was 27.45 billion yuan.
By deepening the "Eight Major Projects" for innovation, the Shanghai–Suzhou innovation cluster ranked the 6th globally in the innovation index.
90.8% of major industrial firms now operate in-house R&D centers.
The year saw 161 new enterprise technology centers at or above the provincial level, totaling 1,627, including 4 at national level, totaling 37. Twelve industrial technology engineering centers (engineering research centers) at or above the provincial-level were newly added, reaching a total of 188. The cumulative number of provincial key laboratories reached 14. Additionally, 92 new innovation consortia were added, reaching a cumulative total of 327.
By the end of 2025, the number of valid high-tech enterprises exceeded 18,500, while the number of national technology-based SMEs reached 25,400. An additional 241 national-level specialized and sophisticated enterprises that produce new and unique products, known as "Little Giants", were added, bringing the cumulative total to 848. Furthermore, National "single champion" manufacturing firms reached 55, with 12 newly designated.
National "Little Giants" enterprises posted an 8.9% increase in output value.
Suzhou National Laboratory entered its construction phase following its preparatory phase, alongside the approval of the Comprehensive Materials Research Facility and the State Key Laboratory of Bionic Interface Materials. New hubs like the Silicon Photonic Integration Process Platform, the RISC-V Open-Source Chip Innovation Center, and the Suzhou Institute of Innovative Drugs are newly established.
A total of 162 major R&D projects were launched, with 44 projects shortlisted for the national "Open Competition" scheme. These initiatives fuelled a series of breakthroughs, most notably the world's first 8-inch Gallium Nitride (GaN) mass-production line.
