Four incubators in Hefei National High-tech Industry Development Zone in Hefei, capital of Anhui province, were upgraded to national-level incubators as they made the 2021 list of national-level incubators.

The list was recently released by the Torch High Technology Industry Development Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The four new national-level science and technology business incubators in the zone are Xingmeng Park, 5F Innovation Park, Red Maple Valley and the Anhui Institute of Innovation for Industrial Technology.

As an innovation and entrepreneurship hub in Anhui, Hefei National High-tech Industry Development Zone has 36 incubators (14 at the national level, accounting for 58 percent of the city's total), 33 maker spaces (11 at the national level, accounting for 55 percent of the city's total), and nine accelerators and industrial parks as well as more than 80 various incubation carriers.

5F Innovation Park is Anhui province's first private micro and small-sized enterprise incubator. Anhui Wufu Investment Management Co. owns and operates it. [Photo/WeChat ID: hefeigaoxinfabu]

Red Maple Valley is located at the intersection of Hongfeng Road and Tianzhi Road in Hefei National High-tech Industry Development Zone. [Photo/WeChat ID: hefeigaoxinfabu]

The Anhui Institute of Innovation for Industrial Technology is a professional incubator that focuses on the electronic information industry. It was jointly established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Anhui Provincial People's Government. [Photo/WeChat ID: hefeigaoxinfabu]