Recently, the list of innovative leading enterprises in Huai'an City in 2024 was released, which includes 4 listed science and technology enterprises, 41 listed science and technology cultivation enterprises, 1 municipal potential unicorn enterprise and 36 municipal gazelle enterprises.

Innovative leading enterprises in Huai'an refer to high-tech enterprises registered in the city, with strong innovation ability, good economic growth potential, and strong demonstrative and leading effects. This includes 5 categories: listed science and technology enterprises, listed science and technology cultivation enterprises, unicorn enterprises, potential unicorn enterprises and gazelle enterprises. The selected enterprises cover multiple fields, including electronic information, biomedicine, new materials, and advanced manufacturing, showcasing Huai'an City's innovative vitality and development potential across different industrial sectors.

In recent years, Huai'an has insisted on strengthening enterprises' leading role in innovation, accelerating the improvement of the cultivation system for innovative enterprises. It has established cultivation databases for leading enterprises and organized various activities such as equity financing matchmaking and listing training sessions for listed enterprises, guiding financial resources to support the development of these enterprises. In the next step, the city will further support science and technology enterprises to enter a high-growth stage of development by integrating resources such as policies, funds, projects, talents, and finance. It will provide preferential support to leading innovative enterprises in the city, encourage enterprises to increase innovation investment, and help them enhance their development momentum and market competitiveness.