At the conference, the list of the top 50 high-tech enterprises in Yichang for 2024 was released. These top 50 enterprises accounted for 58.2% of the added value of Yichang’s high-tech industry, 60.7% of operating revenue, 57.4% of high-tech product sales revenue, 42.8% of R&D personnel and 60.9% of R&D expenses respectively. Notably, a number of enterprises were listed among the top 50 for the first time, while many others saw substantial improvements in their rankings, demonstrating a strong momentum of innovation. (Reporter/Shi Gang, Correspondents/Wu Rui and Hu Xiaoyun)