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Shanghai secured 68 awards and recognitions in China’s latest national science and technology honors, accounting for a quarter of the total national achievements and setting a new record. The city led 29 projects in the 2025 awards, representing 11 percent of all winning entries across the country—the highest proportion ever recorded. This marks the 21st consecutive year that Shanghai has contributed more than 10 percent of the nation’s total awards.
The winners of the 2025 National Science and Technology Awards were announced today in Beijing. A total of 258 projects and 11 scientists received honors, including 51 for Natural Science, 58 for Technological Invention, and 149 for Science and Technology Progress, as reported by Xinhua News Agency.
The city is expected to bolster its standing as a major innovation center in China by maintaining committed investments in fundamental research, technological advances, and international scientific collaborations.
Two jointly completed projects involving Shanghai earned the prestigious Special Prize of the Science and Technology Progress Awards. Basic research remains a key strength for Shanghai, with four projects led by the city receiving the second-tier award in the Natural Science category—two from Fudan University and two from the Shanghai branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. These projects cover fields including mathematics, chemistry, biology, and materials science.
China also awarded the International Science and Technology Cooperation Award to three foreign scientists. Among them, Professor Elsa Reichmanis, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Inventors, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, has long-standing collaborative relationships with Chinese institutions such as Donghua University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Peking University.
Additionally, Professor René Bernards, a world-renowned cancer researcher, has partnered with Renji Hospital, affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, in research on precision treatments for liver cancer. Professor Otto Heinrich Herzog, a leading artificial intelligence expert, has collaborated with Tongji University on exploring AI applications in urban planning.
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