21 March 2025
The Shenzhen Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (“the authorities”) issued the “Notice in relation to the Application for Sub-stations of Postdoctoral Workstations and Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Bases in Key Areas” (“the Notice”) on 21 March 2025. The authorities proposed that enterprises with a dedicated research and development (“R&D”) department, with total annual R&D investments of not less than RMB5 million for two consecutive years, and with more than 20 R&D personnel holding senior professional titles or doctoral degrees, are eligible to apply to be recognized as postdoctoral innovation practice bases.