In January, UBI Global published World Benchmark Report 2021-2022, with 109 incubation programmes from 62 countries and regions participated. ZGC International Incubator, under ZGC Development Group, won the Asia Pacific Region Excellence Award, occupying the top spot among 5 award-winning incubators in the Asia-Pacific region.

UBI Global is a data and consulting firm headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. With more than 1,200 worldwide organizations as its members, the firm is dedicated to researching global startup incubator and accelerator.

In 2013, UBI Global began evaluating technology incubators and innovation accelerators, helping them improve overall efficiency and competitiveness. To date, over 900 organizations from more than 90 countries have participated in its awards.

Since its establishment in 2000, ZGC International Incubator has helped 178 sci-tech startups, with a total output of 2.7 billion yuan. In those startups, returned overseas talents accounts for 42% of their staff. And those startups have licensed more than 22,000 items of intellectual properties in total.