高新技术产业开发区

    太仓高新区始建于1993年，实际管辖面积116.74平方公里，2012年获批筹建省级高新区，并于2018年9月21日正式挂牌。沪苏通铁路一期二期，南沿江、北沿江，嘉闵线在此交汇，拥有高铁太仓站和太仓南站，实现与虹桥枢纽17分钟通勤，是苏州乃至江苏融入上海的桥头堡。太仓高新区是经济发展主战场。近年来一般公共预算税收收入、规上工业产值、固定资产投资等主要经济指标占太仓“半壁江山”。

    太仓高新区是三大产业集聚地。形成了以动力系统、电子电气系统、底盘系统为主的新能源汽车核心零部件产业；以航空零部件、航空新材料、无人机、航空服务为主的航空产业；以高端数控机床、刀具、软件为主的工业母机产业。

    太仓高新区是对德合作主阵地。德企总数突破500家，累计利用德资超60亿美元，制造业德企数量占全国比例超10%。驻德合作网络全覆盖。德企全链条服务生态形成。德国“太仓日”、太仓罗腾堡啤酒节、罗腾堡风情街等中外驰名。

    太仓高新区是科创要素密集区。集聚西北工业大学、西交利物浦大学、弗朗霍夫实验室、中科院硅酸盐所、计算所、技物所，以及西工大长三角研究院、长三角可靠性系统工程创新研究院、苏州中科激光研究院等一批大学大院大所。

    Taicang High-tech Zone, established in 1993, encompasses an actual jurisdiction area of 116.74 square kilometers. It received approval in 2012 to prepare for the establishment of a provincial-level high-tech zone, which was officially inaugurated on September 21, 2018. The Hu-Su-Tong Railway (Shanghai-Suzhou-Nantong Railway) Phase I and II, the Yangtze River South Bank Railway (Nanjing South-Taicang High-Speed Railway), the Yangtze River North Bank Railway (part of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway), and the Shanghai Suburban Railway Jiamin Line intersect in Taicang. This place is home to Taicang Railway Station and Taicang South Railway Station, providing a rapid 17-minute commute to Hongqiao Hub. Taicang serves as a pivotal bridgehead for Suzhou and Jiangsu to integrate with Shanghai.
    Taicang High-tech Zone has been instrumental in driving economic development. In recent years, it has contributed to approximately half of Taicang's major economic indicators, including general public budget revenue, industrial output of large-scale enterprises, and fixed asset investment.
Taicang High-tech Zone has evolved into a hub for three major industries. The industry of core parts and components of new energy vehicles focuses on power systems, electronic and electrical systems, and chassis systems. The aviation industry concentrates on the manufacturing of aviation parts, new materials, unmanned aerial vehicles, and aviation services. The industrial mother-machine industry emphasizes high-end CNC machine tools, cutting tools, and software.
    Taicang High-tech Zone serves as a significant platform for Sino-German cooperation. It hosts over 500 German enterprises with a total investment exceeding 6 billion U.S. dollars. The number of German enterprises in the manufacturing sector represents more than 10% of the national total. The investment promotion network in Germany spans the entire country, and a comprehensive service ecosystem for German enterprises has been established. The Taicang Day celebrations in Germany, the Taicang Rothenburg Oktoberfest, and the Rothenburg Waterfront have become internationally famous.
    Taicang High-tech Zone is a hotbed of scientific and innovative activity. It is home to branches of prestigious universities and research institutes, including Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, as well as three institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, the Institute of Computing Technology, and the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics. Additionally, the zone houses The Yangtze River Delta Research Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, the Yangtze River Delta Reliability System Engineering Innovation Institute, and the Suzhou Zhongke Laser Intelligent Manufacturing Innovation Research Institute.