Group 1 - The 2025 China Optics Valley 3551 International Entrepreneurship Competition has officially launched, accepting global entrepreneurial project registrations from now until July 15 [1] - The competition features an upgraded reward policy with a total prize amount of 12.5 million yuan, including 80 award slots [1] - Winners of the first prize will receive 1 million yuan and can be recognized as 3551 entrepreneurial talents, potentially receiving up to 10 million yuan in continuous non-repayable funding over five years based on company performance [1] Group 2 - The competition is open to various participants, including those who established technology companies after January 1, 2020, and project teams with industrialization value planning to settle in the East Lake High-tech Zone [1] - The competition focuses on key and future industry directions in Optics Valley, establishing four industry competition areas: optoelectronic information, life and health, new materials and high-end equipment manufacturing, and artificial intelligence [1] - The competition has a global project aggregation network with four international regional competition areas: Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, Greater Bay Area, and Europe-America [1] Group 3 - Since its inception in 2015, the competition has been included in the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security's "Overseas Talents Serving the Country Plan" for eight consecutive years, attracting over 5,000 projects and nearly 400 projects landing in Optics Valley [2] - The competition has recognized 30 project leaders as 3551 entrepreneurial talents and nurtured four national and provincial specialized and innovative enterprises, along with 20 gazelle enterprises [2] - In the past five years, 22 enterprises have secured equity financing, totaling nearly 2 billion yuan [2]