The 2024 Xiamen Science and Technology Progress Award recently recognized 59 technological innovations across key sectors such as new materials, new energy, advanced manufacturing, and electronics. Nearly 80% of the awarded projects have achieved industrial application, generating cumulative output value exceeding 57.45 billion yuan. These accomplishments include 606 invention patents and 1,387 published papers and monographs, underscoring Xiamen's robust scientific innovation capabilities and their transformative impact on socio-economic development, while demonstrating the outcomes of the city's in-depth implementation of the science and technology innovation leadership initiative.