2022 “Win in Suzhou, Win the future” Venture Contest for International Entrepreneurs

SPICI Srl, in collaboration with its partner ITTN-International Technology Transfer Network, aims to enhance and strengthen S&T cooperation between Italy and China.

Thanks to a solid collaboration with the Government of Suzhou, we have established, at our headquarters, the Suzhou Center for International Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

We promote for Italian companies the Venture Contest for International Entrepreneurs "Win in Suzhou Win the Future": an international contest for innovation and entrepreneurship of new talents, conceived in Suzhou in 2011.

Last year, the competition was successfully held, hosting more than 40 countries and regions from around the world.

In 2022, the contest will include bilateral sessions with various countries (Japan, Singapore, North America, France, United Kingdom, Sweden) and a special session dedicated to Italy-China cooperation, aiming to find high-level talents who have embarked on significant research projects in cutting-edge scientific and technological fields, with the purpose of creating a green channel for innovation and entrepreneurship.

The program will be held during the "Venture Week for International Elites" in Suzhou, a city in China's Jiangsu province, one of the major industrial and commercial cities in China's history.

With a strong global industrial integration strength and its global scientific and technological innovation capacity, it has ranked first in the province for 11 consecutive years. With over 100 research and development institutes and bases, and the number of science and technology enterprise incubators above the provincial level, it is ranked first in the province.

Italian companies with expertise in scientific and technological innovation and business plans interested in collaborating in Suzhou are invited to participate in this contest in the following fields:

• New Generation of Information Technology,

• Biotechnology, Nanotechnology,

• Artificial Intelligence, or New Material,

• New Energy,

• Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical,

• Smart Grid,

• Outsourcing Services,

• Equipment Manufacturing,

• Photoelectric,

• Integrated Circuit and Software,

• Modern Communication,

• Energy Conservation,

• Environmental Protection,

• Digital Economy

• Aeronautics & Astronautics.

An exceptional jury will select the "best" technologies and among the participants, there will be three winners who will receive cash prizes.

The deadline to register is 15 March 2022.

Register here to participate