5th ASEM Cooperation Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation

Now in its fifth edition, the ASEM Cooperation Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation was held on June 3rd in Beijing.

The Forum is an important annual event between Europe and Asia aimed at building an international platform to foster cooperation in the fields of science, technology, and innovation. It is hosted by the Asia-Europe Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Center under the guidance of the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The experts who participated are recognized scientists, diplomats, entrepreneurs, and other representatives of the innovation ecosystem from Asia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East.

Representing Italy, Dr. Vincenzo Lipardi, President of SPICI, was invited to take part in a round table and discuss the scientific and technological promotion between Asia and Europe. Bringing his considerable experience on this topic, he shared a series of best practices and suggestions for the internationalization of the research-innovation ecosystem.

Giulio Bollino, IP Supervisor at the department of physical sciences at the CNR, also participated as a keynote speaker in the parallel session “China Instrumental Analysis Development Forum” with a presentation on the opportunities and challenges for scientific development in the post-pandemic global era.

Among other international experts at the Forum were representatives from prestigious universities such as the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Dongshin University in Korea; from the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation's International Industrial Cooperation Center (UNIDO-CIIC); from the Sino-European network promoted by the European Commission ENRICH in China, from the innovation center Sino European Innovation Hub; from the research center Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute in China; from the venture capital company Patent Alliance Innovation Fund with offices in China and the United States; from the Israeli internationalization platform INNONATION; and from consultancy companies like Globaltech_IP.