China Overseas Talents Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, SPICI coordinates the participation of Italian startups

The China Overseas Talents Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition was held in Wuhan on 31 July.

The programme, held annually, aims to attract Italian and international talents as well as innovative projects to China and is promoted by the Chinese Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and the Government of Hubei Province.

The programme was organised in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province and the most populous city in central China. The city is also an important centre for industrial innovation with about 80 universities available to support companies seeking research and development partners.

The 2021 edition of the event saw the participation of 180 startups from around the world specialising in the sectors 1) Big Health; 2) Electronic Information Technology; and 3) Advanced Manufacturing, New Materials__.

The Italian biopharmaceutical startup VAXXIT, whose participation in the Roadshow was coordinated by SPICI, was selected to present its vaccines against HIV, Herpes Simplex Virus, and M. Tuberculosis to a wide audience of representatives from the Chinese innovation ecosystem.