Zhongguancun, there are four Italian startups present at the new stop in Changsha

International cooperation continues. As part of the follow-up activities of the Zhongguancun Forum, the Changsha Roadshow and Matchmaking Meeting was held on 13 November, a series of B2B meetings promoted by the Changsha Science & Technology Bureau and coordinated by SPICI, the China Science and Technology Exchange Center, and the International Technology Transfer Network (ITTN).

Twelve startups from eight countries (United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, Russia, Israel, Japan, and the United Kingdom) presented their technologies to investors, companies, and institutions in the Chinese municipality of Changsha in the presence of Vice Mayor Qiu Jixing.

Four Italian startups participated in the event: Rdots, which supports the digitisation and preservation of cultural heritage, eProInn, which develops a system for converting conventional cars into hybrid-solar vehicles, D-Orbit, which facilitates the launch of satellites into space through its technology, and Vaxxit, specialising in the development of vaccines for diseases such as AIDS.

Various experts and government representatives participated in the programme, including:

• Zhang Hongyi, member of the Standing Committee of the Changsha Municipal Party Committee and Director of Organisation;

• Li Hai, Director of the Shenzhen Center for International Exchange of Personnel;

• Yan Xiaohong, Director of the Network and Platform Division, China, Science and Technology Exchange Center;

• Guo Gong, Director of the Changsha Science and Technology Bureau.