Contestants from around the world hold road shows via video link. [Photo/Smart China Expo]

The finals of the Sinoswiss Technopark International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest were held from Aug 24-25 in Liangjiang New Area as an integral part of the 2021 Smart China Expo.

Held by the Organizing Committee of the Smart China Expo, the Chonging Liangjiang New Area Administrative Committee, the Chongqing Academy of Science and Technology, and Chongging Fenshare Holding Co, the contest invited people from eight countries, covering areas including China, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and France. The applications for the competition exceeded 100, including big data, AI, bio-medicine, and new energy.

After careful selection, 22 programs held road shows online. Winners of the contest will reportedly be supported in terms of investment, office space, and market match-ups.

Since 2018, the contest has been held four times, and has promoted more than 20 programs signed in the Sinoswiss Technopark in Liangjiang.

The park is one of the industrial parks Liangjiang built to attract investment and business from overseas, and is committed to incubating and converging global enterprises with new skills, new crafts, and new material research and application capabilities.