By Lefei Chen, Junior Project Manager - Academic Relations
Swissnex in China had the pleasure to participate in InnoMatch in the framework of the Pujiang Innovation Forum from May 31 to June 2 2021. The three-day event, also known as the Global Tech-Matching Fair in Shanghai, gathered global frontier technologies in various industries, presented the latest innovations from the world, and integrated the global needs for innovation.
Dr. Felix Moesner, Science Consul & CEO, Swissnex in China, together with consular officials from Canada, France, Germany, and UK joined the Roundtable Discussion on “Transnational Innovation Exchanges Under COVID-19” and shared best practice in connecting Switzerland and China in research, education and innovation during and after the pandemic.
On the same isle with Belgium, France & UAE, the Swiss Pavilion showcased inspiring achievements driven by the aim for a climate neutral Switzerland by 2050 and China by 2060 with the intention to spark future collaborations towards a more sustinable world. The most eye-catching exhibit is “gotthard,” a driverless electricity-powered race car built by AMZ Racing from ETH. This car is loaded with LiDAR (light detection and ranging) and optical velocity sensors with autonomous capabilities, cameras and a GPS system, featuring for its 0-100km/h acceleration capacity within just 1.9 seconds, faster than F1 race cars. This showcase demonstrated the huge potential of clean-tech to permeate in every situation of life and be applied in a wide range of instruments.
Several superlatives from world-renowned Swiss universities and research insitutions were also presented, namely the Guinness World Records most fuel efficient car PAC-Car II by ETH Zurich, the Guinness World Records long-range solar-powered aircraft SOLAR IMPULSE by EPFL and the next generation lithium-ion batteries developed by Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology).
Founded in 2008, Pujiang Innovation Forum is organized by the Chinese Ministry of Science & Technology and Shanghai Municipal Government to build a platform for high-level exchanges on emerging global S&T innovation and trends. As one of its core events, InnoMatch presented 200+ innovative products by small and medium-sized enterprises, 200 solutions for common demands, and more than 500 international and domestic achievements to be transformed, covering Carbon Neutrality technologies, Life Science, Semiconductor, IoT, IP and AI etc.
Impressed by the high demand for technology and the huge potential for the development of the Chinese domestic technology market, Swissnex in China appreciated this opportunity to connect with people and companies from China and all over the world to match the needs of innovation and help to land Swiss innovative products in China.