China's science, technology sector participates in Serbia "TESLA FEST 2025"

BELGRADE, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of Serbia's 39th International Festival of Innovation, Knowledge, and Creativity, "TESLA FEST 2025," was held in Novi Sad on Sunday, featuring Chinese products during the event.

Running from Oct. 12 to 15, the event is sponsored by the Association of Inventors of Vojvodina and licensed by the World Intellectual Property Organization. It includes exhibitors from countries such as Romania and China.

"We brought 28 projects to this exhibition, including innovations from universities and research institutes, enterprises, hospitals, and even young inventors," said He Zhenfu, vice chairman of the China Association of Inventions (CAI).

The CAI participates in over 20 international invention exhibitions annually, with a particular focus this year on expanding cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe, he said. "The Serbian and Chinese sides are highly complementary in this regard."

Feng Jikai, founder and CEO of Beijing Gene Key Life Technology Co., Ltd., told Xinhua that his company presented the "GKL-006 injection," a treatment for irregular primary liver cell carcinoma.

"Taking Serbia as a gateway to the European market, we aim to promote Chinese technology globally, contributing to the health of people worldwide through Chinese innovation," said Feng.

Andjelko Glavasevic, president of the Association of Inventors of Vojvodina, shared with Xinhua that he has been closely following China's technological development for the past 30 to 40 years and holds a very positive impression of Chinese innovations.

"Today, Chinese tech products are embedded in nearly every aspect of daily life in Serbia," he noted, adding that he "looks forward to further collaboration with China in this field in the future."