The director and deputy director of IBISS, Dr. Mirjana Mihailović and dr. Momir Paunović, together with the assistant minister of science, technological development and innovation, Dr. Marina Soković, accompanied by the technical secretary of PANDA, Nađa Hadžimurtović, were invited by the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM) to visit numerous biotechnology incubators and bases in China.

During the visit, the further development of cooperation between Serbia and China was negotiated, as well as the further work of the "One Belt and One Road" Joint Laboratory.

Visited institutes:

Shanghai Institute of Materi Medica (SIMM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Chinese National Compound Library (CNCL), CAS

Shanhai Chengshen Botanical Garden, CAS

Suzhou Institute of Drug Innovation (SUSIMM), SIMM, CAS

Wuhan Institute of Industrial Innovation and Development (WHIIID)

Zhongshan Tsuihang New District and Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery (ZIDD), SIMM, CAS

Bohai Rim Drug Advanced Research Institute For Drug Discovery, Shandong Laboratory of Yentai Drug Disovery (BARIDD), SIMM, CAS

Dr. Marina Soković was one of the guests who opened the 15th China Bioindustry Convention and ANSO Science Forum on Biotechnology: Driving Solutions for High-quality and Sustainable Development, where she also gave a lecture on: Bio-based Solution for Safety and Sustainable Development.