The official opening of the 4th edition of Hackathon DZ 2025 was held at CRSTRA Biskra on Saturday, 22 November 2025. On this occasion, the Director, Professor Kechebar Mohamed Seif Allah, highlighted the Centre’s pivotal role in supporting youth innovation and entrepreneurship. He assured the commitment of CRSTRA to hosting three to six of the best selected projects through its incubator, in line with its strategy to transform innovative ideas into high-impact entrepreneurial projects at the local and national levels. In his presentation, Dr. Zinedine Khomria, Head of the Department of External Relations, Foresight and Research Valorization, emphasized the importance of intellectual property in the creation of startups .This event comes as part of the Centre’s strategy to strengthen the innovation ecosystem, link scientific research to market needs, contribute to Global Entrepreneurship Week, and position the Wilaya of Biskra as a national hub for innovation, advanced technologies, and the valorization of applied research results to convert them to scientific solutions.