Na 13. simpoziju „Novel Technologies and Economic Development“ održanom u Leskovcu, Srbija, 18. i 19. listopada 2019. prisustvovale su članice istraživačke skupine Anita Tarbuk, Sandra Flinčec Grgac i Tihana Dekanić.
Izložena su tri znanstvena rada kroz dvije posterske prezentacije (“Influence of cotton pre-treatment in an alkaline medium on binding with inclusion complex of beta-cyclodextrin- tea tree essential oil” i “The influence of polyester surface modification by cutinase to its adsorption and uv protection”) i plenarno predavanje (“Capillarity of hospital protective textiles”).