Sunday, March 4th, 2012
China’s domestic medical and pharmaceutical industries are looking very attractive to investors these days. Introducing the 2012 China-International Supreme Forum of Medical Industry Investment and Financing on 17 February, financial expert Wang Guochang noted that more than 100 healthcare entities attracted a collective investment amount of RMB 25 billion in ...
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Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Mr. Yin Li officially took over as the new chief of the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) on 20 February 2012, replacing Mr. Shao Ming who had reached retirement age. Shao Ming's replacement had been a source of speculation since late 2011.
The position was not especially sought after by deputy directors ...
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
China passed its first patent law way back in . . . 1984! Clearly, protection of intellectual property does not have a long tradition in China, but like so many things in this amazing land, IP policy has evolved in dramatic fashion over a very short period of time. A ...
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Friday, August 12th, 2011
A new analysis from Frost & Sullivan takes a detailed look at the future of the medical device market. The study predicts upcoming trends, discusses emerging technologies and products and includes a separate report on the medical imaging market.
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Monday, April 18th, 2011
For Western companies planning to enter the growing medical device market in China, a facility in Jiaxing called the Medical Products Campus can provide support and contract services. A recent article on PlasticsToday discussed the advantages that the campus can offer to companies as they enter a device market that ...
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Thursday, January 20th, 2011
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG expects a growth for 2010 with turnover most likely up 56%. The success of the German-based laser specialist can be attributed to its booming export business. Dr. Ingo Bretthauer, LPKF Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors, just opened two new sales and service branches in Asia ...
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Despite the China fatigue that has been going around, I feel compelled to direct your attention to a feature in the 19 January edition of the Financial Times (registration required), which discusses German industry's struggle to stay ahead of China.
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Although the United States will continue to lead the world in medical technology innovation, it will begin to lose ground to other countries during the next decade, as will Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Israel and Japan, according to a report published by the PwC Pharmaceuticals, Medical Device and Life ...
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
US-based Spectralytics (Dassel, Minnesota) and Preco Inc. (Lenexa, Kansas) have joined forces with Preco-Miwa, based in Tianjin, China, to ramp up contract manufacturing of cardiovascular stents and other medical devices through their subsidiaries in the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), also in Tianjin.
This initiative is designed to accelerate delivery of products to Asian ...
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Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
After four years of construction, Dow Corning Corp. and Wacker Chemie AG officially inaugurated their joint integrated silicone manufacturing site in Zhangjiagang, China, on 18 November 2010. The facility will satisfy the fast-growing demand for silicone materials in China and Asia.
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Friday, September 24th, 2010
Representatives of Eucomed, the pan-European trade association, met with the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) last week. Discussions centered on the challenges and opportunities that European medical technology companies currently face in China, such as the issue of intellectual property rights. The EUCCC also outlined its plans ...
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Sunday, June 27th, 2010
While the market for ultrasound imaging equipment in Western Europe and the United States has been battered by the Great Recession and lingering economic uncertainty, China's market is a picture of health. The Chinese market for ultrasound imaging equipment will exceed US$1 billion by 2014, achieving annual growth of 9.3%, ...
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