The6thChinaInternationalImportExpowillbeheldfromNovember5to10inShanghai.AndThursdaymarksthe100-daycountdowntothe6thCIIE.
Apre-CIIEmatchmakingeventforexhibitionareaspertainingtofoodandagricultureproductsaswellasmedicaldevicesandhealth-careproductswasheldinShanghaionWednesday.
Theeventwasthesecondlarge-scalepre-fairmatchmakingsessionheldforthe6thChinaInternationalImportExpo,mainlyaimedatexhibitorsandbuyersinthefoodandmedicalindustries.
Nearly50companiesfromthefoodandagriculturalproductexhibitionarea,includingCharoenPokphandGroup,Lesaffre,Fonterra,Dole,TheLandandA2Milk,participated.Theycoveredindustriessuchasfruitsandvegetables,meatproducts,dairyproducts,beveragesandwines,aswellassnacks.
Morethan30companiesfromthemedicalequipmentandhealth-careproductexhibitionarea,meanwhile,attendedtheirpartofthematchmakingsession,includingPfizer,Medtronic,BostonScientific,Danaher,?ssur,Comvita,AmwayandBlackmores,coveringthepharmaceutical,medicalequipment,rehabilitationandelderlycare,andhealthproductindustries.
Thesessionalsoattractednearly200buyers,includinganumberofindustryleadersandrelatedinstitutionsinChina,toexploresomenewexhibitsandbuildconnectionswithexhibitorsinadvance.
BostonScientific,forexample,revealedthatitwillbringmultipleexhibitsrelatedtoailmentssuchascoronaryarterydisease,ischemicstroke,andperipheralarterydisease,asitfoundthattheagingofChina'spopulationhasacceleratedinrecentyears,andthese"pan-vasculardiseases"andstructuralheartdiseasehaveshownanincreasingtrend.
"Benefitingfromthestrong'spillovereffects'oftheCIIE,welastyearestablishedtheBostonScientificMedicalTechnology(Shanghai)CoLtdinShanghai,whichsuccessfullyupgradedouridentityfromanexhibitortoaninvestor,"saidLauraZang,seniordirectorofInterventionalCardiologyatBostonScientificChina.
"Wehopethatthroughtheestablishmentofthenewcompany,wecanacceleratetheaccessofhigh-qualityoverseasproductstotheChinesemarket,andcarryoutinvestmentandacquisition,technologytransfer,andmoreextensivebusinesscooperationinChina,"sheadded,whileexpressingherexpectationtofindmorelocalpartnersattheNovember5-10CIIE.
Anewbatchofcompaniessignagreementstotakepartinthe7thCIIEonWednesday.
Also,Medtronic,whichisparticipatingintheCIIEforthefifthconsecutiveyear,planstoshowcaseadvancedtechnologiesandtherapiesinmultipledisciplinessuchasheartandvascularhealth,orthopedicsandneurosurgery,andneuroscience.
Thecompanynotedthatoneofitsnewproductsthattreatsatrialfibrillationwillmakeitsglobaldebutatthisyear'sexpo.TheproducthasalreadyenteredthespecialapprovalchannelforinnovativemedicalequipmentofChina'sNationalMedicalProductsAdministration.
GuYushao,seniorvicepresidentofMedtronicandpresidentofMedtronicChina,saidthattheCIIEprovidesmanypossibilitiesformultinationalcorporationstoshowcaseinnovativemedicaltechnologies,promoteindustryexchangesandcooperation,andacceleratetheaccessibilityofhigh-qualitymedicalcare.
Afterthedebutofnearly10innovativeMedtronicproductsattheCIIE,theyweresuccessfullyintroducedintotheChinesemedicalmarket,Gupointedout.
LiuFuxue,deputydirectoroftheCIIEBureau,saidthatsofar,the6thCIIEhasreleasedmorethan700intentionprocurementdemandsfrom14tradinggroups,hasheldinvestmentpromotionroadshowsin11citiesacrossChina,andhassignedimportantprocurementcooperationmemorandumswithmorethan30industry-leadingcompaniesnationwide.
"Wewillfurtheractivelyoptimizevariousservicestocomprehensivelyenhancetheparticipationexperienceofexhibitorsandbuyers,"Liupromised.