On 23rd
October 2017, the second China-UK Life Sciences and Healthcare MarketPlace 2017
was held with success at the Head office of Pinsent Masons, London. The event
focused on private health care, medical devices, drug development and medical
investment services and was jointly hosted by Pinsent Masons, Beyondlaboratory
and China Investors Club.
The
conference provided in-depth information on Sino-British cooperation in the
medical field, on the basis of a platform for the development of barrier-free
communication between China and Britain. The Minister Counsellor of Commerce of the Chinese
Embassy, Mr JIN and Dr. Jiansheng DU, representing the UK Government’s
Department for International Trade (formerly UK Trade and Investment) were invited
as distinguished guests to present at the conference.
Mr JIN delivered the opening speech;
he stated that the Sino-British collaboration in healthcare is of a
very good direction and is beneficial
to both countries in this Golden Era of the Sino-British relationship. Dr Jiansheng
DU reported the current situations of investment in the life
sciences and medical field in Both the UK and China, he also interpreted the
tax policy of doing business between China and Britain. Gabriela Juárez
Martínez, a medical technology expert from Innovate, UK, gave participants detailed
information about the extensive cooperation in the field of antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) between the UK and China, also encouraging
participants to actively join the cooperation. Dr. Luke ZHOU from Beyond Lab,
also an organiser of the event, mainly shared the business activities that took
place in China this year, introducing the investment environment of China from
the aspects of policies, infrastructure & facilities. He also focused on China
Medical City, the core pharmaceutical industry park in Jiangsu, Taizhou
Province, which provides rich resources for British entrepreneurs and
encourages enterprises to collaborate with them strongly.
"Following
the success of our First Healthcare MarketPlace in 2016 we have been encouraged
by the support for our format that brings Chinese and UK business
together" says William Franklin, CEO China Investors Club. " In the
days following our 2nd Healthcare MarketPlace we have supported over 20 follow-on
meetings and received inbound enquiries from investors and partners in China to
bring more UK firms to China" continues Mr Franklin "and we look
forward to our 2018 programme of market bridging events". Kate Orviss, Global Head of
Healthcare Projects from Pinsent Masons also presented an overview about
Pinsent Masons, their global reach and PPP in the Health Sector.
Later on, Chinese
and British investors and entrepreneurs discussed topics around health care,
such as; Mr. Richard Pharro, the president of APMG shared their successful cases
in their public-private partnerships (PPP) that were accepted by Chinese
government. Mr. Lei ZHOU, the CEO of Dragonboat Investment introduced the process
and experience to everyone about China PPP exchanges with the outside world.
Other topics discussed were the latest developments in medical devices, the
impact of the evolution of the CFDA policy on British companies, the
development of medical tourism and so on.
Venture companies
were invited to talk about their projects in the last part of the conference.
Professor James Scott from the University of Medicine at Imperial University
introduced the project of cancer drug development and how the advanced
technology had a profound impact on the participants. The following entrepreneurs’
presentation covered private medical care, medical devices, drug development
and medical investment services.
Dr. Luke ZHOU, the
founder of Beyondlaboratory, said in an interview, the main mission of the
conference was to deliver information about the readily available resources of
China and cooperation with the British companies, and to share the latest
medical topics and policies. Also stating that, Beyondlaboratory would continue
further bilateral cooperation through the establishment of incubators in the UK,
roadshows in China, strengthening the communication with Chinese government and
other initiatives, to better help enterprises and investors to promote the development
of Sino British in the medical care field.
The conference used simultaneous translations
of Chinese and English to achieve barrier-free communications. Online and
offline models were used to broadcast the event live, such as through Wechat
groups: London Medical Marketplace Group and Confederation of Chinese Business
UK: High-Tech Group. More than 400 online viewers participated in the
Conference and interacted through texts and pictures. All participants felt
they benefited from the MarketPlace event, helping them to gain knowledge, finding
new business opportunities and potential partners.
Below are just some of the comments posted by those that attended:
“Thank you for a
very informative and interesting event today!”
“It has been a very
special and fruitful day! Many thanks to all organisations, companies and
presenters! Great topics and very
interesting!
“Another very good
event, well organised and excellent speakers! Well done!”
“Thank you to
everyone for a very welcoming and informative day. Lots of great ideas and
contacts”.
“This was an excellent
conference. Thank you to everyone for making it possible, especially the
organisers.”
“You should all be
very proud of putting out a thought-provoking event, backed by distinguished
speakers and panellists. Well disciplined, effective, China-reaching and
organised exercise. Well done.”
At the end of the Conference, organisers announced that they
would hold a similar meeting in October next year with even more opportunities
to match Chinese investors and partners with UK in medical care companies.
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