European Union Chamber of Commerce

Joint Healthcare Equipment (HCE) & Pharma Working Group

‘Guest speaker’ meeting 
Date & Time: 13:30, 5^th November 2013
Venues: 1) European Chamber Shanghai, Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204, 333 Huai Hai Zhong Road (near Madang Road), Shanghai

上海市淮海中路333号瑞安广场2204室 (近马当路)

2) European Chamber Beijing, Office C411A, Beijing Lufthansa Center, 50 Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

北京市 朝阳区亮马桥路50号 燕莎中心写字楼 C-411A室

Registration: directly reply to this email (hce@europeanchamber.com.cn) by COB 1^st Nov, 2013, specifying whether you will attend in Beijing or Shanghai or dial-in.

Dear Working Group members,

The European Chamber invites you to join our Joint HCE and Pharma Working Group Guest Speaker meeting on “New Opportunities and Challenges for Healthcare Industry” at 13:30h on Tuesday 5^th November at the European Chamber Shanghai and Beijing Offices.

Shanghai’s pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) opened on the 30^th of September will offer enormous opportunities to foreign investment. Foreign businesses operating in a range of sectors inside FTZ face fewer regulatory restrictions than currently apply elsewhere in the country. What will be the benefit, opportunities and challenges of Shanghai FTZ to the medical and pharma related sector?

We have invited a guest speaker Mr. Peter Jeng, a partner of AIM Capital to give us an extensive presentation on the topics listed below and to trigger member discussions on the benefit, opportunities and challenges for the healthcare related industry. 

Topics include:

1）外国医疗药品及器械公司如何善用中国海关保税区及上海自贸区的优惠政策进入中国医疗市场

1)  The benefit of China's Tax-free zone and Shanghai Free-trade zone

2）国外药品及医疗器械的通关规定及注意事项

2)   The Custom regulation for international medical goods importing to China  

3）中国基本药物配送规定  

3)   The logistic regulation of medicine listed and procured by China health authorities 

4）外国医药及器械公司进入中国医疗市场的成功模式

4)   The successful business cases of international medical goods entering China market

Mr Min Hua (华民) from SinoPharm Group (国药集团), will also join the event as co-presenters.

Meeting Agenda:

·         15:00-15:45 Presentation by Mr. Peter JENG & Mr. Min HUA

·         15:45-16:30 Q&A and joint discussion

·         16:30-16:40 Non-HCE WG members are free to leave

·         16:40-17:00 Closed HCE WG meeting

Please feel free to forward this meeting invitation to the relevant department colleagues in your company.

Short Bio of Mr. Peter JENG:

Mr. Peter Jeng with years of working experiences in NHS and leading universities in UK is specialised in integrating resources (including products and services) of hospital master planning, design, building construction, devices and equipment, workforce training, healthcare management, e-health & m-health and sustainable development from international leading companies to support China’s on-going Health Reform, senior living accommodation and energy-saving and carbon reduction within healthcare environment. Peter works as Vice President of UK Chinese Business Association (in UK), Partner of European Health Consortium (in Ireland & UK) and Vice Director of Private Hospital Management Branch of Chinese Hospital Association (in China). 

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For any further information about the Healthcare Equipment Working Group, general inquiries such as Membership with the European Chamber or our partner associations, please contact Dr. Xin-Ying REN  at xyren@europeanchamber.com.cn or Ms. Jessica Yuan (for COCIR) at jyuan@europeanchamber.com.cn.

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