1. Editor's Comment:
 Before launching into Medica, just a few
lines on ABHI's China Workshop. Thank you very much to
the speakers, namely Ian Harvey
(Chairman, Intellectual Property
Institute), Leo Sun (Leo
Sun Consultancy) and Martin Pearcy,
who presented a case study on behalf of
SLE.
A lively discussion took place over lunch, and extremely
positive comments were received subsequently. There have also
been requests for a repeat session. We may repeat the
exercise after the CMEF, so watch this space ...
 Our immediate thoughts are, of
course, on Medica. Please see below an
updated table of Commercial Officers available for individual
meetings. Also included in this issue are the names
of overseas buyers available for meetings at
Medica. Simply log onto the BioPartner website, and make
your appointments from there.
ABHI's stand is in Hall 16 -
G19.3, the same spot at last year. See you
there!
Theresa
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2. MEDICA; Bio-Partner
Update
Are you signed up for Bio-Partners yet?
http://www.uklifesciences.co.uk/medica/
ABHI is pleased to support the provision of a free
online business partnering service for Medica this year,
funded by UK Trade & Investment. This service will enable you
to request meetings with a number of potential buyers who have been
recruited from non-UK organisations to attend Medica, and with UK
government Commercial Officers who can help expand your business
abroad. International buyers will also be able to request meetings
with you.
 New Addition to Commercial Officers' listing:
Eleanor Baha, Trade Attaché at the British
Consulate-General, Geneva (pictured) is also the Liaison
Officer for Procurement in the United Nations offices in
Geneva, principally the World Health
Organisation, the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees as well as the International Red
Cross organisations.
| UKTI; UPDATED Visiting
Commercial Officers at Medica |
| Brazil |
Mr Ricardo Mendonca
Mrs Sara Pereira |
| Canada |
Ms Valerie Strand |
| Cuba (Havana) |
Ms Alina Niebla |
| Cuba (Miramar) |
Mr Mark Robinson |
| Germany (Dusseldorf) |
Miss Julia Kay
Miss Nicole Wienen |
| Greece |
Ms Marina Arvanitakis |
| Hong Kong |
Ms Cecilia Chan |
| Ireland |
Ms Jackie Ellis |
| Italy (Milan) |
Ms Serena Corti |
| Japan (Tokyo) |
Ms Naoko Takei |
| Jordan |
Ms Suha Batarseh |
| Morocco |
Ms Najat Benyahia |
| Portugal |
Ms Monica Andersen |
|
Switzerland NEW ** |
Ms Eleanor Baha |
| Taiwan |
Ms Emily Chen |
| Overseas
Buyers |
| Canada (Ontario) |
Amvex Corporation
Phoenix Biomedical Products Inc
PINEL Medical |
| Cuba |
Gcate Ltd |
| France |
Bernas Medical |
| Ireland |
Central Remedial Clinic
Healthcare 21 Ltd |
| Morocco |
Alicos
Carrefour Medical
Meditec |
| Romania |
Central Pentru Managementul Serviciilor de Sanatate
Hematrom |
Appointments to meet any of the above-listed can be made by
clicking to do so on: www.uklifesciences.co.uk/medica/.
On the ABHI Stand no. G19-3 in Hall
16 will be the following ABHI personnel:
| Theresa Ashford |
Laura Collister |
| Claire Baker |
Linette Irons |
| Paul Benton |
Judith Mellis |
John Wilkinson, Daniel Jones and Guy
Rowland of ABHI will also be available on the ABHI Stand
at various stages throughout the week.
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3. CMEF '08 - 18-21 April
2008
China no longer seems like a difficult market, in a land far,
far away which requires patience and deep pockets to succeed in.
CMEF is a show where one gets a sense that China means business and
is changing so fast that old attitudes need to be thrown away and
thrown away quickly!
Philip Kennedy
Sales & Marketing Director
Eschmann Equipment
China is fast becoming a superpower in the medical device arena.
Enterprising companies have minimised their market entry risks to
capitalise on its huge potential, and secure their market
share.
Paul Benton
Events Marketing Manager
ABHI
The CMEF has become one of China's most celebrated healthcare
shows this century. Companies have been inundated with enquiries
from this show. This is just one of the reasons why ABHI will be
there with a UK pavilion for the third consecutive year.
 The Spring CMEF will be held in Shenzhen,
a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern China. The
city - famous at one time for its proximity with the boundary of
Hong Kong - is now equally as well known as the centre of foreign
investment. It has, since the late 1970s, been one of the fastest
growing cities in the world. Shenzhen also has the busiest port in
China, after Shanghai.
To join the ABHI Pavilion at this continually-growing and
exciting event see:
CMEF Application Form. Alternatively, e-mail
exhibitions@abhi.org.uk for
further information.
See: Setting up a Manufacturing Base in
China.
Fax-Back Registration of Interest in
the Chinese market.
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4. Invitation to the CMEF Networking
Reception at Medica; 16.11.07
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How to arrive at CMEF & ICMD Networking
Reception:
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ABHI's Exhibition Team looks forward to seeing you
there!
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5. Japan; ABHI's Export Club - 13
December 2007
sponsored by:
 The ABHI Export Club, first and foremost,
provides exporters with an opportunity to share experiences,
non-competitive information and network in a friendly, informal
setting. The meetings also provide an opportunity to find out more
about ABHI's international activities. The next Export Club will
focus on Japan, and company case studies will
include Downs Surgical.
The event is now open to non ABHI member as well as members,
and, if Japan is a market of interest, we hope to see you there.
Please complete the enclosed Fax Back form to register your
attendance.
See: Japan Export Club - FAX Back form
See: Medical Devices Japan - (information provided
by Espicom.)
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7. ARAB Health; Literature
Offer
|
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ABHI has sold out of its space for Arab Health. If you were too
late to secure your space on its pavilion, please note that a
literature display is, again, on offer ...
STOP PRESS:
A 6 sqm stand on the ABHI Pavilion has just become available.
Interested?
Contact Claire Baker; 020 7960 4383; claire.baker@abhi.org.uk
a.s.a.p. |
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 8.
Saudi Arabia; Possible Healthcare Trade Mission- March
2008
ABHI is considering taking a Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia,
where most of the private hospitals are expanding or building new
hospitals and private clinics. It is, therefore, an opportune time
to visit the market. It is important that companies possibly
interested in this mission contact Theresa Ashford on theresa.ashford@abhi.org.uk
(without commitment) so that the Association can gauge the level of
interest from Industry.
See: Espicom
Report on Saudi Arabia.
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9. Opportunity to meet with
Korean companies in Kensington; 28/11/2007
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency is organising an
event to bring a group of South Korean companies to London for
interested parties and organisations within the UK to see some of
the products of latest technological advancement, and also to hold
one-to-one, tailored meetings with Korean companies.
See: Registration of Interest Fax-Back Form.
10. Business
opportunities
The British Embassy Havana has been advised of a request from
Medicuba, the no. 2. buyer inside the Cuban Healthcare Sector.
Medicuba is seeking providers of catheters and stents for
paediatric use, as well as occluders, system delivery and vascular
plugs for use in paediatric cardiology. If you can supply these
items, please request further information from Theresa Ashford
(theresa.ashford@abhi.org.uk)
and Alina Niebla Perez at the British Embassy, Havana (Alina.Niebla@fco.gov.uk), both
contacts will be attending Medica next week.
ABHI has received notification of a Japanese company
seeking infection control products. The company is looking for
single use (disposable) receptacles* made of used paper (recycled
waste-paper), which are used in hospitals to treat patients'
wastes.
* Disposable used-pulp receptacles are bedpans, urine bottles,
bowls, slipper pan liners, etc, etc.
If you are a UK supplying these products, please let Hitomi
Nakai (hitomi.nakai@fco.gov.uk) at
the British Embassy in Osaka know
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