Med-tech companies bring UK innovation to the Chinese market

Published: 04/15

LONDON, UK and SHENZHEN, CHINA - (HealthTech Wire) - Eight British medical technology companies are travelling to China seeking new markets for their cutting edge products. The UK Pavilion at the China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF) in Shenzhen will be showcasing these innovative companies and their products in Hall 2, Stand no. G11 from 18-21 April 2008. The exhibitors are Eschmann Equipment, Femcare-Nikomed Ltd, Medisavers, Pro-Lab Diagnostics, SLE Ltd, Swann-Morton Ltd, Water-Jel Europe LLP, and Industrial Design Consultancy.

For a third year running ABHI, supported by UK Trade and Investment, are organising the UK Pavilion at CMEF. The CMEF is Asia Pacific's biggest event serving the entire value chain for the medical devices market. This year, the CMEF is to occupy 100,000sqm of exhibition space with 13 national pavilions and over 2,000 exhibitors from 17 countries.

Mark Reed, General Manager at Pro-Lab Diagnostics – Europe, said:

“Pro-Lab Diagnostics is an established manufacturer and supplier of high quality microbiology diagnostic kits and reagents. With three offices in Canada, the USA and the UK, we are currently seeking to expand our market place into China and have chosen CMEF to launch our products having heard very positive remarks from colleagues within our industry who have done the same.

The main products that we are excited to bring to the Chinese market are the Microbank  long term storage and retrieval system, and the Prolex Line of rapid latex agglutination kits for Staphylococus aureus, MRSA, Streptococci, E.coli and Legionella, all manufactured using our unique CM-MP process.

We look forward to attending CMEF and to meeting new business partners as we learn about this exciting and new market for Pro-Lab Diagnostics.”