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by Gwyneth Astles


analytica China 2016 Closes with New Product Launches and Record-Breaking Numbers


On 12 October 2016, the eighth edition of analytica China closed successfully at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. A total of 24,582 (including CBB 2016 visitors) professional instrument users, scientists and researchers, an increase of 31% compared to the 2014 edition (2014: 18,775), visited the trade show.


analytica China 2016 covered 35,000m2 of exhibition space which is an increase of 17% compared to the last event. 848 leading exhibitors (+22%) from 25 countries and districts attended the show.


This year, many new products were launched for the fi rst time: PerkinElmer launched the Qsight LC/MS/MS and the upgraded Torion T-9; Shimadzu came up with the LCMS-8060 ultra-fast triple quadrupole Liquid Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer; Analytik Jena held a life sciences new product conference and launched a ContrAA®800 HR-CS AAS; IKA launched its IKA CBC 5 basic/control for the fi rst time in China; Agilent showcased its new intelligent, effi cient, simplifi ed and innovative Intuvo 9000. Other products presented included Eppendorf’s 5920R high-capacity centrifuge, Mettler’s Bench Smart 96 and MP80 full automatic sliding melting point measuring instrument and Merieux’s GENE-UP® PCR-based molecular diagnostic system.


Institute, said: ”The exhibition is improving every year. This year, the Chinese exhibitors especially impress me..”


analytica China 2016 introduced a special show on lab safety and health. Experts from asecos gave live presentations on ‘Lab fi re prevention and explosive treatment’, ‘Safe handling of dangerous materials’ and ‘Protect you and your employee from health risks’ to offer the audience practical tips on how to react in face of danger.


The analytica China conference provided over 100 expert lectures on current


topics such as food safety, analytical chemistry,


environment and pharmacy. 3,323 visitors from different fi elds attended the analytica China conference, an increase of 41% compared to the 2014 edition.


analytica China again confirmed its position as the leading industry event in China


PhD Bing Zhu, Country General Manager, EH China of PerkinElmer, was very satisfi ed with the show: ”It is the biggest event for the analysis and biotechnology industry in China and there are a lot of customers every day.” Jiangxiang Hu, Senior Manager Marketing Division of Analytica & Measuring Instruments, Shimadzu, said: ”The exhibition is great in both numbers and quality.” For Shimin Li, Vice Manager of R&D Unilever, the fi rst participation in analytica China was impressive: ” There are not only leading brands at the exhibition but also many domestic manufacturers who offer us many business opportunities.”


Since its fi rst opening in 2002, the food processing industry has always been one of the focal points of analytica China. This year, apart from new products and technologies, analytica China collaborated with leading exhibitors and with industry organisations and users to set up a ‘Food Safety Day’.


A huge success - more space, more exhibitors and more visitors


Sandy Yang, Director for Marketing & Communications, Thermo Fisher Scientifi c commented: ”I took part in the food safety forum. It offered a lot of new ideas and fi ndings about food safety in China and also discussed promising technological solutions.” Chi Zhang, QC and Food Safety Engineer, Nanjing Product Quality Control


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Lin Jinming, Professor, Chemistry Department of Tsinghua University, pointed out: ”The exhibition is especially big this year and the conferences are of the highest quality and very well attended. Through the Chinese Chemical Society, we invited four keynote speakers and 16 guest speakers making it a fi rst-class international conference.”


The next analytica China takes place from 31 October to 2 November 2018 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.


DKSH and Philips Announce Partnership for Philips Digital Radiography in Malaysia


DKSH Business Unit Technology has signed an agreement with Philips to provide marketing, sales, distribution and logistics as well as training for Philips’ Digital Radiography (DXR) portfolio in West Malaysia.


A key player in shaping the future of healthcare and saving lives, Philips’ approach to innovation focuses on the needs of healthcare professionals and their patients as well as on delivering affordable, high-quality solutions that really matter.


The agreement with DKSH covers Philips’ range of digital radiography systems from ceiling suspension to fl oor mounted solutions as well as mobile x-ray and fl uoroscopy screening, in


health screening and diagnostic centres. Philips will leverage on the extensive inroads that DKSH has made in private and government hospitals, specialist centres and research institutions in Malaysia.


“DKSH has a strong focus on Asia and is enriched with extensive industry and product knowledge. We appreciate that DKSH also puts an equally strong focus on application support. With their wide market coverage, structured and systematic sales approach, we anticipate a fruitful relationship with a like-minded partner,” said Shigeaki Morioka, Business Manager, DXR/CT, Philips Health Systems APAC.


Robert Puschmann, Managing Director, Singapore & Malaysia,


DKSH Technology, said: “We are proud to have a strong partnership with Philips, who has such an established reputation for medical equipment and solutions, to complement our expanding scientifi c instrumentation product portfolio. With our unrivalled competency in radiography technologies as well as our market access and coverage to almost all hospitals and clinics in West Malaysia, we will help Philips increase its install base out of Malaysia and capture the growth opportunities in the fast growing diagnostic x-ray market.”


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