ItalianoSHANGHAI
Shanghai, considered the economic heart of China, has always been the symbol of reforming process and opening of China, as well as the pioneer of Country’s modernization.
It is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of the People’s Republic of China, with a population of more than 24 million. It is a global financial center, and a transport hub with the world’s busiest container port. Located in the Yangtze River Delta in East China, Shanghai sits on the south edge of the mouth of the Yangtze in the middle portion of the Chinese coast.
Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to European recognition of its favorable port location and economic potential. The city then flourished as a center of commerce between east and west, and became the undisputed financial hub of the Asia Pacific in the 1930s. In 1990s the economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping resulted in an intense re-development of the city, aiding the return of finance and foreign investment to the city: it has been described as the “showpiece” of the booming economy of mainland China.
Shanghai is the commercial and financial center of mainland China. In September 2013, with the backing of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang the city launched the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free-Trade Zone-the first free-trade zone in mainland China. The Zone introduced a number of pilot reforms designed to create a preferential environment for foreign investment. As a consequence, a large number of industrial zones grew in the city, including Shanghai Hongqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jinqiao Export Economic Processing Zone, Minhang Economic and Technological Development Zone, and Shanghai Caohejing High-Tech Development Zone.
Thematic Focus: Biomedicine and Food Safety
Wednesday 18 November
Venue – The new International Expo Center
On November 18th was held the “Food & Pharmaceutical Industry 4.0” Summit, which took place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in honor of the 20th anniversary of the China International Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industry Exhibition.
The event was organized by the Technology Transfer Network (ITTN) and was conducted by the China Centre for Food and Drug International Exchange, by the Italian Trade Commission (ICE) and the China-Italy Technology Transfer Center.
The summit was focused on the following topics: pharmaceuticals, excipients and packaging materials, cosmetics, detection and analysis, storage for the pharmacy and exhibition equipment.
The Italian participants to the stage of Shanghai were Alessandra Guidi, University of Pisa, which has proposed an intervention on Information Technologies applied to food safety management, and Rosaria Orlandi, Foundation IRCCS National Institute on Cancer, which had a chance to meet the Shanghai Municipality and the Shanghai Development Center of Biomedicine.