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Today, I had the pleasure of pitching for SHICARTER|MEDICAL LTD. as part of the Technology Innovation Category. Our organisation made it into this year finals that featured only the top 12 companies. With out a doubt this competition was the most challenging that I had been involved on. The competition was made up of companies that had been trading for at least 10 years, and other teams that were headed by Dr's who themselves had been developing their technology for just as l

Above, Dr. Shi and Mr. Carter present their business plan to He Xuerong. Ever searching to expand our operation into new locations, the founders introduced SHICARTER|MEDICAL LTD to the government officials of Huzhou. This week, members from the Huzhou local government made a trip to the UK to meet with us to find out about our new innovative technology and business plan. The event was hosted at University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) campus, and

Meeting Tianjin officials at the Sino-UK Hi-tech Development seminar. Administrators of the Tianjin Binhai Hi-Tech Industrial Development Area journeyed to the UK to meet with us and discuss the potential of setting up a Tianjin based branch. Tainjin being close to Beijing is a prime location for any new technology company start up. So it is no surprise that the leaders of SHICARTER|MEDICAL LTD are strongly considering this opportunity. (above) developmental zones in Tianji

The third and final pitch of the week was given at ACE Technology Innovation Park at its grand opening. We met with many more representatives of many types of organisations, from venture capitalists and, government officials to those organisations involved with supporting new international companies. Here we connected with the Deputy Director of the Business Promotion Bureau of Suzhou Wuzhong Economic and Technological Development Zone. We also made connections with the Di

Discussed the commercialisation of our technology with members from the Nanjing Yangzi state-owned investment group Co., Ltd (YZIG). For those of you who don't know, this wholly state-owned company was approved and established by the Nanjing municipal Government in April, 2014. YZIG is responsible for investing in key functional projects in the National-level Nanjing New Area. We were able to make connections with Can Long and Zhang Jian from YZIG, and also Zhu Ye, Zhang Li,

Local government officials of Nanjing were very keen to show off the future plans for the area as well as to introduce us to the rich history of medical innovation that Nanjing has to offer. Not only were we introduced to the development of whole cities that are focused on becoming a centre of international technology companies, but we were also asked to speak about our technology and future plans for its development. They were very keen on developing a bridge between the

On December the 16th we were invited by the local government of Changshu to attend a meeting regarding the development of the new hi-tech industries within the region. We were given a brief introduction to key industries in Changshu, Car parts industries, equipment manufacturers, textiles and apparel industries, and new materials industries. The meeting included figures such as Yang Jin, the vice director of technology and intellectual property bureau for the Changshu Nation

Wenzhou continues to lead financial reform by attracting overseas Wenzhou businessmen back to Wenzhou. Ovando Carter had the privilege to be the only foreigner to both attend and present at this meeting for private enterprises. A special thanks is given to both TALENTECH and the Newford Research Institute of Advanced Technology, NRIAT, for recommending us to the Wenzhou local government.

Ovando Carter and Wenda Shi Pitch the finer points of the potential commercialisation of their product at the HISTAR Technology Innovation E