Author: Chao Duan
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Alzheimer’s disease
Last month Chinese National health commission has called off the LVA (Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis) of treating Alzheimer’s disease. (Authorities ban use of LVA surgery to treat Alzheimer’s) https://epaper.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202507/11/WS68705d17a31072f9198f3d8c.html It hits me because my aunt has received this surgery three months ago. She was diagnosed as AD on 2022 after she caught COVID-19, after one weeks fever…
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BCI(Brain-Computer-Interface)
BCI becomes a hot topic like in 2019, then Musk raised it again and again with multiple potential applications which looks like a science fiction. How far away it might become real? “image source: https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20140828-brainwave-transmission/“ Actually it is not hard to collect the information from the brain now. EEG is a very mature product collecting…
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Interestingly, I found something I never think it would be interesting
Last week I joined a meeting, which many manufacturers trying to show their products there. On the agenda, there are companies from everywhere from China. (The company name here is translated from its pronunciation) Project 1: Hanmei Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (electronic endoscope) Project 2: Henan Xuanwei Medical (laparoscopy, soft endoscope, 5G remote equipment)…
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Canton Fair and CMEF
Canton fair is the biggest Comprehensive foreign trade exhibition in China. It starts in 1957, which has 68 years history now. In 2025 the Canton fair in Spring has attracted over 280,000 professional international buyer. Which generated 25.4 billion USD intented order. It attracted professionl buyer from Walmart, Carrefour etc, it also attracted influencer from…
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How to find a valid partner in China
The most easy way is get to Chinese NMPA website：https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/datasearch/#category=ylqx Then type in the product name in Chinese. For example, search the heart valve “心脏瓣膜“ Here is the result: But if you still want to find some potential partner in even ealier stage？ Try clinicaltrial.gov and http://www.chinadrugtrials.org.cn/index.html Most of the case class III device need…
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What is your chance for next 5-10 years?
To medical partners: What is your chance for next 5-10 years? I don’t know, but I can help you to find it out. There are over 36,000 medical manufacturers in China and this number is growing day by day. With the matured supply chain in China, the innovation is boosting and it would be always…
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Uncertainty kills business
Yesterday I read a newspaper and someone has highlighted: “If there is only the high tariff, we may still manage it, however the uncertainty on current environment, we cannot make a long term plan that makes us really worried” I totally agree with that. Doing business, price is not always the biggest issue, however to…
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How much it would cost for me to find a suitable vendor from China
Working in the healthcare international business for over 15 years. I realized that comparing to standard international business, the medical products has a barrier: Registration. This limited the players from both manufacturers and distributors. Which means unlike toy or common electric products, you can easily find over 10 manufacturers providing a same product or at…
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The Art of Connection
In the ever-evolving world, the art of forging genuine connections remains timeless. Whether it’s with colleagues, clients, or partners, establishing a genuine rapport paves the way for collaborative success.
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Beyond the Obstacle
Challenges in business are a given, but it’s our response to them that defines our trajectory. Looking beyond the immediate obstacle, there lies a realm of opportunity and learning.
Finding your supplier in China 