Italian health companies eye potential in China

 03-Feb-16, Chinanews

Italian health companies eye development in the Chinese market as China and Italy have defined the priority areas of bilateral cooperation in the health sector for the years 2016-2018.

Last week's visit of Italian Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin to Beijing was an occasion for the two countries to agree to work more closely together in the health sector.

Image: Ambasciata d'Italia Pechino

Lorenzin on Thursday had a series of high-level meetings with the Chinese authorities on cooperation in healthcare reforms, preventive medicine, medical services for the elderly, rehabilitation, cancer therapy, traditional Chinese medicine, joint research and training of medical staff.

At the center of bilateral dialogue there was how to organize and provide accessible, equal, effective and sustainable health services to adapt to innovations arising from research and development, sources of the Italian embassy in Beijing explained to Xinhua.

Among the companies already present in China there is DiaSorin, a biotech group specialized in in-vitro diagnostics based in northern Italy.

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