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Jing’an shines at CIIE

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Jing’an
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2020

Editor’s note:
Jing’an sits at the heart of Shanghai. It
C represents the essence of the history and culture
of the city, home to century-old buildings, big-
name attractions, glitzy retail malls and charming
art galleries. Annual music and art events give
the district a distinctive ambience. In this series,
we showcase the highlights of Jing’an.

Li Qian
his year, 48 companies with
offices and regional headquar-
ters in Jing’an District attended
Tthe third China International
Import Expo, a 26 percent increase Viatris, a company created by the merger of pharmaceutical giants Mylan and Pfizer
over last year. Upjohn, makes its Chinese debut. — Ti Gong
Of them, top luxury company
Richemont, fashion giant Inditex and
international sports brand Yonex took
part in the expo for the first time.
French beauty giant L’Oreal, a
third-time participant, signed memo-
randums of cooperation to participate
in the expo for the next three years.
There were many other highlights for
Jing’an-based companies at the expo.

Biological medicine

Jing’an hosted a conference to promote its
biomedical industry at the National Exhibi-
tion and Convention Center on November AstraZeneca Global R&D (China) (Preparatory) is launched in Jing’an. — Ti Gong
7.
During the conference, the Jing’an District
government inked a strategic cooperation
agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers
to strengthen information exchanges and
promote economic development in the
district.
Of the top 50 global pharmaceutical
companies, 25 have a presence in Jing’an,
including Pfizer, Sanofi, AstraZeneca and
Bristol Myers Squibb.
In 2019, the health-care industry contrib-
uted 4.4 billion yuan (US$670.12 million)
to Jing’an’s economy. Local officials will
strengthen efforts to attract more pharma-
ceutical regional headquarters and create a
new innovation hub for the biomedical in- Left: Dentsply Sirona displays its latest restoration technology at CIIE. — Ti Gong
JING’AN
dustry, said Wang Hua, director of Jing’an. Right: Jing’an District government inks a strategic cooperation agreement with
Zhang Ying, deputy director of the Shang- PricewaterhouseCoopers to strengthen information exchanges and promote economic
hai Economy and Information Technology development. — Xiao Mingliang
Commission, said the commission will help for a business unit outside the United market. The world’s 12th-largest pharma-
attract major biomedical projects to Jing’an, States. ceutical company has imported more than
deepen cooperation between researchers Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca un- 30 innovative drugs and advanced devices to
and hospitals and promote a digital upgrade veiled a new research and development treat respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic
for the industry. center at CIIE. The United Kingdom-based and other diseases.
During CIIE, Viatris, a company created This year, the company joined hands with
by the merger of pharmaceutical giants company signed a strategic cooperation the University of Oxford to develop a vaccine
agreement with the Jing’an District govern-
Mylan and Pfizer Upjohn, made its Chinese for COVID-19. Results of the final-stage trail
debut. ment during last year’s expo. The creation are expected to be published by the end of
of the AstraZeneca Global R&D (China) grew
The new company has patented nearly this year.
1,400 chemical compounds and biological out of that agreement. During CIIE, American dental equip-
products, and offers more than 20 drugs According to company officials, Jing’an’s ment manufacturer Dentsply Sirona,
to treat allergies, mental disorders, liver EDGE plaza will house the new R&D center. displayed its CEREC method to create dental
diseases and more for the Chinese market. AstraZeneca will gather resources and talent restorations.
Of them, Lipitor and Norvasc have been to help create a biopharmaceutical industry With advanced technologies such as 3D
available in China for more than 20 years, cluster and innovation hub in Jing’an. imaging and automated modeling, dentists
and are two of the most popular drugs to The company also plans to set up a sales can produce ceramic restorations for teeth
Scan on WeChat to have treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular division in the district. All told, AstraZeneca within 30 minutes.
is expected to generate annual tax revenues
real-time update of what’s diseases. of more than 200 million yuan. CEREC has been used on more than 7 mil-
happening in the district. Pfizer is the world’s largest biopharmaceu- The district government will continue to lion people globally, including patients at
(Chinese only) tical company in terms of sales and market Shanghai’s Huashan and Huadong hospitals,
value. Last year, it opened the global head- provide support and services to encourage according to Huang Ling, sales manager of
quarters for its generic and off-patent drug more international companies to set up Dentsply Sirona.
unit Pfizer Upjohn in Jing’an — one of its shops in Jing’an, said Yu Yong, Party chief
three global business units — the first time of Jing’an.
the company opened a global headquarters China is AstraZeneca’s second-largest Continues on C2