Last week, FemCourage & PSAF International China, in collaboration with strategic partner VCBeat, successfully hosted the high-level "China-Europe Healthcare & MedTech Executive Seminar" in Shanghai!
Bringing together 3 Consulates, 45+ senior executives, and top academic minds, we moved beyond simple market entry and focused on bidirectional cooperation, talent strategy, and authentic leadership.
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🏛️ Official Voices: Europe is Open for Business
We were honored to hear from top officials:
Belgium (AWEX): Consul General Pascal Buffin and Didier Denayer emphasized Belgium’s position as the EU’s pharma R&D hub (#1 in per capita investment) and their one-stop shop for Chinese investors.
Italy: Dr. Luca Rosi (Health Attaché) highlighted booming sectors like Digital Health & Precision Medicine, confirming a "Green Lane" for high-skilled life sciences talent.
Shanghai Women Chamber of Commerce: President Yang Bin called for a shift from one-way entry to mutual learning and deep trust—a powerful reminder that real partnerships are built on shared knowledge.
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🧠 Mind & Market: Keynote Highlights Prof. Steven Laureys (University of Liège/Harvard) gave a fascinating talk on neuroplasticity—revealing how brain science can boost cognitive agility for leaders navigating complex cross-border environments.
Panel 1: Market Access
Moderated by the Italian Consulate, experts from Yingke Matrix, Fiamma, Komtur, LIDE Biotech, and VCBeat tackled the realities of MDR/IVDR registration, co-development, and EU pricing.
Panel 2: The #1 Bottleneck
The consensus was loud and clear: It’s not capital, it’s TALENT.
Speakers from FESCO Adecco, BritCham People & Committee, Corporank/ EES , and Imperium Unltd shared practical HR playbooks:
✅ Belgium: a win-win cooperation is needed with cross cultural understanding as a base.
✅ Italy:Look at the similarities between China Europe teams
✅ Advice: Set up a local entity early to avoid the "land and find no one" trap.
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🤝 Beyond Business: The "Authentic Leadership" Project
The seminar concluded with an exciting announcement by FemCourage and Prof. Laureys: A corporate leadership academy using neuroscience, non-verbal communication, and immersive techniques to prepare the next generation of Sino-European leaders.
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A Heartfelt Thank You
To our strategic partners Yingke Matrix/ Kindknow, AWEX, Shanghai Women Chamber, Hangzhou Normal University, Université de Liege, Fesco Adecco , Corporank/ EE-S and SheRewires—your collaboration made this dialogue possible.
📎Follow-up matchmaking is already underway!
Interested in official investment & talent policy docs for Belgium/Italy?
Contact the organisers: M@laimeiyeung.com
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