This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Switzerland. To promote in-depth cooperation between Switzerland and Beijing in the biomedical and related industries, on February 18, the inspection activity of the China-Switzerland Enterprise Investment and Cooperation Exchange in Daxing District, jointly planned by the Beijing Investment Promotion Service Center, Cindes Group, and the Daxing District Government, and co-organized by the Daxing District Investment Promotion Service Center and the Daxing Biomedical Base, was successfully held. Meng Fanyong, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Beijing Investment Promotion Center; Wu Hao, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy District Mayor of Daxing District; Wu Jianhong, the Director of the Large-scale Events Department of the Beijing Investment Promotion Center, and Sun Zhiyong, the Deputy Director; Ma Yanzhu, the Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Daxing District Investment Promotion Center; and Sun Ruidong, the Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Management Committee of the Daxing Biomedical Base, attended the event. Representatives from nearly 20 Chinese and Swiss enterprises gathered together to explore the forefront of innovation and seek new chapters of development.
The Swiss pharmaceutical industry is globally leading, with world - top pharmaceutical companies such as Novartis and Roche, which is an important pillar of the Swiss economy. The pharmaceutical industry is renowned for its high R&D investment and innovation - driven development, maintaining leading - edge advantages in fields such as biotechnology, gene therapy, and personalized medicine.
Inheritance, Innovation, and Integration: Revitalizing a Century - old Craftsmanship
The first stop of the event was the Zhima Health No.1 Store, a new - retail super concept store built by Tongrentang over four years. As a new new - retail brand IP of Tongrentang, it actively explores a healthy lifestyle in the context of the new - retail of the great health industry. It skillfully integrates traditional Chinese medicine health preservation with youthful consumption scenarios, covering diversified shopping and leisure scenarios. Empowered by cutting - edge technology and forward - thinking, it provides personalized experiences and precise health services.
The representatives had an immersive experience of Asia's first "24 - hour non - stop" unmanned pharmacy that can accommodate 9,000 SKUs. They tasted the "top - selling" herbal coffee and independently developed healthy baked products, and learned about traditional Chinese medicine physiotherapy and diagnostic pharmacies. The century - old brand rejuvenated with an innovative attitude, astonishing and winning continuous praise from the delegation.
Focusing on Cutting - Edge Technology: Visiting the Highland of Innovation
Subsequently, the inspection group visited the Zhongguancun Medical Device Park. By visiting the exhibition hall, they had an in - depth understanding of the construction of the park's integrated ecological system of "R&D - incubation - production - service". Founded in 2012, the Zhongguancun Medical Device Park is a professional park in Daxing District that serves upstream and downstream enterprises in the medical device and life science fields. Since its establishment, it has always adhered to the development concept of "high - end leadership, innovation demonstration, industrial ecology, and complete functions", focusing on fields such as cardiovascular devices, diagnostic reagents, high - end imaging, new materials, and medical robots, and paying special attention to cutting - edge projects in precision medicine and artificial intelligence. By building six service platforms, namely, science and technology finance, professional technology, human resources, information services, policy support, and public services, it creates a perfect industrial ecological environment for enterprise innovation.
At Huake Precision (Beijing) Medical Technology Co., Ltd., a star enterprise in the park, the representatives got a close - up look at the world - leading neurosurgical surgical robot. As the only medical robot enterprise in China to obtain dual - certification from China and the United States, Huake Precision, with more than 160 independent intellectual property rights and clinical applications covering more than 200 medical institutions in over 20 provinces and cities across the country, fully demonstrates the hardcore strength of "Made in China".
Deputy District Mayor Wu Hao introduced the economic and social development of Daxing District to the delegation. He stated that Daxing District, as the forefront of the capital's opening - up to the outside world, with the new airport, has gathered global innovation resources and is striving to build an important window to showcase Chinese - style modernization to the world. Life and health is the leading industry in Daxing District, with 12 national - level large - scale research institutions such as the National Institutes for Food and Drug Control and the Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, more than 250 national high - tech enterprises, and over 120 innovation service platforms, which boost the high - quality cluster development of the medical and health industry. Daxing District will always welcome global enterprises to visit, communicate, invest, and start businesses in Daxing with an inclusive and open attitude, sharing development opportunities and creating a beautiful future together.
During the event, representatives of Chinese and Swiss enterprises conducted in - depth exchanges on topics such as technical cooperation and market expansion, and discussed cooperation opportunities. This inspection not only built a bridge for dialogue between Chinese and Swiss enterprises but also opened a new chapter in the cooperation between the two sides in the medical and health field. In the future, Daxing District will continue to take innovation as the engine, promote win - win results through cooperation, embrace global resources with a more open attitude, and contribute to the development of the global health cause.
