On the morning of April 18, the signing ceremony for new projects at the Sino-German Industrial Park Innovation Incubation Base in Sanlongwan was held at the Hitrom Han's Intelligent Manufacturing City. At the event, a total of 4 new projects were signed, with 7 German companies newly joining the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Market Partner Program.

Highlights of this event:

Foreign enterprises highly praise the business environment and government services in Foshan

The Management Committee of the Foshan Sino-German Industrial Service Zone has launched the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Market Partner Program" for small and medium-sized German enterprises who enter the Greater Bay Area market for the first time. From market research to customer connection and exhibition services, tailored business support is provided to individual enterprise throughout its entire lifecycle by the service zone.

7 German companies have newly joined the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Market Partner Program.

Dr. Christian Behrendt, founder and CEO of Sturfer GmbH, is an orthopedic and trauma surgeon. This is his second visit to Foshan this year. During his first visit to China in January 2024, Dr. Behrendt visited several domestic cities and was impressed by the international business environment of the Foshan Sino-German Industrial Service Zone.

"Foshan has excellent industrial resources and the supply chain we need. Here, the Sino-German Industrial Service Zone provides comprehensive assistance and consulting services. We are excited about the future development in China," said Dr. Behrendt. In the future, he plans to establish a research and production base for office chairs with a back pain relief function at the innovation incubation base of Sanlongwan Sino-German Industrial Park, focusing on the Asia-Pacific market expansion.

Foshan's manufacturing industry and comprehensive cost advantages are highlighted

Foshan is a major manufacturing city in Guangdong, persisting in putting manufacturing in a leading position and continuously promoting the transition from "a large manufacturing city" to "a strong manufacturing city." In 2023, the total industrial output value of Foshan's above-scale industries exceeded 3 trillion yuan, making Foshan the second prefecture-level "trillion-level industrial city" in the country.

In recent years, the pattern of "R&D in European, Manufacturing in Foshan, Sales to Global Market" has become popular among German startups. Sturfer GmbH, a German company with over a century of history in medical care bed manufacturing, has successfully obtained medical device certificates for three electric hospital bed products with the assistance of the Foshan Market Supervision Administration and the Management Committee of the Sino-German Industrial Service Zone.

At the event, the Foshan Market Supervision Administration awarded medical device certificates to Sturfer GmbH.

Sanlongwan Sci-tech City in Foshan welcomes the settlement of scientific and technological projects and high-quality talents

Sanlongwan Sci-tech City in Foshan has always highlighted the concepts of "aggregation" and "leadership," continuously accelerating the construction of science and technology industrial parks for gathering industries and enhancing innovation capability. Moreover, Sanlongwan insists on both "bringing in" and "going out," not only introducing high-quality German companies into the Greater Bay Area but also assisting local companies in Foshan to develop in Germany.

At the event, Sturfer GmbH, Ruibo Technology, and Shenling Group each presented project roadshows. Meanwhile, signing ceremonies for projects such as Sturfer GmbH, Guangdong Ruibo Technology Co., Ltd., and the Tongji University European Alumni Association Alliance were also held.

At the scene of roadshow and signing ceremonies

It is worth mentioning that Sturfer GmbH, founded in 2021, is a leading high-tech and innovative enterprise located in Freising, Bavaria, Germany, mainly engaged in the research, production, and sales of office chairs with a back pain relief function.

"We have been exploring ways to optimize service processes and service quality for German companies, creating a first-class international business environment," said Li Jie, Director of the External Cooperation Bureau of the Foshan Sino-German Industrial Service Zone (Foshan Sanlongwan Sci-tech City). In the future, based on the service framework, the Sanlongwan Sino-German Industrial Park will further improve service quality and provide better government services.

Now, with more and more scientific and technological innovation enterprises and projects settling in, the atmosphere of scientific and technological innovation in Sanlongwan Sci-tech City in Foshan is gradually improving. In the future, Sanlongwan Sci-tech City will be favored by more talents at home and abroad, and more scientific and technological innovation resources will be gathered here, gradually becoming a highland for scientific and technological innovation and talents.

Reporter | Eleanor

Revisor | Zoey, Eddie

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