The United States Commercial Service (U.S. Department of Commerce) in San Francisco is dedicated to helping Bay Area small and medium size biotech, health care, and life science firms expand to overseas markets.
Christina Sharkey, Senior International Trade Specialist with the Commercial Service in San Francisco has significant expertise facilitating the entry of biotechnology, health care and life science firms to international markets. She also has unique insight into the challenges and opportunities facing small and medium sized businesses exporting overseas thanks to her work in the U.S. Embassy Commercial Section in both Egypt and China.
In addition to working with clients directly, the Department of Commerce in San Francisco is an excellent resource for local firms looking for market research and other resources. In addition to our new guide to overseas clinical trials, we maintain a schedule of upcoming biotech and life science events in the Bay Area and worldwide. We also have information on hot trade leads and provide free, targeted market research for biotechnology, health care and life science firms.
Christina Sharkey, Sr. International Trade Specialist, can be reached at 415-705-1765 or christina.sharkey@mail.doc.gov .
Upcoming Healthcare Webinars, Trade Leads, Events, and Market Research
Upcoming Healthcare Events:
Catalog Show: Bulmedica 2009 Sofia, Bulgaria
May 12-15, 2009. Bulgaria presents lucrative opportunities for US businesses. The US Department of Commerce is offering US firms affordable, proven ways to promote their products and services at BULMEDICA 2009 and gain valuable business contacts in Bulgaria's fast growing medical market. Our BULMEDICA 2009 will showcase your firm's sales literature to business visitors, helping you indentify potential customers and test the market without leaving your desk. For more information contact Uliana.Kanelli@mail.doc.gov.
Selling Medical Equipment in Mexico Webinar
May 14, 2009. Mexico’s dynamic market represents great potential for American exporters and in particular suppliers to the medical equipment industry. This webinars will provide a highly focused, interactive seminar in a 'virtual classroom' setting that will cover distribution, marketing, and regulatory issues related to selling medical equipment in Mexico. For more information please contact Pompeya.Lambrecht@mail.doc.gov or by phone at 602.277.5223. To participate, please register at the following website - http://www.buyusa.gov/healthcare/medbrazilmexico.html
19th International Dental Show-CIORJ, Rio de Janeiro
July 15-18 , 2009. The Rio de Janeiro International Dental Meeting has become an important dental international event, organized and produced by the Brazilian Dental Association/Rio de Janeiro (ABORJ) with the support of the Brazilian Medical and Dental Association (ABIMO). CIORJ is Brazil’s and South America’s second most important dental show after Sao Paulo’s South American Dental Show. Great market exposure and leads from potential representatives in Brazil are among the benefits that U.S. manufacturers of dental equipment can expect from participating in this Catalog Event. For more information, contact Mariza.Velho@mail.doc.gov or by phone at 55-21-3823-2418.
Corporate Executive Office (CEO) at Medica 2009 Dusseldorf, Germany
November 18-21 , 2009. At MEDICA 2009, November 18-21, 2009 in Dusseldorf, Germany, the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce will offer a unique way for U.S. firms to optimize their participation in the world’s largest and most prestigious medical technology and equipment show.
The Corporate Executive Office (CEO) at MEDICA 2009 provides the ideal opportunity to:
- Showcase your product to over 137,500 "trade only" visitors from 85 countries.
- Expand your business to Europe and the world.
- Meet the finest partners, agents, distributors and customers from the 4,960 exhibitors.
- Strike business deals without the expense of an exhibition booth.
For more information and to sign up for the program please visit: http://www.buyusa.gov/healthcare/medica_ceo.html
China Health IT Overview Webinar
Access our webinar recorded live on November 13, 2008, hosted by the U.S. Commercial Service Beijing and industry experts to learn about the market, challenges, and strategies you can use to successfully enter the Chinese Healthcare Information Technology market. Topics include: doing business in China; how to work with local partners; how to work with hospital customers; how to work with the Chinese government; best prospects; company experiences; and more! For more information, contact Tembi.Secrist@mail.doc.gov or by phone at 206-553-5615 x229. To participate, please register at the following website - http://www.buyusa.gov/healthcare/healthitchina.html
Hot Trade Leads:
Hot Trade Leads from the US Embassies: For more information on these and other leads, please visit http://www.export.gov/eac/trade_leads.asp
Santiago, Chile
- Private Healthcare Clinic Needs Software/Hardware for Educational Programs in Waiting Areas. For more details, please contact Veronica Pinto at (56-2) 461-3641 or alizana@csm.cl . Expiration: 4/30/2009
Free Market Research Reports
For more information on these and other free reports, please visit: http://buyusa.gov/healthcare/marketresearch.html
Biotechnology
Medical Biotechnology in Japan (10/10/2008)
Clinical Chemistry and Other Clinical Laboratory Science
India: Laboratory, Medical Equipment and Consumables (03/12/2009)
China: Clinical Laboratory Market (02/26/2009)
Thailand: Clinical Laboratory Testing Devices and Equipment (01/30/2009)
Taiwan: Laboratory Scientific Instruments (11/12/2008)
Norway: Clinical Laboratory Market (10/28/2008)
Dental
Finland: Dental Industry Overview (2/24/2009)
Austria: Dental Industry Overview (01/23/2009)
Italy: Dental Industry Overview (01/09/2009)
Czech Republic: Dental Equipment Market (01/09/2009)
Canada: Dental Equipment and Supplies (01/07/2009)
Ecuador: 2008 Dental Market (11/21/2008)
Taiwan: Dental Industry (10/27/2008)
Healthcare Services
Singapore: IT Opportunities in the Healthcare Sector (02/09/2009)
Greece: E-Health Market (12/31/2008)
Singapore: Healthcare Sector Overview (12/16/2008)
Poland: Healthcare Market (10/20/2008)
Medical Devices and Instruments
Mexico: Events in Medical Sector (03/09/2009)
New Zealand: Medical Devices and Equipment (03/02/2009)
Israel: Medical Equipment Market (02/24/2009)
China: Ophthalmic Equipment and Products Market (12/31/2008)
Colombia: Medical Equipment (12/31/2008)
Korea: Cardiovascular Device Industry (12/24/2009)
United Arab Emirates: Medical Consumables and Disposables (12/17/2008)
Austria: Medical Industry Market Brief (11/13/2008)
Kazakhstan: Cardio Equipment (11/13/2008)
Italy: Medical Equipment (11/10/2008)
Switzerland: Medical Equipment and Devices (11/04/2008)
Pharmaceuticals and Nutritional Supplements
Russia: Biological Active Supplements Industry (02/26/2009)
Egypt: Vaccines (02/08/2009)
Egypt: New Registration Requirements for Imported Pharmaceuticals Products (01/25/2009)
Vietnam: Pharmaceutical Market (12/31/2008)
Egypt: Booming Drug Market (11/13/2008)
Japan: Generic Drugs (10/31/2008)
Philippines: Pharmaceutical Industry (10/27/2008)