Opening of the 84th API China API

On June 9, the 84th China International Pharmaceutical Raw Materials, Intermediates, Packaging, and Equipment Fair (API China) opened in China Railway·Qingdao World Expo City in Qingdao West Coast New District. This is the first national brand professional exhibition held in China since the outbreak. It is also an important guiding measure for the comprehensive recovery and production of the convention and exhibition industry in Qingdao West Coast New Area, which will inject a strong impetus for the recovery of all aspects of the economy and society, including the service industry.

The theme of this year's API China is "linking the entire pharmaceutical industry chain, inspiring the industry's innovative vitality, and positioning China's new pharmaceutical future", which will last from June 9 to 11. API companies, pharmaceutical excipient companies, pharmaceutical packaging companies, and pharmaceutical equipment companies from all over the country gather in Qingdao West Coast New District to exchange information, efficiently link supply chain industry chains, and grasp first-hand industry information business opportunities. The reporter noticed that for the first time in this exhibition, a new way of organizing exhibitions online and offline was used to show the latest technologies and products in the field of pharmaceutical R&D and production to tens of thousands of pharmaceutical colleagues around the world who could not be present due to the epidemic. The exhibition also specially invited a number of pharmaceutical industry experts to introduce and share the most cutting-edge knowledge and information for the global pharmaceutical people through the API China pharmacist platform.

Submitting information, consulting, and negotiation... Just one hour after the start, Yu Haifeng, manager of the domestic trade department of Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., reached an intent of cooperation with customers worth nearly six million yuan. He told reporters: "This is the first exhibition the company participated in this year. The consulting customers are endless. More than a dozen negotiating tables are not enough. This exhibition provides communication opportunities for exhibitors to connect the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain in the future. Enterprises have provided great help in exploring new technologies, new opportunities and new markets in the pharmaceutical industry."

According to the relevant person in charge of the Convention and Exhibition Office of Qingdao West Coast New Area, this exhibition is the first to hold a national exhibition under the normalization of epidemic prevention and control. The focus of this security work is epidemic prevention and control. To this end, the Qingdao West Coast New District has formulated a comprehensive work plan for the prevention and control of epidemic situation in advance, and has conducted many actual combat exercises. During the exhibition, anti-epidemic measures such as "three codes" ("Shandong Health Code", "Qingdao City One Code Pass", "reservation code") and time-based admission were adopted to form a national exhibition under the normal situation of epidemic prevention and control. The full restart of the convention and exhibition industry has played a leading role. At present, various activities such as audience registration, visit and negotiation are in order.

Lei Ying, vice president and secretary general of China Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry Association, said that under the normalization of epidemic prevention and control, 90% of industry companies have resumed operations. At this time, the exhibition held for the pharmaceutical industry effectively linked the industry chain supply chain, stimulated the industry's innovative vitality, and will boost confidence in the exhibition industry, pressing the industry recovery acceleration key.