Web seminars on policy analysis of EU-Japan economic and industrial issues

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Photonics for life science and industrial manufacturing in Japan: A market overview for EU SMEs working on photonics
by Sarunas Vaskelis (Minerva fellow participant)
Date: 4 June 2018 - Time: from 14:00 to 15:00 PM CET
Registration deadline: 31 May 2018
Content:
Japan is still a very relevant market for photonics with a 30% global market share (2015) including overseas’ production. This web seminar will give EU SMEs the market intelligence to help make better-informed decisions when entering the Japanese market. It is based on the research (including discussions with over 20 companies and organisations) conducted by the author during the 6 months MINERVA Fellowship program at the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation in Japan. The web seminar will include a brief photonics market overview and companies' analysis (also an overview of distributors and associations). Research and research funding organisations will be introduced together with an analysis of public procurement opportunities. The web seminar will also include an overview of relevant events in Japan and a discussion of the challenges & opportunities in the sector. 

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“Opportunities for Cooperation between EU and Japan on Biotechnology in Healthcare: Japan Bioventures Landscape” 
by Esther Rodregas (Minerva Fellow participant) 
Date: 11 June 2018 - Time: from 14:00 to 15:00 PM CET
Registration deadline: 7 June 2018
Content: 
Japan is one of the major countries that European biotech companies target in their expansion when it comes to internationalisation. Based on a 6-month research conducted in Japan, this web seminar intends to be a useful source of information for European SMEs and clusters considering potential cooperation with Japan.

ELIGIBILITY
(attendance NOT restricted to EU Business in Japan members)
these services are only available for European Union and Japanese companies, universities, and research institutions. Therefore only Japanese and European individuals working for the above entities are eligible to register to the web seminars.
Depending on when you will be registering to the web seminars, you will receive few days before it and again 1 hour before it, the link to access the online meeting room.

TO REGISTER
 

Costs: Free

CONTACT
Margherita Rosada
EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 
Rue Marie de Bourgogne 52 - 1000 Brussels
TEL +32 2 282 3715