On March 26, Shi Xiaolin, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and Governor of the People's Government of Sichuan Province, met with Geoff Martha, Chairman and CEO of Medtronic, and his delegation in Chengdu.
Shi Xiaolin extended a welcome to Geoff Martha for his return visit to Sichuan and briefly introduced the economic and social development of the province. Shi Xiaolin highlighted that the pharmaceutical and health industry stands as one of Sichuan's six key advantageous sectors and a strategic priority the province is actively advancing toward a trillion-yuan scale, and this industry features a dense concentration of innovative enterprises, a broad application market, and robust growth momentum. Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, has long maintained a positive partnership with Sichuan. It is expected that the two sides will further capitalize on their respective strengths, enhance interaction, and deepen cooperation. Medtronic is encouraged to further expand its investment footprint and operational presence in Sichuan, enhance the capabilities of its innovation center and manufacturing base in Chengdu, and bring more cutting-edge technologies and innovative products to the local market. This collaboration is also expected to facilitate technical training, talent cultivation, and industry exchanges, link the upstream and downstream enterprises across the industrial chain to gather in Sichuan for development, create an open and innovative industrial ecosystem, address more medical challenges through joint R&D initiatives and technology-driven solutions, accelerate the development of new quality productive forces, and better meet the growing health needs. In the process of boosting the high-quality development of Sichuan's pharmaceutical and health industry, new growth spaces for enterprises can be continuously expanded.
Geoff Martha thanked Sichuan Province and Chengdu City for their strong support for Medtronic's Chengdu Innovation Center project and associated initiatives. He expressed great optimism about the growth potential in Sichuan and affirmed Medtronic's long-term commitment to the province. The company will steadfastly promote the localization of the entire industry chain, strengthen the introduction of new technologies, products and business models, actively integrate into and contribute to Sichuan's efforts in linking with innovative resources and optimizing the building of an innovative ecosystem, collaboratively explore new fields and applications in medical technology, better benefit patients, and contribute more to the development of Sichuan's biopharmaceutical industry and healthcare sector.
Yang Xingping, Vice Governor of the People's Government of Sichuan Province, Wang Fengchao, Mayor of Chengdu Municipal People's Government, Brett Wall, Executive Vice President of Medtronic, and leading officials from relevant provincial departments, among others, attended.
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