Medicine

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Eckhard Nagel – a physician with ties to Wuhan
Eckhard Nagel remembers well how he stumbled upon the name “Wuhan” by chance in a French journal three years ago. “That was the first time I read about the city in a European newspaper,” he says. Unlike most in Germany, the head of the Institute for Medical Management and Health Sciences at the University of […] continue reading →
Covid exposes vulnerabilities of supply chains
The high dependence of German industrial companies on the People's Republic of China is one of the lessons learned from the Covid pandemic. Companies like Philipp Kirsch, a producer of laboratory refrigerators, now want to spend more money on key components in its value chain and acquire them in Europe. The big question: Is the consumer also prepared to pay higher prices? continue reading →
Klaus Zenkel – chairman with a background in medical engineering
The wheels of Chinese bureaucracy can sometimes grind slowly, just as they do in Germany. Klaus Zenkel has taken the position of Chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce in South China in April this year and represents the interests of its members in the region. The power shortage, in particular, has hurt European companies […] continue reading →
Study warns of trade conflict with China
A study by the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) warns of the consequences of a potential trade conflict between the European Union and China. Compared to the explosive scenarios, the current irregularities are still comparatively harmless. “What would be really dangerous would be a stop of exports for political reasons in the context […] continue reading →