A half-day seminar was held on 10 January 2019 at the Belgian Embassy in Beijing on “The Development of Medical Imaging Technology in the Past 40 Years: How Foreign Investment in Healthcare Can Support Healthy China 2030”.

This seminar brought together stakeholders from a wide range of industries to provide an informative and sharing session to discuss the important role of how foreign investment in Chinese medical imaging healthcare and technology can support and develop the ‘Healthy China 2030’ plans.

HE Marc Vinck, Ambassador of Belgium to China; Christian Reinaudo, AGFA Global CEO; Herman Raets, Head of ASPACH Region North, Agfa Healthcare; Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce; Chinese government and hospital representatives and experts in the field of medical device standards, as well as representatives of global healthcare sector organizations attended the seminar. Philippe Snel of Dawo Law Firm moderated the seminar.

Mr Christian Reinaudo gave a presentation on how China became a regional and global center for international medical services, followed by Herman Raets, who talked about “One company’s story: Working to improve Chinese healthcare over 30 years”.

An informal discussion and traditional Belgian-style food buffet concluded the seminar.