GSK Establishes New Subsidiary in Shanghai’s Lingang New Area
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the renowned British biopharmaceutical company, has taken a significant step in expanding its presence in China. On September 10, the unveiling ceremony of Shanghai GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. was held in Lingang Centre, marking its official establishment in the Lingang Investment Holding Group Park. This wholly-owned subsidiary will primarily handle two domestic products […]
Elderly Care Innovation Takes Centre Stage at Shanghai Summit
The 7th China Elderly Care Industry Lujiazui Summit, held at the Shanghai International Convention Centre from 4-5 September 2024, brought together over 1,500 industry leaders to address the pressing challenges of an ageing population. With more than 70% of attendees representing elderly care operations, real estate, and financial sectors, the event highlighted the growing intersection […]
Unlocking Opportunities in China’s Thriving Life Sciences Market
As the second-largest healthcare market in the world, China is on an extraordinary trajectory of growth, with its life sciences sector expected to triple in size by 2030. This is an exciting time for UK life science companies looking to expand their horizons. At Excellence First Enterprise Consultancy Ltd (EFEC), we specialise in providing in2China […]
Cambridge Tech Week: A Gateway to Innovation for Chinese Enterprises
Cambridge Tech Week is an exciting annual event that brings together innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors from around the globe to showcase the latest advancements in technology. Scheduled for September 9-13, 2024, this five-day event will take place in the historic city of Cambridge, UK, renowned for its vibrant tech ecosystem and academic excellence. What to […]
Lingang’s Role in Global Innovation: A Strategic Partnership Opportunity
Lingang, situated in southeast Shanghai within the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, is rapidly emerging as a global leader in innovative technologies. Its strategic location between Pudong International Airport and Yangshan International Port positions it as a vital node in the global innovation network. Lingang aims to establish itself as a global innovation centre […]
Chinese Enterprises Go Global: EFEC Opens Doors to the UK Market
As the Chinese economy continues its rapid growth and the Belt and Road Initiative gains momentum, an increasing number of Chinese enterprises are actively responding to the national “Go Global” strategy. Through mergers and acquisitions, establishing branches, and participating in international engineering contracting, these enterprises are expanding their overseas businesses, engaging in global competition, and […]
Batteries Industry and the Low-Carbon Future: EFEC will join the 2024 Batterytech EXPO
In this section, we bring a mix of EFEC project updates, perspectives from our close partners and associates and short synopsis of issues relating to our core programmes. This week, we look at batteries and the low carbon future. EFEC team members will be attending the Batterytech EXPO on 25th April at Silverstone, the famous […]
Looking ahead to 2024: Key highlights of the EFEC project 展望2024年:EFEC项目的主要亮点
EFEC企业要闻 2024年伊始,让我们展望EFEC在新的一年里的主要亮点项目。 EFEC项目的核心在于建立双赢的英中机构合作关系,并在这一框架下支持企业和个人发展。项目围绕以下四个领域展开: 领导者、教师和学生教育技能培训 人才培养 — CognateUK一站式人才发展和培养平台 产学研服务 商业创新落地服务 EFEC在教育和技能培训领域拥有十八年的丰富经验,过往项目备受瞩目且有口皆碑。新年伊始,我们已经在筹备今年的国内领导者和教师的英国研学之旅,同时也继续投入加强对中国留学生在英国的学术和职业发展支持服务。 自2019年起,EFEC成功开设了一系列CognateUK服务,涵盖中国学生进入英国教育体系、取得成功并在英国求职的整个过程,就像一个“一站式服务”平台。CognateUK对年轻学子和家长极具吸引力,我们期待着这个平台在2024年保持稳健发展。 EFEC项目的另一个延伸方向是产学研服务领域。这主要在于促进大学之间的合作,涵盖职业教育和高等教育。依托于我们的研学旅行项目,并通过EFEC上海办公室为我们在国内的客户制定令人振奋的年度计划。 支持企业创新是我们的一大抱负,并将在两个方面带来新机遇:一是协助英国公司在华寻找投资者、合作伙伴和市场,二是协助中国公司进军或出口产品至英国。2024年,我们在航空、清洁技术和生命科学等领域将推进一些新的项目。 At the outset of 2024, a look ahead to the main features of the EFEC programme for the year. EFEC’s programme is based on creating positive ‘win-win’ [partnerships between UK and China organisations and supporting individuals in this context. The programme is […]
21st Century Education Research Institute Engages in Dialogue with EFEC CEO Ms. Lin Li, Exploring Challenges and Solutions in the Integration of Industry and Education in the New Era
AS EFEC CEO Lily Lin prepares her webinar about the UK vocational training systems, it is an opportunity to outline some of the key aspects that make it successful, particularly in meeting the needs of industry for well-trained people. The majority of Further Education Colleges started out as facilities based on the needs of local […]
Feature: World Laureates’ Forum, Lingang October 2022

Professor Barry Sharpless, the American chemist was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry this week, along with colleagues Caroline Ruth Bertosi, Morton Medal for their work in click chemistry and orthogonality Contributions to chemical research. This is the second time he has won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, the first being in 2001. Professor […]