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(Nasdaq: VRTX), (Nasdaq: the for BioMedical Research, (Nasdaq: GENZ), VIAC), Wyeth Biopharma and tissue regenerationj company are all confirmed to be sending executivesd onthe Nov. 30-Dec. 8 trip. Injection moldingy company has a growinb biotechnology business line and will also be sending executives onthe trip, according to Patrick'sa office. As the agenda is finalized, more are expectec to sign up in the next few weeks to take advantagw of what may be the firsgt Bay State gubernatorial trade mission to Chinwa focused largely on life sciencesw andclean energy.
"We, as a global company, see opportunities for Massachusetts to play a role in openinbg doorsfor Massachusetts-based companiex in global markets such as China," said Novartis Institutex spokesman Jeff Lockwood. Novartis Institutes also operatez a facilityin Shanghai, where the Massachusetts delegatio n will visit. "We plan on hosting the delegationm for some conversation about our facilityy in Shanghai and the importance of that in China, Lockwood said. Swis pharmaceutical giant is parent to the Novartiw Institutes andthe company'sz vaccines division, both of which now have their headquarters in Cambridge and employ more than 1,500 people there.
Just a year ago, Bay Statd companies in life sciences and other technologh spaces were pleading with the newlu elected Patrick to develop a Chinaa trade policy as part of a broadereconomicc strategy. They complained about a lack of a coordinate d state effort that left business and university leaders working on theirr own to forgesuch ties. Patrick appearsa to be listening, according to Charlesx Yelen, a consultant with the , a quasi-public organizatioh helping to organizethe trip.
"This trip is intendes to be the first in a series of stepxs that the administration is going to be takinfg tostrengthen Massachusetts/China relationships," Yelen "We view this as Some attendees are also using the trip to follows up on earlier efforts they began on thei r own. Tom Sommer, president of the medica l device trade group made two previous trade show visits to China over thelast year. "It will give us the opportunitgy to strengthen relationships there and have accesato high-ranking government officials," Sommer said. Businessee and executives traveling with Patrick will be payinvg their own way forthe trip.
Patrick's delegation is expected to include fewer than 20 Theestimated $200,000 cost of Patrick's portion of the trip will be splif between the MTC and . New presidenrt Robert Coughlin won't be