Member Price: Complimentary (Approval Required)
Non-member Price: RMB 480 (Approval Required)
In-person event
Language: English
中文
Exploring Digitalisation and Smart Manufacturing Across the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries
探索食品与医药行业的数字化转型与智能制造
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EN
China’s ongoing industrial upgrade is increasingly driven by the convergence of life sciences and advanced manufacturing. As consumer health awareness rises and regulatory standards tighten, the food processing and pharmaceutical sectors are rapidly adopting digitalization and smart technologies to enhance production efficiency, ensure product safety, and accelerate innovation. This structural shift is creating new synergies across the value chain, where precision engineering, automated processing, and biopharmaceutical R&D are reshaping traditional industry boundaries.
In this context, BritCham Shanghai and SwissCham China – Shanghai, co-organised with the Wuxi Council for the Promotion of International Trade (Wuxi CCPIT), will bring international enterprises to Wuxi on September 3, 2026, for an exclusive fact-finding trip to explore collaborative opportunities within this evolving ecosystem.
Participants will visit AstraZeneca and Bühler Group to witness firsthand how digitalisation is transforming the pharmaceutical and food processing sectors. The program includes a factory tour at Bühler Group showcasing advanced manufacturing processes for food processing equipment, alongside a technical exchange on digital solutions applied in the food industry. These visits will highlight state-of-the-art production, R&D capabilities, and smart manufacturing practices, offering practical insights into cross-sector innovation and value chain integration.
*Please note that the event will be conducted bilingually.
中文
中国正在推进的产业升级，越来越多地受到生命科学与先进制造深度融合的推动。随着消费者健康意识的提升和监管标准的日益严格，食品加工与医药行业正加速采用数字化与智能技术，以提升生产效率、保障产品安全并加快创新步伐。这一结构性转变正在价值链各环节催生新的协同效应，精密工程、自动化加工与生物医药研发正不断重塑传统行业的边界。
在此背景下，上海英国商会与中国瑞士商会上海分会将携手无锡市贸促会（Wuxi CCPIT），于2026年9月3日组织国际企业赴无锡开展专属考察活动，探索在这一不断演进的产业生态中的合作机遇。
参与者将实地走访英国企业阿斯利康（AstraZeneca）与瑞士企业布勒集团（Bühler Group），直观了解数字化如何推动医药与食品加工行业的变革。活动行程包括参观布勒集团工厂，了解食品加工设备的先进制造工艺，并围绕食品行业的数字化解决方案开展技术交流。这些考察将集中展示前沿的生产与研发能力以及智能制造实践，为跨行业创新与价值链整合提供切实的洞察。
*请注意：本次活动将采用双语进行。
*BritCham Shanghai reserves the right to alter the above agenda at any time.
Transportation 交通:
Transportation between Shanghai and Wuxi shall be arranged by the guest. Shuttle bus transportation in town is provided by the development zone.
来往于上海和无锡的交通需由客人自行安排。市内班车由开发区提供。
Meeting Point 集合地点:
Platform of Wuxi East Railway Station (More details of the meeting point would be announced prior to the event.)
无锡东站集合（更多集合点信息将于活动前公布）
Meeting Time 集合时间:
9:50 – 10:00 am
Suggested High-Speed Train Timetable 高铁时刻建议
Outbound:
G2194 09:19 – 09:47 From Shanghai Hongqiao (上海虹桥站) to Wuxi East (无锡东站)
Return:
G737 16:51 – 17:27 From Wuxi East (无锡东站) to Shanghai Hongqiao (上海虹桥站)
*For reference only. The official rail schedule on the day of the event shall prevail.
*仅供参考，具体高铁时刻以活动当天官方时刻为准。
RSVP deadline: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
报名截止日期：2026年9月1日（周二）
Notes:
Submitting the registration form does not guarantee a confirmed place. Successful applicants will receive an approval email with further details.
In case of cancellation, please kindly note you must email the BritCham Shanghai Event staff eloise.zhang@britishchambershanghai.cn before 5 pm, 1 Sep. Due to the service charges of Glueup and online payment platforms, we can only partially refund up to 90% of your ticket price and payment will be processed within 14 days after the event via your original payment method. However, it is non-refundable for a cancellation request made beyond the above-mentioned timeframe.
Bühler Group 布勒集团
Company Profile:
Billions of people come into contact with Bühler technologies to cover their basic needs for food and mobility every day. Bühler develops the best process solutions along complete value chains. Bühler has two business pillars: Grains & Food solutions ensure safe and healthy food and feed. Advanced Materials contributes to the production of energy-efficient vehicles and buildings. As a Swiss company with a history of more than 160 years, Bühler is active in 140 countries around the world and operates a global network of 105 service stations, 27 manufacturing sites, and Application Centers in 26 locations globally. Bühler invests up to 5% of turnover into research and development. In 2023, 12,000 employees generated a turnover of CHF 2.8 billion.
公司简介：
每天，数以亿计的人们都在享用布勒技术，满足自己在食品和交通出行领域的日常所需。布勒致力于在整个价值链中开发卓越的工艺解决方案，拥有两大业务支柱：谷物食品解决方案，确保安全和健康的食品与饲料；先进材料解决方案，致力于生产节能车辆和建造节能建筑。作为一家拥有160多年历史的瑞士企业，布勒活跃于全球140个国家，拥有包含27个生产基地和105家客户服务中心的全球网络，同时在全球26个地区拥有应用与培训中心。每年布勒将营业额的5%用于研发。2025年，来自于布勒全球的12,000 多名员工创造了28亿瑞士法郎的销售额。
iCampus 园区
During the 2019 Boao Forum, Wuxi High-tech Zone signed a strategic cooperation memorandum with AstraZeneca, a global leading biopharmaceutical company, officially announcing the joint establishment of the Wuxi International Life Science Innovation Park（iCampus） under the vision of “Connecting Global Wisdom, Benefiting Healthy China.” The park is operated by Wuxi Life Science Industry Development Co., Ltd. Today, it serves as an incubation and innovation platform for domestic and international innovative companies in the life sciences sector, integrating R&D and innovation, achievement commercialization, smart exhibition, and professional services. Leveraging an innovative public-private partnership model, the park has continuously enhanced its functional capabilities and has attracted over 100 life science innovation enterprises from home and abroad. It aims to build an international innovation ecosystem with strong incubation capacity and global synergy, driving Chinese innovation to start in Wuxi, serve China, and benefit the world.
2019年博鳌论坛期间，无锡高新区与全球领先的生物制药企业阿斯利康签署战略合作备忘录，正式宣布共建“凝聚全球智慧·惠及健康中国”的无锡国际生命科学创新园。无锡国际生命科学创新园由无锡生命科学产业发展有限公司负责运营。目前，无锡国际生命科学创新园已成为面向生命科学领域国内外创新公司，打造集研发创新、成果转化、智能展示、专业服务为一体的孵化创新平台，凭借创新的政企合作模式，不断完善职能建设，已吸引超百余家海内外生命科学创新企业入驻，打造具有创新孵化能力、全球协同能力的国际创新生态圈体系，促进中国创新从无锡起步，服务中国、惠及全球。
Wuxi East Railway Station
无锡东站
