China International Industry Fair (CIIF) 2007 was held in Shanghai New International Expo Center from November 6 to 10, 2007. International Technology Transfer Center (ITTC), together with its overseas partner -- VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure: The Association of German Engineers) took part in this fair.

Established in 1856, VDI is today the largest engineering association in Western Europe. In Germany, it is recognized as the representative of engineers both within the profession and in the public arena. As the leading institution for training and technology transfer among experts, it is also a partner at the preliminary stages of the decision-making process in matters of technological policy and for all questions that engineers face in their professional or public lives.

Jointly organized by National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Information Industry, Ministry of Education, Chinese Academy of Science, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, co-organized by China Machinery Industry Federation, CIIF is held in November every year in Shanghai, China. Originated from Shanghai International Industry Fair, which started from 1999, CIIF has entered into the eighth year. Approved by the State Council, Shanghai International Industry Fair has been renamed as China International Industry Fair from 2006 with the purpose of building a state-based and international platform to present the most advanced technologies and products in industrial field.

VDI and ITTC jointly started to attend China International Industry Fair from 2003, because VDI wanted to promote its enterprise members and their nanotechnologies in China with the hope of helping its enterprise members find potential market or partners in China. As VDI’s partner, ITTC has been dedicated to delivering professional technology evaluation and appropriate business solutions for overseas SMEs who are interested in China market and offering a set of core services that it adopts to support its clients most precisely: technology / products evaluation, market analysis and entry strategy, competitors investigation, industry / law / policy report, IPR protection solution, invisible offices program, and matching program for low-cost sourcing, seeking distributor, manufacturer, Joint Venture partner or investor. In this year’s fair, ITTC helped VDI handle all the work related to the exhibition, such as booth renting, brochure and poster making, document translation and interpretation during the exhibition, and other services afterwards like the visitors’ list compiling and further connection for those enterprises at home and abroad which have intention to cooperate with each other.

In CIIF 2007, VDI promoted its 48 membership enterprises specialized in the R & D and manufacturing of nano technologies and products in the fields of coating, nanoanalysis, nanobiotechnology, nanochemistry, nanomaterials, nanoelectronics, nannoooptp;ectronics etc. The booth attracted many visitors, among which some are institutions and universities that are dedicated to R & D about nano technology, some are enterprise who are interested in nano products and want to bring them into China market.