AmCham South China Member News 会员新闻

Member News is a special section exclusively featuring the latest news from members of the American Chamber of Commerce in South China. It serves as an effective communication and interaction platform for AmCham's over 2,300 corporate and individual members.

会员新闻是一个专门刊登华南美国商会会员最新资讯的特别信息版块，旨在为商会旗下2,300多名企业及个人会员提供一个有效的交流和互动平台。

 

2022 Advanced Technology Award- Mobile Cobot at Apex Medica 20230306

Apex's new Cobot mountedon an Autonomous Mobile Robot(AMR) allows it to move between machining cells, tending multiple units where a static system could only support a single cell. This allows increased production with no new people, while maximizing the productivity of deployed capital. It is a solution on the cutting edge of automation technology

 

Air Products Wins Sustainability Role Model Award 2022 in China --- 20230105

Company Recognized at China Philanthropy Festival for Eight Consecutive Years

(January 5, 2023) Air Products (NYSE:APD), a world-leading industrial gases company serving China market for 35 years, has won the prestigious Sustainability Role Model Award 2022 at the 12th China Philanthropy Festival for its outstanding contributions to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and China’s sustainable development. This marks the eighth consecutive year that the company has been recognized at this influential event.

Over the past seven years, Air Products has already received the “Best Social Responsibility Brand Award” four times, the “Overall Community Care Award” three times, and the “Best Community Program Award” twice, demonstrating the company’s long-term commitment and real actions in sustainability.

A responsible corporate citizen, Air Products has actively driven and participated in a variety of CSR activities in China, including the LIN (liquid nitrogen) Ambassador gas science education program to foster the next generation’s interest in innovation and scientific thinking through fun and safe LIN experiments; the Safe and Healthy Drinking Water initiative through the Air Products Foundation to care for younger generations in rural schools.

The two community outreach programs have benefited over 80,000 students and teachers from 180 schools in 26 cities. The company and its employee volunteers also supported COVID-19 recovery, disaster relief efforts and other donations to help people in need.

 

 

Epicor Recognized as a Leader in the 2022 Nucleus Research SMB ERP Value Matrix — 20220615

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced it has been positioned as a Leader in the inaugural Nucleus Research Small and Midsize Business (SMB) ERP Value Matrix published in June 2022. The Leader position is based on the evaluation of the Epicor Industry ERP Cloud, the company’s portfolio of people-centric, open, and connected industry productivity solutions that help the essential businesses that make, move, and sell succeed in today’s complex market. Nucleus ranked ERP vendors with a proven track record of servicing organizations between $10 million to $499 million in annual revenue on the functionality and usability of their solutions, as described by their customers. “The Epicor Industry ERP Cloud portfolio is built to deliver a variety of integration, automation, and performance capabilities that help customers maximize the power of their data and grow their businesses,” said Lisa Pope, Epicor President. “Our Leader position in the Nucleus SMB ERP Value Matrix underscores our deep commitment to work hand-in-hand with our customers, creating industry-specific software solutions and services that enable a world of better business.” In the ranking report, Nucleus commented that “The Epicor Industry ERP Cloud platform combines financial, supply chain management, planning, CRM, product management, project management, business intelligence, and analytics capabilities into one integrated system. One of Epicor’s core value propositions lies in its configurable infrastructure, offering various industry-specific ERP packages. With low-code/no-code functionality, pre-built API connectors, and extensive library add-on modules, businesses can set up their Epicor ERP system to meet their organization’s unique requirements.” A complimentary copy of the report is available for download here. For more information on the Epicor Industry ERP Cloud portfolio, please visit our website. Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced it has been positioned as a Leader in the inaugural Nucleus Research Small and Midsize Business (SMB) ERP Value Matrix published in June 2022. The Leader position is based on the evaluation of the Epicor Industry ERP Cloud, the company’s portfolio of people-centric, open, and connected industry productivity solutions that help the essential businesses that make, move, and sell succeed in today’s complex market. Nucleus ranked ERP vendors with a proven track record of servicing organizations between $10 million to $499 million in annual revenue on the functionality and usability of their solutions, as described by their customers. “The Epicor Industry ERP Cloud portfolio is built to deliver a variety of integration, automation, and performance capabilities that help customers maximize the power of their data and grow their businesses,” said Lisa Pope, Epicor President. “Our Leader position in the Nucleus SMB ERP Value Matrix underscores our deep commitment to work hand-in-hand with our customers, creating industry-specific software solutions and services that enable a world of better business.” In the ranking report, Nucleus commented that “The Epicor Industry ERP Cloud platform combines financial, supply chain management, planning, CRM, product management, project management, business intelligence, and analytics capabilities into one integrated system. One of Epicor’s core value propositions lies in its configurable infrastructure, offering various industry-specific ERP packages. With low-code/no-code functionality, pre-built API connectors, and extensive library add-on modules, businesses can set up their Epicor ERP system to meet their organization’s unique requirements.” A complimentary copy of the report is available for download here. For more information on the Epicor Industry ERP Cloud portfolio, please visit our website.

 

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中新智慧园开园！中新合作成就科创热土— 20220626

On 26 June, China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City hosted its 12th-anniversary celebration of foundation laying and the opening ceremony of China-Singapore Smart Park. The event showcased the achievements of the 12-year China-Singapore cooperation in CSGKC and highlighted the science and innovation projects introduced into CSSP. As an important engine driving high-quality development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, CSGKC demonstrated its vigorous vitality. The celebration received significant attention from all levels, with government and business representatives of both sides attending online and offline.
6月26日，中新广州知识城奠基建设12周年暨中新智慧园开园仪式活动在广州市黄埔区知识城隆重举行，活动展示了中新双方在知识城的12年合作成果以及入驻中新智慧园的科创亮点项目，展现了知识城作为粤港澳大湾区高质量发展重要引擎的蓬勃活力。本次活动由中新广州知识城主办。

 

TUMOR SNIPER——CyberKnife M6 Arrived in China!
“狙击”肿瘤精准至0.1毫米，佛山首台射波刀正式启动

On June 18, 2022, Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital (hereinafter referred to as "Chanyi") announced that the first CyberKnife machine in Foshan finally put into use in Chanyi after four months of adjusting and authorization. CyberKnife M6 is a new type of whole-body stereotactic radiosurgery robot. The synchrony respiratory tracking system can monitor and track the tumor even the tumor is moving with respiration. With submillimeter precision, as the patient breaths normally, it can spare organs at risk and minimize the damage to healthy tissue. It’s used to treat conditions throughout the body, like primary cancers, metastatic cancers, recurring cancers, benign tumors on lung, liver, prostate, brain, pancreas, spinal cord, lymph nodes etc. The CyberKnife System was cleared by the FDA in 2001 for the treatment of tumors anywhere in the body. Besides, the medical team in Chanyi has clinical experience of CyberKnife for almost two decades before importing the machine to Foshan. Hundreds of thousands of tumor patients have been treated to date with the CyberKnife System and live in a normal life.  
6月18日，佛山复星禅诚医院（以下简称“禅医”）宣布：佛山首台射波刀经过4个月的调试、审核终于落地禅医。射波刀（CyberKnife M6）是新型的全身立体定向放射外科手术机器人，它通过影像引导追踪锁定肿瘤，克服因呼吸运动导致的肿瘤位移，误差范围在0.1毫米内，最大限度减少放疗并发症，保护周围器官，相应的副作用也会减少。射波刀可以治疗全身各处的实体肿瘤，包括发生在肺部、肝脏、前列腺、脑部、胰腺、脊髓、淋巴结等部位的原发肿瘤、转移性癌症、复发肿瘤、良性肿瘤等。射波刀为多种癌症提供了革命性的治疗选择，但其实射波刀有着较长时间的临床实验。美国 FDA早在2001年就批准了射波刀在全身的肿瘤上的应用，禅医的肿瘤放疗团队也在引进这套设备之前，有了近20年的操作经验。目前全球数十万的癌症患者，一边接受射波刀治疗，一边享受着正常人的生活。

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