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IVAM International

The IVAM Microtechnology Network has been active in the field of internationalization since 2005. On behalf of its members, IVAM has initiated activities in, for instance, China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, the USA and Turkey during the last years.

The orientation towards relevant international markets, especially in Asia and in the United States, will remain a main focus in the coming years. The intended interconnection between our technologies and the promising targets markets offers potential for long-term economic success of our industry. IVAM maintains contacts to partner associations in Asia and the USA, supports its members concerning export issues, provides country-specific information, organizes delegation tours and initiates business-to-business contacts at trade shows and conferences abroad.

In this domain you will find links to other internet sites dealing with export issues or offering country-specific information as well as press releases and international events.

IVAM International News

10.09.2012Die Provinzen und Städte in China stellen aktuell finanzielle und administrative Unterstützung in Aussicht, um ausländischen Unternehmen den Start in China zu erleichtern, wenn nicht gar erst möglich zu machen.   Der IVAM Fachverband für Mikrotechnik hat sich während einer Informationsreise nach Changzhou, Provinz Jiansu, Yangtze Flußdelta, ca. 180 km westlich von Shanghai, über die zukünftigen Möglichkeiten informiert. Insbesondere f&uum...
06.09.2012Growing demand for medical service and steady advances in production technologies lead to new growth opportunities. The outstanding combination of research and the residency of well-known enterprises like Becton Dickinson, Baxter, MDS SCIEX and others, as well as the available specialists make Asia a most interesting center for medical technology products. From September 12 to 14, 2012, the trade fair MEDICAL MANUFACTURING ASIA 2012 takes place in Singapore. The event will show the complete p...
25.07.2012More than 300 Japanese industry representatives joined the Japanese-German Micro/Nano Business Forum at the Exhibition Micromachine/MEMS in Tokyo. The expert’s forum gave an overview about current research and industry activities in Japan and Germany.   Prof. Dr. Esashi from Tohoku University and Prof. Dr. Geßner vom Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS reported about current research activities in their institutes. The audience got an insight into the cross s...
03.07.2012The event ΣYSTEMS INTEGRATION takes place in Switzerland for the first time. The successful event series, which was initiated by the IVAM Microtechnology Network, provides manufacturers and users with the opportunity to exchange ideas about the intelligent application of microtechnological solutions. On October 18, 2012 the established symposium attends to the topic „Ideas for Products, Medical Technology Applications, Turn-key Solutions“. This year’s symposium will take ...
23.01.2012For several years Deutsche Messe AG has been organizing well-known special trade shows at the HANNOVER MESSE on an international level. The trade fair business is concentrating on target markets such as China, South East Asia or Brazil. In India, as an emerging industrial nation, trade fairs such as the Industrial Automation, MDA or CeMAT have been realized successfully, too. From December 6-9, 2011 the Laser India was held in Bangalore for the first time. 400 exhibitors from 25 nations prese...
01.07.2011 Like the years before, IVAM Microtechnology Network is organizing the Japanese-German Micro / Nano Business Forum within the “Micromachine/MEMS” in Tokyo, one of the most important exhibitions in the field of micro and nanotechnology in Japan. At the seminar on July 14, speakers like Prof. Esashi of Tohoku University and Prof. Gessner of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS will provide an extensive overview of the current research activities i...
30.03.2011 Die Besucher des Fachforums „Innovations for Industry“ profitieren gleich doppelt von ihrem Messebesuch: Wer sich beim Besuch einer Forumssession mittels Visitenkarte als Besucher registrieren lässt, erhält nach der Messe einen exklusiven Link zu allen zur Veröffentlichung freigegebenen Vorträgen. Somit ist sichergestellt, dass Interessierte alle wichtigen Vorträge mitbekommen können, auch wenn zwischendurch Termine wahrgenommen werden müssen.&nb...
11.03.2011 Seit mehr als 10 Jahren sind IVAM und die MEMS Industry Group Netzwerkpartner. Die Schwesterorganisation ist Nordamerikas Stimme der Mikrosystemtechnik-Branche. Durch Foren, Informationsaustausch und Kooperation schafft die MIG ein horizontales Band zwischen Nutzern und Unterstützern der Mikrosystemtechnologie. In diesem Jahr vertritt die MIG ihre Mitglieder nicht nur mit einem Messestand innerhalb des IVAM Produktmarktes, sondern bringt auch Mitglieder des Netzwerks mit, um beim ersten ...
15.02.2011 Growing export markets, which the companies want to address in the near future, are mostly located in Asia. Russia appears to be an attractive future market especially for the German companies at the moment, but not so much for companies in other countries. Source: IVAM Survey January 2011...
07.12.2010 At present time China is a big growth market that IVAM – the international  Microtechnology Network – wishes to exploit in collaboration with Chinese cooperation partners. Most recently IVAM presented competences of European microtechnology companies and institutes at the end of November at the ICMAN, 4. National Chinese Conference of Microtechnology in Shanghai. “The microsystem-platform in China basically discusses the topics which are also current viral topics in Eur...
26.11.2010 This week international experts discussed commercial applications in microtechnology at the Shanghai ICMAN conference. “We get good insights into the situation of technology and markets in China. We will present the IVAM network and establish valuable contacts,” Dr. Uwe Kleinkes stated, CEO of the IVAM association of microtechnology. The business partner China becomes more and more important for European companies according to the IVAM data collection. Moreover this country ha...
25.11.2010 Die Enterprise Europe Network Netherlands und Partner organisieren vom 1. bis zum 2. Dezember 2010 im Zuge der Messe Precisiebeurs in Veldhoven (Niederlande) ein Brokerage Event und Firmenbesichtigungen.  Auf der mittlerweile zehnten Precisiebeurs, die am 1. und 2. Dezember im Herzen des holländischen Hightech-Zentrums stattfinden und vom Mikrocentrum organisiert wird, werden neueste Innovationen aus dem Bereich der Präzisionstechnik vorgestellt. Im Laufe der letzten 10 Jahre...
29.10.2010 Die amerikanische MEMS Industry Group (MIG), Netzwerkpartner des IVAM Fachverbands für Mikrotechnik, hat die HANNOVER MESSE  ins Auge gefasst und rät den US-amerikanischen Mikrotechnikunternehmen zur Teilnahme an der weltweit größten Industriemesse. Bereits im vergangenen Jahr hatte Karen Lightman, MIG-Geschäftsführerin, die MicroNanoTec/HANNOVER MESSE besucht und im Namen amerikanischer Branchenvertreter an der internationalen Podiumsdiskussion im Rahmen d...
30.09.2010Der IVAM Fachverband für Mikrotechnik und der Ostasien-Verein (OAV) wollen deutsche Unternehmen im Geschäft mit Korea unterstützen. Am 29. Oktober findet daher ein Treffen von Unternehmen zum Thema „Vertragsgestaltung mit koreanischen Partnern“ im Wirtschaftsministerium NRW statt. Südkorea hat die allgemeine Wirtschaftskrise sehr schnell und erfolgreich überwunden und stellt für deutsche Unternehmen einen interessanten Wachstumsmarkt dar. Boomende Branch...
14.09.2010 ChemtriX BV is one of the latest members of IVAM, which started joining the Microtechnology Network in April this year.  It is hosting the 2nd European IVAM-RoundTable in 2010. Following Scandinavia, the networking happening will now take place in the Netherlands. ChemtriX BV, a pioneer and leader in the manufacturing of scalable micro reactor platforms, invites all those interested in getting to know the company and its sister companies which are settled in the Netherlands and ...
02.08.2010The third German-Japanese Micro/Nano Business Forum at the Exhibition Micromachine last Thursday in Tokyo attracted more than 300 Japanese industry representatives. With their keynote presentations, Prof. Esashi of Tohoku University and Prof. Gessner of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS provided an excellent overview of current research activities in micro- and nanosystems technology. Other speakers from Waseda University, Panasonic, LIMO Lissotschenko Mikroopt...
23.07.2010 In co-operation with the German Asia-pacific Business Association, IVAM Microtechnology Network launches the third Japanese-German Micro/Nano forum within the framework of the Exhibition Micro Machine/MEMS“- in Tokyo, one of the most important Japanese exhibitions in the field of micro- and nanotechnology. Within the scope of the seminar on July 29 high class speakers, like Prof. Esashi of the Tohuku University and Prof. Geßner of The Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic...
06.05.2010 Last week the international micro- and nanotechnology community met in Dortmund, Germany on the occasion of the 16th international Micromachine Summit. The summit is an annual conference, which shows a snapshot of industrial, scientific and political micro and nano activities worldwide. The event was initiated in 1995 by the Micromachine Center in Japan. This year, about 100 delegates from some 20 nations held a meeting about „AAL-Ambient Assisted Living“ and discussed improvement...
28.04.2010 More than 3,500 suppliers of microtechnology, nanotechnology and advanced materials at a glance – this is what makes the “Nano Guide” a unique database. The comprehensive database of the European microtechnology, nanotechnology and advanced materials industries is available on a memory stick. IVAM Research also offers data from Germany – the „Nano Guide of Germany“ – or individual extracts from the database. Find products, customers and partne...