访谈|从参展商变投资商 阿斯利康持续加码中国本土创新******
(第五届进博会)访谈|从参展商变投资商 阿斯利康持续加码中国本土创新
中新网上海11月4日电 题:访谈|从参展商变投资商 阿斯利康持续加码中国本土创新
中新网记者 李佳佳
作为中国国际进口博览会的“五年老友”,阿斯利康全球执行副总裁、国际业务及中国总裁王磊至今仍对第一届参展盛况印象深刻,“没想到政府支持力度如此之大,全世界参与力度如此之大”。王磊说,进博会是全世界的盛会,“如果不是疫情的原因,我想应该有更多的外国来宾,这个平台举足轻重”。
因为这个原因,今年阿斯利康主展台延续了去年1000平方米的规模,以“举创新、致中国、链全球”为主题,成为进博会医疗器械及医疗保健展区占地面积最大的展台之一。
投资约4.5亿美元在青岛高新区建立吸入气雾剂工厂,助力胶东经济圈高质量发展;在泰州全球供应基地增资1.8亿元人民币,用于建设安达唐生产线,供应中国及海外市场;在无锡全球供应基地投资1亿元人民币,用于引进利倍卓新产线,推动长三角一体化进程;和暨南大学粤港澳大湾区药品医疗器械真实世界研究院宣布将共同推动构建粤港澳大湾区真实世界研究体系,助力粤港澳大湾区一体化战略;与3家新入驻企业达成战略合作共促西部区域医药产业质量发展,响应川渝双城经济圈建设……今年,除4款创新药外,阿斯利康还将在进博会上宣布一系列在华投资布局,以此彰显其对中国市场的坚定信心。
巨大的市场体量无疑是吸引阿斯利康的主要原因。其次,中国市场韧性十足的供应链体系也让它在生产研发之余少了后顾之忧。王磊告诉记者,阿斯利康不停地在中国制造业加码,也是看重中国在疫情常态化防控下的供应链保障能力,“中国的供应链是有效率的、顺畅的,所以我们相信全世界的产能以及制造业都应该往中国归拢”。
与其他医疗行业展会相比,王磊认为进博会具备无可比拟的优势,这不仅体现在办展的机制上,还体现在这是一个可以“跟中国各地政府以及整个生态圈伙伴进行合作的平台”。如今的阿斯利康已不仅仅满足于成为进博会的参展商,它还积极地在这个平台上寻找投资标的,从药企变身投资商。
阿斯利康与中金资本合作成立的阿斯利康中金医疗产业基金就是第三届进博会的“产物”。从成立至今,该基金已完成计划募资10亿美元,成功投资10多家创新企业。“我们非常看重中国的创新,看重中国在自主创新方面的投入,以及在生物医药创新方面领先世界的决心和已经取得的成绩”,王磊说,在中国创新崛起的大形势下,我们希望利用好中国资本市场支持创新。不久前中国六部委发文鼓励外资企业用好中国资本市场发展在华业务,我想阿斯利康在这方面已经提前一步。
“不可能所有的创新都在阿斯利康内部发生,我们一定要通过投资来推动更多创新落地,把中国的创新力量团结好,助力中国创新出海。”谈及未来,王磊说,有三点是阿斯利康未来着重会去做的,首先在支持区域经济上加强跟各地政府的合作,深化各地区域总部;其次,加大对制造业的投入,扩大产能,归拢全世界产能;第三,加快资本产业对接,打造创新生态环境,利用好阿斯利康与国投创新合资成立的迪哲医药、阿斯利康全球研发中国中心、阿斯利康中金医疗产业基金、各地的创新园和创新中心,以此为抓手与中国创新企业合作,帮助全世界的患者。(完)
中新网评:处理核污水绝不是日本自家私事******
中新网北京1月19日电(蒋鲤)日本政府近日称,将于2023年春夏期间开始向海洋排放经过处理的福岛第一核电站核污水。日本罔顾国内民众及周边国家的屡屡反对,企图将核污水“一倒了之”,把一件关乎全球海洋生态环境和公众健康的事当成了自家私事。
资料图:日本福岛第一核电站。2011年,福岛核电站事故发生后,大量放射性物质泄漏到大气层和太平洋,对周围环境造成了难以逆转的伤害,数十万人被迫撤离该地区。时至今日,作为日本邻国之一的韩国仍未解除福岛海鲜禁令。
日本以核污水存储能力即将达到上限为由,在2021年4月13日,正式决定将福岛第一核电站核污水排入太平洋。过去一年多,日本政府和东京电力公司一直在持续推进核污水排海计划。
日本政府辩称,这些核污水经多核素处理系统(ALPS)处理后很安全,甚至“可以喝”,这样的表态无疑在愚弄大众。
事实上,经过处理的核污水仍含有多种放射性物质,核污水一旦排放入海就无法回收,长期来看,将会给海洋生态带来难以估量的潜在威胁,最终危害人类健康。
因此,核污水排海计划推出后,遭到日本民众强烈反对。日本《朝日新闻》2022年3月公布的问卷调查显示,福岛县、宫城县和岩手县受访的42个市町村长中,约六成反对东京电力公司福岛第一核电站核污水排放入海。日本全国渔业协会联合会也多次申明立场,反对该计划。
日本政府认为,核污水排海是最便宜、最省事的解决方案,但此举却将周边国家乃至全世界置于核污染风险中。太平洋非日本一家之海,核污水会随着洋流流动,其影响势必会跨越国界,危害周边国家乃至整个国际社会的公共福祉和利益。
《韩国经济新闻》发文称,相关研究认为,福岛核污水如果排放入海,约7个月后将到达济州等韩国海域,该国水产业和旅游业将遭受相当大的损失。
德国南极海洋机构也曾发出警告,若日本将所有核污水排入海中,不到半年,整个太平洋都将面临高度辐射威胁,包括远在大洋另一端的美国。太平洋地区人民更是对日本该计划持反对意见。
日本作为《联合国海洋法公约》缔约国,有义务保护海洋环境。然而,在核污水排海方案的正当性、核污水数据的可靠性、净化装置的有效性、环境影响的不确定性等问题上,日本未能作出科学、可信的说明。
国际原子能机构技术工作组虽已三次赴日实地考察评估,但尚未就日排海方案的安全性给出结论,并且对日本提出诸多澄清要求和整改意见。在此情况下,日本仍执意推进核污水排海工程建设,这是极不负责任的行为。
太平洋不是日本的下水道,日本必须正视各方合理关切,在与周边国家等相关利益方和国际原子能机构充分协商后,制定合理的核污水处理方案。日本也要着眼长远,若只顾眼前,执意将核污水排放入海,不仅其自身,周边国家乃至全世界都将为之买单,其后果必将会危害数代人。
Fukushima water disposal by no means Japan’s own business
By John Lee
(ECNS) -- Japan has announced it will release treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean this year.
Although Fukushima wastewater disposal affects global marine ecological environment protection and public health, Japan has turned a deaf ear to domestic and international opposition to dumping the contaminated water into the sea, treating the "global" matter as its own business.
The Fukushima accident in 2011 had sent large quantities of radiation into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean, causing irreversible damage to the surrounding environment, and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to evacuate the area. South Korea still maintains its import ban on Japanese seafood from areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
On April 13, 2021, Japan announced it had decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea due to dwindling storage space, with the Japanese government and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. promoting the release plan over the past year.
The Japanese government argues that the water treated by an advanced liquid processing system, or ALPS, is safe and drinkable, which is undoubtedly fooling the public.
In fact, the treated wastewater still includes a variety of radioactive substances and can’t be recycled once discharged into the sea, which will pose a great threat to marine ecology and ultimately endanger human health in the long run.
Therefore, the discharge plan has been strongly opposed in Japan. According to a questionnaire conducted by The Asahi Shimbun, nearly 60 percent of mayors of 42 municipalities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures oppose the discharge plan. The National Fisheries Cooperative Federation of Japan has also repeatedly stated its opposition in public.
The Japanese government believes that dumping Fukushima wastewater into the sea is the cheapest and most convenient solution, but neighboring countries and even the whole world will be at risk of nuclear pollution.
The Pacific Ocean doesn’t belong to Japan and the wastewater flow along oceanic currents will surely break boundaries and endanger public welfare and the interests of neighboring countries and even the international community.
The Korea Economic Daily reported that related research concluded that if contaminated water from Fukushima is released into the ocean, it would only take seven months for the contaminated water to reach the shores of Jeju Island, with the country's aquaculture and tourism suffering considerable losses.
According to the calculation of a German marine scientific research institute, radioactive materials will spread to most of the Pacific Ocean within half a year from the date of discharge, and the U.S. and Canada will be affected by nuclear pollution. People in the Pacific region also oppose the discharge plan.
As a participant of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Japan has the obligation of protecting the marine environment.
However, it hasn’t offered a full and convincing explanation on issues like the legitimacy of the discharge plan, the reliability of data on the nuclear-contaminated water, the efficacy of the treatment system or the uncertainty of environmental impact.
Though the IAEA has yet to complete a comprehensive review after three investigations in Japan, the Japanese side has been pushing through the approval process for its discharge plan and even started building facilities for the discharge. It is rather irresponsible for Japan to act against public opinion at home and concerns abroad.
The Pacific Ocean is not a private Japanese sewer. The country must seriously heed the voices of the international community and make a reasonable plan for the Fukushima wastewater disposal after full consultation with stakeholders and international agencies.
If it only seeks instant interest and insists on discharging the contaminated water into the sea, not only itself, but also its neighboring countries and the entire world will pay for the decision and several generations will be forced to bear the consequence.
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