In this issue of the Bridge, we have an exclusive interview with Liu Xuan, Managing Director of Belimed. Belimed is a leading provider of cleaning and sterilization equipment to hospitals. Mr. Liu shares his view in regard to the Covid-19 impact and the look ahead for his company and industry.

In addition, we have conducted several interviews to cover the broader range of the Swiss medtech industry. Our editor Fabian Gull reached out to Susi Wang of the Swiss Business Hub in Beijing, Daniel Bont of Switzerland Global Enterprise and Dirk Reuter of Sigvaris and the Swiss Medtech Association.

In an interesting article, Yvan Sprünglin, General Manager of SICPA China, is explaining how companies can successfully fight against counterfeit goods and how to avoid fraud and revenue losses.

We also publish a new assessment by InterChina Consulting, which looked at the decoupling trends in China based on a survey with over 200 companies.

We hope you enjoy reading this issue of the Bridge.