Chinese consumer tech companies’ visit to Cambridge - innovation and exchange of ideas
VR, AI, IoT, industrial innovation, just some of the topics we covered in one day – what a productive visit for these Chinese consumer tech companies in Cambridge!
IP Corner: Commercialising your IP in China
Your IP in China, apart from protecting it, you can also capitalise on it. Is there value in commercialising their intellectual properties in China for UK businesses? How do you go about it? Take a look at the driving forces behind China’s commercial IP market and you may find the clue. Or talk to Crayfish. We can help identify potential opportunities and make sure your IP is well protected and…
China’s new materials industry & UK-China collaboration
The development of materials and chemical products in China has been one of the most remarkable industrial and scientific transformations in recent history.
China's Manufacturing Industry & UK-China Collaboration
How important is the manufacturing industry to China’s economic growth and global competitiveness? And why is it still important for the UK and China to collaborate in manufacturing? This article details Chinese government policies and strategies and gives an overview of the current manufacturing conditions in China and the UK, with a focus on electronic products.
China AI development and business opportunities
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has and is transforming every corner of human society. Its huge implications are obvious in China, like the rest of the world. This country with 1.4 billion population and an ambitious national strategy has rapidly become a frontrunner in the global AI race.
How do we work with China when the narrative is about threats and risks?
Is the UK government’s Security & Investment Act and aggressive semiconductor/technology strategy against China killing the UK tech industry’s global future? Ting Zhang, CEO & founder of Cambridge-based crayfish.io certainly thinks so. And, you could argue, she should know. For the last 30 years, the UK-based business has been focussed on enabling businesses to succeed in China, working,…
China’s EV market and opportunities for UK-China collaboration
China has emerged as a dominant player in the electric vehicle (EV) market, particularly in terms of supply chains, technology, and cost advantage, all of which have contributed to China’s rise in the industry.
Protecting your Intellectual Property in China: What you need to know
Should concerns over the protection of Intellectual Property (IP) rights hold you back from doing business in China? What are the main worries? How can Western companies, particularly SME and start-ups, overcome the IP hurdles and succeed in China? What can be done to mitigate IP risks in China? Crayfish.io discuss what you need to know.
Agri-tech Business Opportunities in China
With its vast population and limited arable land, agriculture continues to be a critical sector for China’s economy and food security. As a result, China will continue to increase its agricultural innovation for many years to come.
Seven cities, ten days: Ting Zhang's wirlwind tour of post-Covid China (Part two)
Fantastic insight on what's happening with business in China packed with personal anecdotes, all in a latest blog about her recent trip to China, by Ting Zhang, Founder & CEO of Crayfish.io
Seven cities, ten days: Ting Zhang's wirlwind tour of post-Covid China (Part one)
Fantastic insight on what's happening with business in China packed with personal anecdotes, all in a latest blog about her recent trip to China, by Ting Zhang, Founder & CEO of Crayfish.io
Rethinking China’s Education Market
Since the implementation of the ‘double reduction’ policy in 2021, China’s tutoring market has shrunk significantly, leaving many to wonder if there will be an overhaul of the whole industry and whether any opportunities are left for education companies and institutions to set up in China.
Cleantech innovation in China
Driven by market opportunity, economic, energy and pollution concerns, China has invested nearly $900 billion in renewable power and fuels since 2009, more than double that of the US.
New strategic partnership marks foray into IP for Crayfish.io
Cambridge-based Crayfish.io Ltd (“Crayfish”) announces a new strategic partnership with Sinofaith IP Group Limited (“Sinofaith”), a leading intellectual property service company headquartered in Shanghai.
An Overview of China’s Biopharma Clusters
“Strength lies in differences, not similarities.”
- Stephen Covey
Biopharma: China Speed & China Scale
UK-China relations: challenges of the changing geopolitical landscape
Does the recent anti-China rhetoric by British PM candidates represent an irreversible trend within the British political establishment? Or is it just temporary election hype without teeth? And what are the short and long-term business impacts of this political process on the UK-China relationship? Ting Zhang, Founder & CEO at Crayfish.io, shares her views.
Opportunities in China’s beauty value economy
What are the drivers for the phenomenal growth in China's hair care, anti-aging, and aesthetic medicine and cosmetic surgery markets?
Education in China - 2022 Market Update
12 months after China implemented stringent policies to regulate the after-school tutoring market, what are the trends, challenges, and business opportunities in China’s education sector? Jane Ru, the Education & Publishing Sector Lead at Crayfish.io, shares her observations and views.
Roundtable discussions - increasing informal communication with your customers will help protect your IP
Tudor Brown, ex-President & Co-Founder of Arm, talked to Ting Zhang, Founder & CEO of Crayfish.io about balancing IP protection with risk-taking and relationship-building when doing business in China.
China business expert predicts China’s rapid growth in semiconductors is likely to continue
What has the growth been like in China’s semiconductor sector? And where will the new billions of investment go? At the recent Crayfish China Semiconductor Roundtable, Ting Zhang, Founder & CEO of Crayfish.io took the audience through the key figures and trends.
The Year of the Tiger – what is on the horizon?
On the eve of the Chinese New Year - the Year of the Tiger -Ting Zhang, founder and CEO of Crayfish.io, provides updates on the Chinese economy and reveals some valuable insights for businesses on how to kickstart or re-engage with China.
Doing business with Asia Pacific: what to expect for the rest of 2021?
An online event next month organised by Crayfish.io is designed to help British/European businesses keen to restart business with the fast-growing Asia-Pacific markets post Covid 2021 and beyond. What are the key aspects of their economy, trade, investment and tech trends that you need to know? And how can you best prepare for them?
What are the driving forces behind the business service revolution?
Like video communication, the digital services platform economy didn’t start with the pandemic. But in the post Covid landscape, digital technologies have changed how we do business. So, what forces are driving the shift in how companies buy business services online? And what does this change look like?
SMEs invited to a 6-week accelerator programme
Crayfish.io is inviting SMEs in the East of England to a six-week accelerator programme starting next week (15th June) to help them to integrate green factors into their USP for investment.
Worried about barriers to doing business in China? 'PPE' is your answer
Crayfish.io CEO Ting Zhang recently provided fresh Q1 data for the Chinese economy and shared insights developed from working with clients, Chinese investors and sector specialists over the past year, suggesting that a “PPE” approach can be applied when entering China.