Economic Chamber in Tokyo: Biotechnology as an Opportunity

People ♦ Published: December 6, 2010; 19:23 ♦ (Vindobona)

The President of the Vienna Economic Chamber, Brigitte Jank, sees above all great opportunities for Austria in Japanese biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

Economic Chamber in Tokyo: Biotechnology as an Opportunity / Picture: © Vindobona.org

With a trade volume of over 2.2 billion euro in 2009, Japan remains the second most important economic partner of Austria in Asia, and one of the most important overseas markets. Domestic exports to Japan reached 772 million euro last year, while imports from Japan amounted to 1.5 billion euro. In the first seven months of 2010, Austrian exports rose by nearly 25% and imports by…