BIC Innovation, the partner for Enterprise Europe Network in Wales, UK, is working with the Welsh Government and will be accompanying seven Welsh food and drink SMEs to Tokyo as a company mission to participate in Foodex Japan 2015. The show starts on Tuesday 3rd March and finishes on Friday 6th March. All seven companies are interested to meet potential distributors or sales agents. The Food and Drink Wales Showcase can be found in Hall 5 5E01 in Foodex.BIC Innovation warmly invite distributors, sales agents, wholesalers, importers, retailers to visit our stand to sample the delightful food and drink of Wales.For further information, please contact linda.grant@bic-innovation.comCompany nameProductsLooking for: Plas FarmPlas Farm have been making frozen yogurt for 25 years in Anglesey. Over the last few years they have expanded their market into Europe and the Middle East.  Their premium products are popular in the most discerning markets and are flexible enough to have been tailored to different cultures.Distributor/ sales agent/wholesaler/ importer/food retail/ licence agreementThe Lobster PotThe Lobster Pot has been supplying top quality fresh sustainably sourced seafood for 65 years, and is run by the third generation of the Wilson family at Church Bay on the Isle of Anglesey.The business supplies its catch of live European Lobster, Common Crab Spider Crab, Velvet Swimming Crab and live Shrimps to wholesalers, fishmongers, hoteliers and restaurants in the UK and mainland Europe.  The company is looking to widen its export field –with particular interest in European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets.Distributor/sales agent/wholesaler/ importer/food retailDansco DairyIndependently owned family business specialising in the manufacture of mozzarella, pizza cheese, string cheese in blocks and shredded frozenDistributor/sales agent/wholesaler/ importer/food retailSnowdonia CheeseSnowdonia Cheese Company® produce a selection of the finest cheese in the beautiful North Wales countryside. With a strong heritage in Welsh dairy farming, only the very best ingredients are used in the expert cheese making process to ensure an intense depth and taste that is unlike anything previously experienced.The range includes the revered Black, Green, and Red waxed cheeses, with a selection of six Cheddar and Red Leicester, each bursting with its own character.Distributor/sales agent/wholesaler/ importer/food retailBurts Biscuits and Cakes LtdBurts Biscuits and Cakes Limited, manufactures traditional British tea time cake and novelty shortbread biscuits, distributing across the UK, Europe, USA and Asia.   Retaining its heritage, Burts Biscuits and Cakes still follows traditional and authentic recipes designed and developed by the first generation of the family. All products are manufactured with the finest ingredients and artisan methods to provide delivery of the finest tasting cakes and biscuits. For this reason Burts Biscuits and Cakes have been a popular teatime treat with British customers for the past 75 years. They are now bringing their traditional hand crafted teatime cake and biscuits to the rest of the world through a variety of distribution channels.Distributor/sales agent/wholesaler/ importer/food retailPurple MooseAn award winning microbrewery based in North Wales currently producing a range of high quality bottled beers. The company produce a range of five speciality ales, from pale and golden ales to a rich, dark bitter. The beers are made using the finest ingredients to produce a unique taste, which is recognised through the multiple awards and competitions which have been won.Distributor/sales agent/wholesaler/ importer/food retailTan y Castell Foods LtdA family run artisan bakery in Pembrokeshire, West Wales making traditional welsh cakes, bara brith fruit cake and shortbread biscuits.  Tan y Castell combines traditional Welsh recipes with quality ingredients.  Future product development plans include taking traditional recipes and infusing with modern techniques and flavours.Distributor/sales agent/wholesaler/ importer/food retail  

Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster (KBIC) will exhibit at MEDICA 2014 with 7 of its medical-related member companies and JETRO Kobe (Japan External Trade Organization, Kobe Office). The mission from Kobe is organised by Kobe City Industrial Promotion Foudation. KBIC and its members will participate in the brokerage event organised by Enterprise Europe Network during the fair; this will be an opportunity for EU companies interested in the Japanese market to meet with potential Japanese partners. KBIC, which is one of the biggest biomedical / life science clusters in Japan, is strategically focusing on the following three fields: innovative drug, regenerative medicine and medical device development. KBIC is located in Sannomiya the central district of Kobe City that has flourished as an international hub port and opened to people from all over the world. National research institutes such as Riken, universities, colleges, hospitals as well as R&D bases of many KBIC’s members are located in this area: the number of the bases of related companies amounting to more than 280. Some global companies, for instance: Boehringer Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, St. Jude and Covidien also have R&D research institutes and training centres there. KBIC and its key partnering organisations such as the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation (FBRI), Kobe City and SME Support (Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation） can provide the following supports to EU partners: - Continuous follow-up to business partnering with other KBIC’s member companies and local firms; - Introduction to a wide range of specialists in technical, regulatory & tax fields; - Experienced coordinators and advisors to satisfy any requirements. KBIC and its delegation is looking forward to meeting EU visitors at their booth (Hall16/B51). Co-exhibiting companies: Aquatech Co., Ltd Provides micro peristaltic pumps and microfluidic controlling system Advantest Corporation Provides laboratories microscopes Global Engineering Co., Ltd Provides bioelectric-controlled prosthesis Cosmos Corporation A third party certification body accredited by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare JMC Corporation Provides training kit for cardiovascular catheter (Manufactures custom-made organ models based on DICOM data by 3D printers) HI-LEX Corporation, Inc. Provides: micro Catheter, PTCA guidewire, biopsy channel, ePTFE vascular graft, left ventricular assist devices MU Ltd. Develops independent medical mini robot for examination of digestive tract  

The Hitachi Regional Industrial Technical Support Center of Hitachi City, and Hitachinaka Techno Center of Hitachinaka City, along with 8 small and medium-sized enterprises from Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan, will participate in the world’s largest trade fair for medical technology: COMPAMED 2014.The exhibitors group is mainly composed of members of “Hitachi Risshijuku” (young business leaders’ group), and of various small and medium sized manufacturers operating in sectors like: press working, can welding, spring manufacturing, cutting, punch pressing and injection moulding. Their precision machining plays an important role in the Japanese manufacturing industry as these companies provide the indispensable parts and product manufacturing equipment to the large Japanese manufacturers that are active internationally. These companies are well-known as leaders in niche areas, but are not generally known by end users, especially those who are abroad. In other word they are “hidden gems” of Japan.The companies exhibiting at this year’s COMPAMED fair include: a company that secured a top-ranked share in the engine controlling apparatus sector, a company that has achieved high technical ability in manufacturing the world smallest-sized springs, and various companies that are certified by the Japanese government as high-level technological development manufacturers. These companies strive to keep providing highly qualified precision processing technology in the EU and global markets to become gems in the world.EU partners are welcome to meet them during the matchmaking event organised by the Enterprise Europe Network’s local representative, as well as visiting them at their common exhibitors booth: Hall 8a / J33.Exhibiting companies and brokerage event participants:Ohnuki Manufacturing Industry Co., Ltd.M.TECH Co., Ltd.Daiichi Fab Tech Co., Ltd.Nogamigiken Co., Ltd.Satte Spring Co.,Ltd.Bethel Co., LtdPenguin System Co.,Ltd.Sanwa-seiki Corporation