Asia-Invest LEAP - Partners

Partners

	COEMA – China Optics and Optoelectronics Manufacturers Association China Optics & Optoelectronics Manufactures Association (COEMA) was established in early 1987. COEMA plays an advisor and assistant role for government administrating optics and optoelectronis industries. COEMA represents 712 member companies divided into seven branches in accordance with specialty fields: laser, infrared technology, optical element & optical instrument, optoelectronic device, optoelectronic diode display screen, liquid crystal and laser holography branch. COEMA’s mission is to assist the government promoting the economic system reform of China Optics & Optoelectronics Manufactures (COEM), to carry forward investigation of COEM and marketing research, to promote international cooperation, to organize international and domestic exhibitions and seminars and to promote the technology and industry development of China Optics & Optoelectronics Manufactures.
	AFOP – French National Trade Fair Association in Optics & Photonics Founded in 1896, AFOP represents more than 70 French companies with cumulative annual sales of 1 billion euros and employs about 6000 people. These companies are innovative and export on average about 50% of their production mainly in Europe, North America and Asia. The Main Mission of AFOP is to help the economic development of its companies and to promote the optics field: technological and economic survey, education and diploma follow up, international development, normative work, and networking. AFOP is involving in the European research platform Photonics21.
	Consorzio Italasia Industrial Relations CONSORZIO ITALASIA, a non profit body organisation, is aimed to support the commercial and industrial collaboration between Italian and Asian companies. In particular, CONSORZIO ITALASIA gathers together more than 300 Italian SMEs belonged to the principal industrial productive sectors. The main activity is focused on promoting and encouraging business opportunities through out the participation to the main Asian fairs, industrial missions, incoming programmes, trading and industrial agreements.
	ECCI - Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry The Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECCI) represents more than 3300 member companies who attribute more than 50 % of the total turnover, net profit and owner’s equity of all Estonian businesses. The mission of the Chamber is to develop entrepreneurship in Estonia. The ECCI is an active partner to the parliament, government and ministries in designing the economic policy and climate. Whenever tax policies, corporate law, laws on property and obligations, foreign trade and EU-related issues or professional qualification are discussed, the Chamber speaks actively on behalf of the Estonian business community. The ECCI provides several business-related services – consultation (legal, foreign trade, EU-related), business match-making (trade missions, trade fair visits, presentations), information services (business contacts, co-operation proposals etc.), training and foreign trade documents. The ECCI has offices in Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu, Jõhvi and Kuressaare and employs 39 people.
	LINPRA – Engineering Industries Association Lithuania Established in 1993 and currently listing over 80 members, LINPRA is an independent self-governing business association. Both nationally and internationally, it represents the interests of Lithuanian mechanical, electrical, electronic and metalworking industrial sector and seeks to promote its business competitiveness. LINPRA activities include (but are not limited to) organization of incoming and outgoing business missions, consultations, exhibitions and matchmaking events.
	Photonics Cluster UK: Birmingham Technology Limited Photonics Cluster (UK) is a business network dedicated to supporting the optoelectronics industry in the UK. The overall aim of PCUK in partnership with others is to establish a dynamic hub of activity within an integrated supply chain of researchers, suppliers, manufacturers and sales distributors. This commercially focused hub seeks to secure increased profitability of the sector and enhanced knowledge and wealth to the individual members and wider UK optoelectronics community.
	Poland Chapter of SPIE SPIE Poland Chapter, like SPIE - THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING is a nonprofit society dedicated to advancing engineering and scientific applications of optical and optoelectronic applied science and engineering. Its members are scientists, engineers, and user of these technologies. The chapter provides the means for communicating new developments and applications to the scientific, engineering, and user communities through its publications, international conferences, professional courses, workshops, and exibitions in Poland.