SCI Consulting concentrates specifically on doing business in China with offices in Tianjin and Weihei, and an alliance with the Science and Technology Commission providing additional presence in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjiing, and Shenzhen.

SCI works with Gates and Company by leveraging its market knowledge and extensive contact network in China for activities such as market research, identifying and qualifying candidates for partnership, acquisition, or joint venture, and assisting in due diligence. SCI is often called upon to help with select components of a post-acquisition or JV implementation plan, such as recruitment, sourcing, and sales representation.

The Principles at SCI learned about international business - specifically the Asian business environment - from the inside. They has successfully completed over 400 projects for 100 companies, including Kodak, Alcatel, Unisys, Teleflex, Rockwell, Lonza, PQ Corporation, and others.

Tim Weckesser, President of SCI Consulting, has a long history of corporate development in China and was recently awarded Tianjin's 2003 Haihe River Prize, (along with the Presidents of Motorola China and Toyota China) for his long term contributions to Tianjin's development. He was also recently appointed as Economic Consultant to the Tianjin Free Trade Zone and Tianjin Airport Industrial Park. He has been a featured speaker at such forums as the Harvard Business School Club, Beijing Venture Capital Alliance, The Wharton School China Business Forum, the Columbia School of East Asian Studies, The China Institute, the International Wireless Packaging Consortium (IWPC), BioPharm 2003, and many others.

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