AAT Research expanding operations to China.

AAT Research, a Malta-based health research and innovation company, announced today that it is expanding its operations into China.

Speaking at a press briefing attended by Parliamentary Secretary for Research and Innovation Stefan Buontempo, CEO Dr Adrian Attard Trevisan said that the company had recently signed an exclusive, five-year distributorship with Anseos Group, a leading Medical Sales Agency in China.

The Chinese agent will distribute AAT’s patented technology, the Brain Music System and MENTe Headband, which together provide the first commercially-available aid for managing Autism Spectrum Disorder.

“The Chinese market is a strategic market for our medical technologies. Last March, Anseos managed the AAT stand at China Med 2013, a major medical instruments and equipment exhibition in China, and we started taking orders soon after. We exported our first headsets to China in April, and are now working to meet new orders and the increased demand,” said Dr Attard Trevisan.

The AAT autism aid is aimed at children.

Dr Buontempo said: “AAT Research not only has developed an innovative product of immense value to the world medical community and public, but also shows us that local companies can use the islands as a viable base from which to foster world-class R&D and reach global markets.”

He said the government was working on various fronts to inspire innovative potential within the Maltese industry.