The 8th VBEF Future Healthcare Ecological Fair: From Beijing to BEIJING, Forging Ahead with Renewed Determination

Looking back on the journey since 2015,VCBeatWe strive to examine the healthcare innovation initiatives we care about, are passionate about, and promote, through the lens of industry media’s observations, reflections, and summaries. At the end of that year, VCBeat released the “Internet Healthcare Annual Influential Figures List.” This annual recognition and summary of influence was conducted from the perspective of a professional healthcare industry media outlet committed to advancing sector development, and it served as the precursor to the “Future Healthcare 100 Conference.”

Past Editions Review

In 2016, the “Internet Healthcare Annual Influential List” was upgraded to the “Top 100 Future Healthcare Conference.” After years of exploration, the conference has developed a unique hybrid model of “forums + exhibitions + rankings/awards,” integrating hot-topic discussions and in-depth insights to create one of the most large-scale and influential industry events in China’s healthcare sector. From its inaugural edition with 20 speakers, 150 participating companies, and 400 attendees, it has grown to host over 1,000 domestic and international speakers, more than 5,000 participating companies, and over 20,000 attendees, achieving over 5 million exposures. Throughout this journey, the Top 100 Future Healthcare Conference has continued to evolve and expand, gradually becoming the largest and most information-rich event in China’s healthcare innovation industry, fostering deep integration between industry and capital.

Expanding into Niche Sub-sectors:From internet healthcare to the four major specialized sub-sectors, and further to the addition of scientific research achievement commercialization.2015 “Internet Healthcare Annual Top List” FocusInternet HealthcareInnovation-Driven Development: Innovations emerging from the periphery have gradually exerted a significant impact on the core of the industry. Since 2018, the Future Healthcare 100 ranking has added N+ sub-lists for specialized segments, providing a more intuitive and incisive reflection of industry development, as well as the positioning and competitiveness of enterprises within these increasingly niche fields. In 2019, the Future Healthcare 100 Conference introduced new forums, including the Innovative Drugs Forum.BiopharmaceuticalsRelevant forums and the main rankings have also begun to shift from the four major sectors(Medical Devices/Biopharmaceuticals/Digital Health/Medical Services)Conduct an inventory; subsequently, the translation of medical technological achievements has garnered increasing attention, with scientist-led startups emerging as the new focal point in the venture capital sector, following model innovation and the platform economy. Consequently, in 2021, additionalTranslation of Scientific Research Achievementsforum, and in 2022, the “Weilan Award · Top 30 Young Scientists” award was introduced for the first time.

Broadening Multidimensional Perspectives:Expanding continuously from innovative enterprises to listed companies, with a focus on venture capital relationships, LP-GP dynamics, and the alignment of supply and demand.The Future Healthcare Top 100 Conference has always approached from an industry perspective, focusing on the future of healthcare.Core Strength,and throughExhibitionImplementationPrecise Matching of Supply and Demand.Since 2016, the conference has consistently focused onInvestment and Financing Needs,Aiming to forge strong ties between enterprises and investors; in 2022, the Innovation Ranking of Listed Companies was introduced for the first time, with the ecosystem for list evaluation continuously evolving towardListed CompanyExpansion: During the reshuffling phase of the capital market and the adjustment period of the startup market, capital and the healthcare industry continue to integrate deeply. In 2019, the conference added the Future Healthcare Fund Partners (LP-GP) Summit, focusing onHealthcare Capital MarketsValue Creation and Value Investment.

Extend the Industrial Chain:From key tracks to the entire industrial chain, and further upgrading to value chain ecosystem collaboration.In 2019, the conference added the Future Healthcare Fund Partners (LP-GP) Summit, focusing on equity investments in the primary healthcare market.Investment Ecosystem,Extensively connect with partners of healthcare and medical funds; in recent years, the market size of China’s supply chain management services industry has continued to expand, thus the 2023 Future Healthcare 100 list addedCommercial and Supply Chain Services SectorIn addition to the selection process, the forum also connects with upstream supply chain enterprises. Evolving from supply chain upgrades to collaborative synergy across the value chain, VBEF 2024 has elevated its focus from venture capital value to industrial chain collaboration value. The event will feature an exhibition spanning over 10,000 square meters, integrating multifaceted functions such as product recommendations, supply-demand matchmaking, and resource expansion.

Since its inaugural edition in Beijing in 2016, the Future Healthcare Top 100 Conference has spanned nine years. This year, the event has been upgraded to the VBEF Future Healthcare Ecosystem Expo and has returned to Beijing once again.With Beijing as the anchor, look to the world.From Beijing to BEIJING,Committed to establishing a high-ground of momentum for China’s healthcare industry with global influence, originating from China.Build a more open, inclusive, and collaborative platform to pool global wisdom and resources, examine the current state and future of medical innovation from a holistic perspective, identify trends and demands in medical innovation, closely integrate all elements of the industry chain, and jointly promote the prosperous development of the healthcare industry.

Forging Ahead: The 8th VBEF Future Healthcare Ecosystem Expo centers on the needs of enterprises in the healthcare sector, serving the entire industry chain—including biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital health, healthcare services, and healthcare commerce and supply chain services. It focuses on global innovations in the healthcare industry, encompassing new products, new technologies, new services, new ecosystems, and new partnerships. VBEF has evolved from focusing on venture capital value to emphasizing industrial chain collaboration value, connecting upstream, midstream, and downstream segments of the healthcare industry through its five-pillar framework of “Forums + Exhibitions + Rankings + Awards + Launch Events.”Achieve comprehensive integration and interaction across technology, products, enterprises, industries, and ecosystems.

Exhibition System

Exhibition System Revitalization:Addition“VCBeat Launch Event”Create a premier platform for the global debut of cutting-edge products from China’s and the world’s leading healthcare companies, featuring hardcore roadshows for innovative products and high-quality promotions for high-potential global offerings. This platform aims to inspire fresh ideas for product R&D, provide distributors with a curated list of frontier product selections, and establish an integrated ecosystem of “Forum + Exhibition + Rankings + Awards +”Press Conference"Five Major Systems."

Exhibition Scale Upgrade:Expanded area,Exhibition area of over 10,000 square meters, with 200+ bookable booths;Positioning Innovation,SettingsFive Featured Exhibition Zones,Focus on new technologies, new models, new practices, new ecosystems, and new collaborations.Exhibition Area for Key New Technologies in Future Healthcare—Showcasing the raw materials, equipment, and key components utilized in critical core technologies within upstream sectors that are currently facing “chokepoint” constraints on innovative development;Future Medical New Product Launch Exhibition Area— New products launched in the past year in the fields of biologics and biological products, high-end intelligent manufacturing and medical devices, as well as digital innovation technologies and supply chain-enabling products/solutions;New Healthcare Services for the FutureCXOExhibition Area— Leading, representative, and innovative pharmaceutical/medical device CXO companies and smart healthcare service providers that empower the industry chain;Future Healthcare International New Cooperation Exhibition Zone—partners with global market channels and influence, such as embassies and consulates, international organizations, financial institutions, big pharma, distributors, and global media;Future Healthcare International New Cooperation Exhibition Area—Focusing on themed booths such as the “Belt and Road” International Exchange Exhibition, showcasing the Belt and Road Initiative,RCEPNew technologies, new products, and new ecosystems in the global healthcare industry, as well as in relevant countries and regions.

Expansion of the Ranking Ecosystem:Addition"Top 100 Innovative Products in the Healthcare Industry"Select the most technologically advanced healthcare innovation products and solutions that offer high value for domestic substitution, address unmet clinical needs, possess global competitiveness, and demonstrate prominent industry-leading effects.

Award Iteration and Updates:The original Future Healthcare Top 100 Pengcheng Award and Weilan Award have been merged and updated intoVCBeat Innovation Award, this year's Innovation Awards are divided into five major categories based on the different entities being evaluated: Institutional Award, Enterprise Award, Industrial Park Award, Individual Award, and Product Award. Leveraging the release of the VBEF Innovation Rankings and Innovation Awards as an opportunity, the event brings together 500 top enterprises, industrial parks, and investment institutions from China's healthcare sector.

Forum Open Ecosystem:This year's exhibition will host more than40 Forums and Events,500 Distinguished GuestsShare insights and release the "Top 100 Growth Report" along with n specialized sector reports to highlight industry trends; meanwhile, the Organizing Committee opens up various collaboration models such as "Strategic Partnership" and "Co-Hosting."Inviting Partners from the Medical and Health Industry Chain and Ecosystem(including but not limited toVenture capital firms, innovative enterprises, media outlets, industry associations, academic journals, supply chain companies, global buyer delegations, etc.) Provide relevant support, achieve resource sharing and integration through an innovative ecosystem co-creation model, and inject sustained innovative momentum into the conference ecosystem.

Looking Globally, Amplifying Our Voice:This year's exhibition will collaborate with more than20distributors, agents, and channel partners in various countries and regions;and throughGlobal Partner Media,Empowering Partners for Dual Enhancement in “Brand + Market”.

8th VBEF Future Healthcare Ecosystem Expo, See You in 2024!