Digital Therapeutics Industry Innovation Forum: Diverse Manifestations in the Commercialization Dawn Year

As an interdisciplinary frontier science, digital therapeutics (DTx) has the opportunity to integrate various cutting-edge digital technologies with healthcare, thereby creating new or improved therapies that complement existing traditional treatments. Meanwhile, as an emerging field, DTx still requires the refinement of various regulations and frameworks; the industry landscape remains fluid and has not yet solidified. Major pharmaceutical and medical device companies are racing to establish their presence, aiming to secure a competitive advantage in the era of digital healthcare transformation. In the post-pandemic era, favorable external policies, the entry of tech giants, and strong capital interest have coexisted with intensified competition within the sector, challenges in achieving commercial profitability, and the need for greater acceptance among payers. These factors have made the “beachhead” battle for digital therapeutics increasingly fierce and intense.

The 7th Future Healthcare Top 100 Conference hosted the Digital Therapeutics Industry Innovation and Practice Forum. Approaching the subject from the perspectives of domestic policy directions, technological innovation, and industrial transformation, and centering on industry associations, investment institutions, innovative enterprises, and government industrial parks, the forum gathered insights from policy scholars, clinical experts, investors, executives of technology-driven companies, and representatives of industry service organizations. The initiative aims to support the core innovators in the digital therapeutics field in achieving the transition from concept to commercial operation, from research to production incubation, and in establishing market access pathways for their products, thereby jointly exploring the foundational origins of digital therapeutics development.

2023 Future Healthcare 100 Conference, hosted by VB100, VCBeat, and Eggshell Research Institute, with strategic partnership support from Shanghai Zhangjiang Group, will be grandly held at the Shanghai Zhangjiang Science Hall from May 5–7, 2023. Led by Academician Robert Langer and IEEE scientists, nearly 500 industry leaders will gather for 3 main forums and 31 hot-topic forums!