Riding the Tide of Innovation, Harnessing Ingenuity — 2023 VB-Link Future Healthcare Specialty Innovation Challenge Now Open for Submissions!

Those who understand the norm and adapt to change will prevail; those who uphold integrity while pursuing innovation will advance. We recognize that innovation is the guiding banner for reform and development in the healthcare sector, and that the translation of scientific and technological achievements into practical applications is becoming a strategic lever on the main path of innovation-driven growth, enabling us to seize major opportunities presented by the new technological revolution and industrial transformation and to accelerate our progress.

Since its inception, VCBeat has closely monitored industry dynamics in the field of medical innovation. On the path to facilitating the translation of scientific achievements, VCBeat has never ceased its exploration. In 2021, VCBeat established the VCBeat Orange Fruit Bureau to focus on early-stage innovations. In 2022, VCBeat launched the “Orange Growth Plan” series of initiatives to accelerate the development of medical projects. Building on this foundation,2023 Future Healthcare Achievement Transformation and Collaboration Conference (VB-Link Conference)emerged as the times required.

As China’s first market-driven industry summit dedicated to sharing cutting-edge insights, showcasing achievements, and facilitating matchmaking and collaboration in the transformation of medical scientific and technological achievements, the VB-Link Conference aims to unite core stakeholders across the entire translation value chain. Through diverse initiatives—including calls for achievement needs, hospital-enterprise matchmaking, specialty-specific innovation competitions, frontier thematic summits, and early-stage project roadshows—the conference strives to build a comprehensive communication and matchmaking platform covering the full industrial chain of medical technology transfer.

The Future Healthcare Specialty Innovation Solutions Challenge (VB-Link Competition), as one of the series of events at the VB-Link Conference, featuresNeurology, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, and OncologyFour Major Tracks: Identifying solutions for specialized clinical pain points, building a professional bridge for the growth and implementation of medical innovation projects, and promoting the translation and application of innovative solutions for specific diseases and specialties.

This competition is organized byBeijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Tianjin Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Tianjin Medical Products Administration, China Association for Medical Devices IndustryGuidance,VB100, VCBeat, Zhongguancun Development Group, Tianjin-Binhai Zhongguancun Science Park Administrative CommitteeCo-hosted by,China Technology ExchangeCo-organized by.Southeast University Suzhou Medical Device Research Institute, Shanghai Xuhui Ceyuan Health Intelligence Technology Achievement Transformation and Development Center, Central South University Intellectual Property CenterDeng JiangjiangParticipated in this event as a co-organizer。

A single tree does not make a forest. Medical innovation has always been a focal point across various sectors, and the competition has also garneredSequoia Capital, Matrix Partners China, Innovation Works, CAS Star, Legend Capital,Fosun Future Institute, Fosun Capital,Forlai Capital, Honghui Capital, Chuangrui Investment, Sinopharm Capital, Mifang Health Fund, BGI Win-Win, Northern Light Venture Capital, Boyuan Capital, Changling Capital, Hetang Venture Capital, BD Medical, Baiyang Pharmaceuticalthe attention and support of various organizations.

"Renew yourself daily, and renew again; make each day a new beginning." Innovation does not take root overnight. As we move forward, VB-Link looks forward to growing and creating together with all of you.

1.Focusing on the Frontline of Hospital-Based Technology Transfer：China’s First Innovation Competition Focused on Multiple Specialties: Driving Industry-Academia-Research-Clinical Collaboration by Identifying Outstanding Clinical Solutions and Accelerating the Translation and Implementation of Project Outcomes

2.Coverage of Key Clinical Application Departments:Addressing the pain points and needs of clinical application departments,Launching solution solicitations and multi-city roadshows focused on four key specialty tracks: Neurology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Ophthalmology, and Oncology.

3.Providing a Professional Perspective from the Industry Side: The lineup of judges and guests is impressive,Over 80 multidisciplinary experts, including academic leaders, senior clinical specialists, and renowned domestic investors, served as judges for the competition, providing professional industry perspectives to participating projects.

4.Showcasing Outstanding Early-Stage Projects:Leveraging multi-party industrial media resources, outstanding early-stage innovative projects willShowcase across the entire network to enhance project visibility.

1.Outstanding project teams will be invited to participate in the VB-Link Future Medical Achievement Transformation and Cooperation Conference, engaging in exchange and matchmaking across the entire industry chain for the transformation of medical scientific and technological achievements.

2.Award-winning projects will be given priority recommendation to participate in specialized matchmaking sessions, providing opportunities to communicate with top-tier investment institutions and industry leaders, foster in-depth collaborations, and accelerate the commercialization of competition entries.

High-quality selected projects can gain opportunities such as media coverage by VCBeat, accelerating brand promotion and product implementation for participating projects.

The competition will invite 80+ discipline leaders, senior clinical experts, and renowned domestic investors to serve as judges, providing mentorship and support from an investment perspective to projects shortlisted for the semifinals and finals.

The competition is divided into four stages: project solicitation, online preliminary round, city-level semi-finals, and the National Finals cum VB-Link Conference. Different panels of judges will evaluate the entries at each stage.

Target Participants: Open to departments including oncology, neurology, cardiology, and ophthalmology. Any product, service, or innovative solution that meets at least one of the following criteria is eligible to apply: empowering patients or the general public, optimizing healthcare professionals’ experience, improving physicians’ diagnostic and treatment efficiency, or accelerating medical R&D innovation.

Neurology:Biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital therapeutics, and other solutions for the treatment of injuries, inflammation, tumors, neurodegenerative diseases, epilepsy, and other conditions affecting structures such as the skull, scalp, cerebral blood vessels, and meninges, including but not limited to these indications.

Cardiology Department:Biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital therapeutics, and other solutions for the treatment of diseases including but not limited to hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure, hyperlipidemia, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, and myocarditis.

Ophthalmology:Biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital therapeutics, and other solutions for the treatment of diseases including but not limited to glaucoma, cataracts, myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, trachoma, corneal diseases, and iridocyclitis.

Oncology Department:Including but not limited to biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital therapeutics, and other solutions applied to the treatment of tumors (such as lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, and gastric cancer).

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