2022 World Medical Technology Summit Opens Registration with Full Agenda Unveiled
The rapid advancement of technology is transforming human lifestyles, creating an entirely new civilization, and endowing the healthcare sector with limitless possibilities, thereby nurturing an unprecedented disruptive revolution.
Under the strategic framework of Healthy China 2035, we must seize opportunities at this historical juncture, expand the scope of cross-disciplinary applications between technology and healthcare, explore the deep integration of scientific and medical technologies, and let technological innovation drive new development in the health sector.
The 2022 World Summit on Medical Technology, co-hosted by VCBeat VB100, Eggshell Research Institute, and the Administrative Committee of Suzhou High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, will be held in Suzhou on December 6–7. Centered on the theme of empowering healthcare with technology, the summit will showcase novel applications of three core hard technologies—biotechnology, digital information technology, and new materials combined with intelligent manufacturing—in medical scenarios. These innovations aim to enhance diagnostic and therapeutic processes as well as pharmaceutical and medical device R&D and production. The event will bring together leading domestic and international scientists, academic and clinical experts, executives from pioneering enterprises and institutions, and forward-looking investors for a two-day program featuring forums, exhibitions, and concurrent activities, thereby driving innovation and development in the medical technology industry through collaborative efforts across industry, academia, research, and investment sectors.
Conference Structure：2DayMain Forum of the World Summit on Medical Technology +NpieceThematic Forums on Hot Application Areas+ 1 sessionMedical Technology Ecosystem Exchange Exhibition+ 3Concurrent Events+NRelease of Sub-sector Reports
Focusing on cutting-edge developments and breakthroughs, this work showcases the depth and breadth of applications at the intersection of technology and healthcare, while exploring emerging trends in the future development of medical technology.
Day 1 of the Main Forum: Directly Addressing the Upgrading and Value Reconstruction of Future Healthcare Driven by Hard Technology. The morning session focused on the translation of cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements, exploring hot topics such as the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements in biomedical research, frontier innovations in biosensors for tumor diagnosis, and new developments and breakthroughs in surgical robots. The afternoon session centered on industrial innovation within the technological ecosystem and featured roadshows for scientist-led startup projects, inviting top investors, multinational listed companies, and scientists to share their insights.
On the second day of the main forum, starting from three major technology clusters—biotechnology, digital information technology, and new materials & intelligent manufacturing technology—we invited benchmark innovative enterprises in niche sectors to interpret their integrated applications in the healthcare industry.
Concurrent with the conference, several thematic forums will be held, focusing on niche scenario applications and industrial innovation to explore new momentum for the future development of medical technology.
Sustainable Expectations，Technology Showcase、Resource Linkage Hub
Concurrent with the conference, a Medical Technology Ecosystem Exhibition will be held, featuring three major exhibition zones:Biomedical Technology Zone, Digital Healthcare Zone, New Materials and Intelligent Manufacturing Medical Equipment ZoneSpanning 800 square meters, the exhibition area showcases innovative technological products in fields such as biopharmaceutical R&D, medical big data, telemedicine, high-value consumables, and IVD. It serves not only as a product “marketplace” but also as the secondary venue for medical technology exchanges. The initiative aims to address bilateral needs among enterprises, between enterprises and investment institutions, and between enterprises and government bodies, by creating a precision-matching platform that integrates mergers and acquisitions, financing and investment, and investment promotion and project landing, thereby accurately linking medical venture capital resources.
Medical+Era，Seeking Future Innovation Paradigms
VB-Find Award: Top 100 Most Innovative Healthcare Technology Products of 2022. This initiative aims to identify innovative healthcare technology solutions that demonstrate technological advancement, meet clinical medical needs, and exhibit outstanding industry benchmarking effects. It seeks to build a platform for showcasing frontier research and application achievements in healthcare technology, thereby empowering brand growth for healthcare technology enterprises. Additionally, it provides an in-depth analysis of the current development status of China’s healthcare technology industry and explores future innovation paradigms.
VCBeat VB100 and Eggshell Research Institute will invite healthcare companies across all sectors and growth stages to submit nominations. Focusing on three major technology clusters—biotechnology, intelligent manufacturing and new materials, and digital information technology—we will identify and select the most innovative medical technology solutions (including medical devices, pharmaceuticals and therapies, digital platforms, etc.) within these clusters. The outcome will be the VB-Find Award: Top 100 Most Innovative Medical Technology Products of 2022, which will be announced and awarded at the 2022 World Summit on Medical Technology.
Submission Period: September 27–November 25
Selection Period: November 26–November 30
Announcement of the Selection: December 7 (at the 2022 World Summit on Medical Technology)
A Multidimensional Perspective on the Industry，Major Announcement: Niche SectorsIn-Depth Reports: Establishing Industry Influence
To better analyze the driving factors and current development status of popular medical technology sub-sectors both domestically and internationally, VCBeat’s Eggshell Research Institute will release in-depth industry reports on these sub-sectors. These reports will be based on a review of prominent medical sub-sectors and aligned with the themes and forum structure of this year’s conference.
1. Massive Database
Leveraging dynamic data from the VBInsight database and primary research materials from the Top 100 rankings survey to provide extensive and detailed foundational data for report preparation;
2. Experienced Professional Team
VCBeat.VBInsight boasts a team of senior industry analysts and has established a robust research framework to ensure professional and comprehensive research methodologies;
3. Industry Foresight Perspective
Aimed at capturing the core forces of future healthcare, elucidating trends in the evolution of healthcare, and constructing and publishing a comprehensive industry map of the healthcare sector;
Establishing Channels for Government-Enterprise Dialogue to Assist Local Governments in Attracting High-Quality Projects
To foster collaboration between government and enterprises in areas such as communication, market entry, and investment, one closed-door meeting with a distinct theme will be held concurrently during the conference. The event will invite local government leaders and 8–10 senior executives from representative medical technology companies to gain an in-depth understanding of each party’s advantageous resources and development needs. By building mutual trust in a relaxed atmosphere, the meeting aims to facilitate tangible cooperation and support the rapid establishment and growth of businesses.
The closed-door exchange session serves both as a means for the local government to showcase the industrial advantages and business environment of the project, and as an opportunity to gain insight into enterprises’ genuine development needs, thereby accurately identifying their pain points.Requirements, rapidly identify clear solutions to encourage enterprises to implement and develop, thereby fostering the development of an industrial ecosystem.
About Suzhou High-Tech Industrial Development Zone
Suzhou New District, established in 1992 and located in the western part of Suzhou City, covers a total area of 332 square kilometers (including 109 square kilometers of Taihu Lake water surface). It is one of the first batch of national high-tech industrial development zones in China, the only region in Jiangsu Province’s “One Zone, One Industry” layout that receives key support for the medical device industry, and one of the “dual cores” of Suzhou’s biomedical industry landmarks.
Since its establishment, the High-Tech Zone has introduced abundant innovation resources, including the Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Southeast University Suzhou Medical Device Research Institute, and the Zhejiang University Industrial Technology Research Institute. It has attracted and cultivated a large number of listed leading enterprises and local industry leaders. The zone boasts nearly 2 million square meters of specialized carriers, such as the Jiangsu Medical Device Science and Technology Industrial Park, the Life Health Town, and the Shishan International Medical Device Innovation Base. It has gathered nearly 900 medical device and biopharmaceutical companies, along with more than 500 person-times of industry-leading talents at various levels. Furthermore, it has launched an angel fund-of-funds for medical devices with a total scale of RMB 10 billion, alongside a series of innovative financial products. In 2022, it was approved as the Jiangsu Provincial Technological Innovation Center for High-End Medical Devices.
Conference Schedule:2022Year12June 6Day-7Day
Conference Location: China·Suzhou
Organizer: VCBeatVB100, VCBeat, Suzhou New District Administrative Committee
Conference Scale: 500Human
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