2021 China Chengdu Digital Healthcare Industry Summit: Focusing on Internet Healthcare and Digital Therapeutics

Currently, as the Chinese government intensifies its policy support for “new infrastructure” and medical digitalization matures, China’s digital healthcare sector has entered a new stage of development. The 2021 Report on the Development Trends of China’s General Health Industry points out that medical innovation in China will break through a critical threshold and enter a phase of explosive growth. The pandemic has significantly transformed health service delivery models, continuously enriching application scenarios for digital health and expanding its development space, thereby driving a disruptive transformation of China’s general health industry. Digitalization is propelling a new wave of change in the healthcare sector. Embracing innovative concepts, achieving digital innovation in medical research, and establishing a “patient-centered” digital health service system will become inevitable trends under the current digital wave.

From internet healthcare, which has progressively and deeply integrated into the medical system, to the recently surging field of digital therapeutics, it is evident that the wave of digitization will sweep across the healthcare industry on a broader scale and at a deeper level. Looking back, internet healthcare has evolved from online hospitals to tightly integrated internet medical consortia, expanded from pilot programs in select regions to nationwide adoption, and transitioned from struggling for survival amid ambiguous policies to gaining policy support and multi-party recognition. As a result, internet healthcare is poised for profound transformation. Currently, global digital health continues the momentum seen in 2020, remaining the most active sector for investment and financing in the healthcare field. Although China’s development of digital therapeutics faces numerous challenges—including imperfect approval policies, low public acceptance, and unclear payment models—the immense market opportunities and development potential are still driving the rapid advancement of digital therapeutics practices in China.

To deeply explore how digital technology empowers the healthcare industry, promote the deep integration of digital technology with the healthcare sector, deepen dialogue and cooperation among government, enterprises, academia, research institutions, and investors, and lead the vigorous development of the broader health industry, Dolphin Digital Healthcare Industrial Park will host2021 China Chengdu Digital Healthcare Industry Summit Forum & Dolphin Digital Healthcare Industrial Park Launch Ceremony, inviting policy experts, internet healthcare companies, digital therapeutics firms, seasoned investors, clinical experts, and representatives from across China to gather together and jointly explore“Internet Healthcare + Digital Therapeutics”: New Opportunities in the Medical Industry Driven by a Dual-Core Model, helping Chengdu accelerate the formation of a new pattern of coordinated development driven by dual cores and featuring common prosperity across the entire region.

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Internet Healthcare

1. Industry Overview: On-Site Interpretation of the "2021 Internet Hospital Report"

Analysis of data from 1,140 internet hospitals and a comprehensive survey of 109 internet hospitals culminate in a panoramic overview of the internet hospital industry in 2021. Senior researchers from VCBeat Research will provide on-site interpretation of the service models and key construction points for internet hospitals as they evolve from peripheral medical tools to core components of healthcare delivery.

2. Policy Regulation: The Two Sessions First Proposed the Core Keyword for Internet Healthcare, "Standardized Development"

On March 5, the Government Work Report explicitly stated support for privately run medical institutions and promoted the standardized development of “Internet + Healthcare.” Notably, this marks the first time the Chinese Government Work Report has proposed fostering the standardized growth of “Internet + Healthcare.” As medical insurance gradually incorporates online consultations into its reimbursement coverage, effective regulation becomes a necessary prerequisite for standardizing industry development. This topic will invite hospital representatives or policy experts to share insights on the “standardized development” of internet healthcare.

3. Model Development: Exploration and Practice in the Operation of Internet-Based Medical Specialties

As internet healthcare shifts from a phase of “frontier expansion” to one of “intensive cultivation,” how will heavily specialized, vertically integrated specialty internet hospitals become a key direction for the sector’s next stage of development? This topic will feature representatives from specialty internet hospital enterprises who will provide insights on value assessment, business model analysis, market size, departmental selection, and trend analysis.

4. Iterative Path: From Periphery to Core, from Direction to Operation—Reflections on the Development and Iteration Path of Internet Healthcare

As the pandemic accelerates the entry of public internet hospitals into the market, what new changes have emerged in this sector? With a large number of public internet hospitals now participating, how are they managing their operations? What innovative business models have enterprises introduced? And what future developments might we anticipate? This discussion will feature representatives from digital health companies, hospital experts, and seasoned investors exploring these questions together.

5. Supporting Services: From License Application to Fiscal Support

Whether hospitals or enterprises, they may face a series of issues in the process of establishing an internet hospital, such as: What are the policy regulations for building an internet hospital? How to create a medical system that meets the Level 3 security protection requirements? How to integrate with the provincial internet healthcare regulatory platform? How to achieve effective operation of an internet hospital?

In 2020, Taozi Health actively responded to the national call for vigorous development of new infrastructure. With strong support from the Chengdu Municipal Government and the Shuangliu District Government, it established the Dolphin Digital Medical Industrial Park, a cluster for internet healthcare and digital healthcare industries. The industrial park provides comprehensive construction services to enterprises with needs for digital and internet healthcare infrastructure, including full-process support such as partnerships with physical hospitals, system development, pharmaceutical warehousing and logistics, classified protection of cybersecurity, industrial synergy, and operational coordination, thereby forming a robust cluster for digital and internet healthcare. The competent authorities of the park offer supporting business environment policies to resident enterprises, including open policies for internet hospital construction, preferential terms for office spaces, tax incentives for enterprises and individuals, and integrated media promotion, thereby facilitating the rapid development of their digital healthcare businesses. The park provides all-around support to resident enterprises, ranging from application for internet hospital licenses to financial subsidies.

Digital Therapeutics

1. Clinical Technology: Digital Therapeutics and Biosensors

With the continuous advancement of biodetection technologies and semiconductors, human health monitoring and intervention methods are making rapid strides toward the molecular level. As the foundational hardware technology, biosensors are evolving toward miniaturization, precision, adaptability, and self-calibration. This session will feature insights from Professor Guo Jinhong of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, a recipient of the National Natural Science Foundation of China’s Excellent Young Scientists Fund.

2. Application Scenarios: Practices of Digital Therapeutics in Full-Course Disease Management in the Cardiovascular Field

In the face of cardiovascular challenges, innovative Chinese companies are showcasing their unique strengths: some are developing minimally invasive surgical devices, others are establishing screening and monitoring solutions, while still others are focusing on postoperative rehabilitation. This topic will focus on the integration of digital therapeutics with cardiovascular care, inviting representatives from relevant companies to share their practical experiences.

3. Value Pathway: The Value and Development Trends of Digital Therapeutics

Over the past seven years, annual investment in U.S. digital therapeutics (DTx) companies has grown by more than 40% on average. From an investor’s perspective, where does the value proposition of digital therapeutics lie? This session will feature insights from investors actively focused on the DTx sector.

The Dolphin Digital Healthcare Industrial Park, located in Chengdu Core Valley (Chengdu Xingu) in Shuangliu District, Chengdu, is a digital healthcare technology industrial base established by leveraging Chengdu’s resources, geographical advantages, and talent pool. It is specifically designed for biomedical enterprises, chronic disease management platforms, and innovative medical institutions (such as those specializing in genetic testing, stem cell therapy, and health check-ups). The park has introduced Dolphin Health to manage its operations, providing comprehensive construction services to companies with needs in digital healthcare and internet-based healthcare infrastructure. These services include support for partnerships with physical hospitals, system development, pharmaceutical warehousing and logistics, cybersecurity compliance, industrial synergy, and operational coordination. By fostering a cluster of digital and internet healthcare industries, the park aims to assist more companies planning to engage in digital healthcare in adopting the internet hospital model and promoting innovation in medical service delivery through online diagnosis and treatment. Ultimately, it seeks to develop an innovative digital healthcare technology industrial park and establish China’s most influential and largest digital healthcare technology innovation center.

Conference Registration

Event Time: September 24, 2021 (Friday) 09:00 — 18:00

Venue: Dolphin Digital Medical Industrial Park, Shuangliu District, Chengdu

Registration Link:https://t.hk.uy/WuY

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