Research Giants Gather at Huaxi Dam: Big Health Achievements Drive Industrial Advancement of the 'Huaxi International Smart Medical Valley'
“Healthy China, Industrial Huaxi.” On December 30, the “3rd ‘Huaxi International Smart Medical Valley’ Development Forum and 2020 ‘One University, Four Hospitals’ Health Industry Scientific Research Achievements Launch Event” will be held in Wuhou District, Chengdu. The event will bring together renowned experts in the medical and health sector, leading industry enterprises, investors in related fields, and other key stakeholders, to further advance the construction and upgrading of the “Huaxi International Smart Medical Valley” and drive high-quality regional economic development.
As one of the regions with the most concentrated medical resources in central and western China, Wuhou District has established the West China Health Industry Functional Zone, driven by the big health industry, and planned a spatial layout of “One Valley, One Axis, One Park, and Multiple Points.” The “One Valley” refers to the “West China International Smart Medical Valley,” which encompasses four affiliated hospitals of Sichuan University and primarily focuses on developing high-end healthcare, precision medicine, smart healthcare, international medical services, medical research, medical education, pharmaceutical R&D, and the commercialization of scientific achievements.
In recent years, the "West China International Smart Medical Valley" has initiated the construction of several major health industry projects, including the National Major Scientific and Technological Infrastructure for Translational Medicine (Sichuan), the West China Hospital of Sichuan University Translational Medicine Complex Building, the West China 5G Remote Diagnosis and Treatment Center, and the Health and Medical Big Data Industry Tower. Among these, the West China Hospital of Sichuan University Translational Medicine Complex Building has entered the final stage of construction. Upon completion, it will be equipped with the world’s most advanced, comprehensive, and highest-resolution imaging devices, enabling the annual performance of 500,000 biomarker tests. Meanwhile, the "Medical Valley" has established China’s first internet hospital, continuously enhancing its regional industrial functions.
In addition to industrial agglomeration, anchored in urban organic renewal, the “Huaxi Smart Medical Valley” is also accelerating its transformation in terms of urban appearance and quality. By optimizing transportation networks, improving supporting facilities, expanding industrial space, and enhancing urban quality, it is becoming a livable and business-friendly hub for the health industry with international influence.
It is understood that the upcoming event will connect academia and industry through a hybrid “online + offline” format, focusing on the broader health industry. It aims to promote the establishment of three key platforms: a platform for translating scientific research achievements into practical applications, a platform for precise matchmaking of corporate investment and cooperation, and a platform for releasing lists of industrial development opportunities, featuring numerous distinctive highlights.
This Development Forum boasts an impressive lineup of distinguished participants, with planned invitations extended to technological luminaries and medical experts such as Academician Wei Yuquan of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Academician Zhang Xingdong of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. They will join representatives from over a hundred high-caliber Fortune 500 companies, industry leaders, and investors in relevant fields to jointly facilitate the release and translation of scientific achievements in the health industry. Additionally, several international guests will be invited to participate in the online technology transfer forum, engaging in discussions on cutting-edge industry technologies, promoting shared growth, and enhancing collaborative synergy within the broader health industry ecosystem.
At the event, the “Appointment Ceremony for Think Tank Experts of the Huan Huaxi International Smart Medical Valley” and the launch of the “Huaxi Integrated Comprehensive Technology Innovation Service Platform for Big Health” will be held, to further deepen and expand the integration of “government, healthcare, industry, academia, research, capital, and application,” improve the ecosystem for the release and translation of scientific and technological achievements, and promote the development of the big health industry to a new level.
Sichuan University, West China Hospital, West China School of Stomatology, West China Second University Hospital, and West China Fourth Hospital will each release scientific research achievements in the health industry during the event, presenting a top-tier intellectual feast that shares the most cutting-edge research findings and showcases the “West China Power” driving the high-quality development of the broader health industry.
In the heart of Chengdu, west of Nantai Temple, a globally influential hub for the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements and a cluster for medical innovation industries is taking shape. “Smart Wuhou” invites you to join in this grand endeavor!
In recent years, various departments of the Chinese government have actively promoted policies to advance the development of smart healthcare. Emerging technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, as core components of the “New Infrastructure,” have spurred a new wave of “new healthcare infrastructure” construction. This has guided the continuous evolution of the healthcare industry toward intelligent transformation, increasingly unlocking the value of smart healthcare applications and driving innovation, or even restructuring, of healthcare service models.
In the new era of healthcare, how can we leverage informatization to enhance hospitals’ operational and managerial efficiency, and how can intelligent products be applied in hospital settings to create a closed-loop ecosystem? At 14:00 on December 30, coinciding with the “Third ‘Huaxi International Smart Medical Valley’ Development Forum and the 2020 ‘One University, Four Hospitals’ Health Industry Scientific Research Achievements Launch Event,” the Sichuan Provincial Association for the Promotion of International Medical Exchange will jointly host an online special sub-forum on smart healthcare with VCBeat. The forum will focus on smart healthcare, featuring discussions on the digital age, medical scenarios, and the intelligent future.
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