Medlinker Named to Forbes China's 2019 Most Innovative Enterprises List Amid IPO Filing

On June 11, at the 2019 Forbes China Innovation Summit held in Chengdu, Medlinker was selected for the “2019 Forbes China Most Innovative Companies List.” This year, Forbes China invited more than 400 leaders of innovative Chinese enterprises, business elites, top Chinese investment institutions, and emerging entrepreneurs to jointly explore innovation-driven development under the new trends of the global new economy, centering on the theme of “New Global Innovative Technologies.” Other well-known companies from various industries that made the list include Huawei, Alibaba Cloud, Ant Financial, ByteDance, Freshippo, Cainiao Network, and DJI Innovations.
 

Medlinker Chengdu General Manager Zheng Liwei (right) took the stage to receive the award

Forbes China believes that only enterprises with a genuine spirit of innovation and change, capable of continuously pioneering and innovating based on their unique characteristics, can break through in times of crisis. Therefore, against the backdrop of China’s economic transformation and upgrading, the “2019 Forbes China Most Innovative Companies List” leverages keen insights and extensive industry resources to identify and highlight outstanding companies that lead industry development or exert significant influence on industrial progress.

At the award ceremony, Zheng Liwei, General Manager of Medlinker Chengdu, stated that Medlinker’s English name signifies its commitment to serving as a connector in China’s healthcare sector and striving to improve the current medical environment in the country. Being included in the “2019 Forbes China Most Innovative Companies List” is not only an industry recognition of the value Medlinker has created in the past, but also a driving force for the company to continue its development and pursue innovation and excellence.

As a representative of innovative healthcare companies on the list, Medlinker has been deeply engaged in the internet healthcare and broader health industry. Wang Shirui, Founder and CEO of Medlinker, has also proposed leveraging technological innovation to drive the progress and development of internet healthcare, building a dual-engine drive based on AI applications powered by medical big data and industrial supply chains. While empowering traditional healthcare, Medlinker continuously seeks breakthroughs across various areas within the internet healthcare sector.

At the Smart Healthcare session of the “2019 Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Summit” held on May 22, Medlinker, together with leading healthcare industry enterprises such as WeSure, Penguin Almond, and Kingdee Medical, became among the inaugural members of the “Digital Healthcare Innovation Alliance.” Committed to advancing innovation in digital healthcare, the alliance aims to promote technological, application, and collaborative model innovations in the healthcare sector. By fostering openness and collaboration across the upstream and downstream segments of the industry chain, it seeks to provide comprehensive, full-scenario, and full-lifecycle innovative solutions for the digital transformation of the healthcare industry.

In early 2018, Medlinker began to intensify its efforts in the internet hospital sector, pioneering a successful operational model for specialty-specific internet hospitals within the industry. This year, Medlinker’s internet hospital has expanded from its initial focus on hepatology to other specialties, now covering multiple fields including HIV/AIDS, diabetes, oncology, and orthopedics, gradually growing into one of the leading internet hospitals in China. In the future, Medlinker will continue to deepen its engagement in the digital healthcare sector, creating greater social value in the medical field through further innovations in business models, technology, and other areas.