2018 Medical Technology World Forum Registration Opens: Leveraging Innovation to Tackle the Healthcare Trilemma!
The Impossible Trinity of Healthcare: Only New Technological Increment Can Resolve Industry Dilemmas
In 2014, the inaugural year of mobile healthcare in China, VCBeat was founded. Over the past four years, we have remained focused on the transformation of the healthcare industry driven by the dual engines of “new technologies” and “new healthcare reforms,” particularly the new business opportunities and industrial ecosystems emerging from this transformation, the innovative enterprises that have sprung up, and the repositioning of industry professionals in this era of change.
In this process, we have gradually developed a unique set of methodologies, a knowledge base, and a data pool, and have also summarized several models. One of these is the “Impossible Trinity” model in healthcare.
Improving the quality of medical services and expanding access to care, while simultaneously curbing the growth rate of healthcare costs, constitutes the "healthcare triangle dilemma." To resolve this industrial predicament, we must introduce incremental technological innovations. The emergence of new technological systems will, in turn, transform operational models, industrial structures, and institutional arrangements. The advent of new technologies will trigger extensive adjustments in prices and production networks within the economic system.
From Technological Innovation to Commercial Implementation: From 1 to N Infinity
We can now see that digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, 3D printing, and the Internet of Things are impacting various industries, with continuous technological innovation disrupting the healthcare sector.
With the introduction of the “Development Plan for New Generation Artificial Intelligence” and the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Development of ‘Internet + Healthcare’,” capital has poured in frenetically, high-valuation AI companies have emerged one after another, and commercialization pathways continue to be explored;
With the release of the “Outline of the ‘Healthy China 2030’ Plan,” three major health and medical data groups have been established. The explosive growth in data, driven by declining costs of data acquisition from gene sequencing and wearable devices, has laid a scalable foundation for big data and AI analytics.
As the application of robots in China’s healthcare sector gains increasing acceptance and becomes more widespread across various stages of diagnosis and treatment, medical robots—particularly surgical robots—have emerged as “high-demand products” within the robotics industry. Robotic systems are increasingly being deployed in hospitals, with domestic technologies steadily catching up to their foreign counterparts.
Medical 3D printing has entered a transition period from the primary to the intermediate stage. Applications such as dental restoration and customized prosthetics have already achieved commercialization and are developing rapidly. Orthopedics has become a key focus of market competition, attracting various enterprises to establish their presence. New breakthroughs have been made in organ and tissue experimentation, making human clinical applications promising.
In April this year, the National Health Commission released the "Standards and Specifications for Hospital Information Construction in China (Trial)," which clearly defined 21 application scenarios for IoT-based positioning and data monitoring. With the introduction of these standards, the direction of the IoT industry has become increasingly clear, and scenario-based applications are beginning to stand out.
In the genetics sector, tumor detection is poised for rapid growth, microbiomics is gradually maturing under policy guidance, and consumer genetic testing has entered the “20-yuan era.”
Technology innovation enterprises have begun to explore their own paths for application implementation, scaling from 1 to N...
2018 World Forum on Medical Technology:6 Key Highlights You Can’t Miss
The theme is “Infinity” of the 2018 World Forum on Medical TechnologyScheduled forSeptember 26–27, 2018InHosted by Le Méridien Shanghai, Minhang Baolong Hotel。
This forum will bring together domestic and international medical service providers, listed companies, financial institutions, and healthcare innovation enterprises that prioritize technological innovation. Discussions will center on five key dimensions: policy, capital, data, technology, and commercialization pathways. The event will explore the commercial applications of five major technologies—artificial intelligence, big data, robotics, 3D printing, and genetic testing—within hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and third-party medical service providers. The program features eight core forums covering over 80 hot topics, and will convene more than 80 industry leaders, 100+ investors, 300+ entrepreneurs, and 30+ media outlets in Shanghai to exchange insights and foster collaboration.
(1) For the first time, the main forum will bring together global chief scientists and top forward-looking investors to provide you with cutting-edge technical insights and industry trends, offering a glimpse into the grand blueprint of future healthcare;
(2) This is the first detailed explanation of the application of five major technologies—artificial intelligence, robotics, 3D printing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and genetic testing—across three key implementation scenarios: hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and health management institutions;
(3) This marks the first extensive call for outstanding cases of industrial collaboration, aiming to provide a comprehensive overview of new industry models and pathways, explore optimal commercialization strategies, and envision innovative business formats;
(4) This is the world’s first “Digital Health Scenario Laboratory,” offering an immersive experience of five major future digital healthcare application scenarios.
(5) Two landmark reports, Digital Innovation Pathways for Hospitals and 2018 Medical Big Data + Artificial Intelligence Industry Report, will be released at the conference. Through data analysis and case studies, the reports examine medical big data and AI companies and hospitals from the perspectives of industrial policy orientation, technological evolution, business models, and industry collaboration, analyze statistical data, and provide a detailed explanation of industry development trends;
(6) The conference will bring together 80+ industry luminaries, 100+ investors, 300+ entrepreneurs, and 30+ media outlets in Shanghai, with content reaching an audience of over 200,000 professionals in the industry.
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Meanwhile, the call for entries for the selection of outstanding digital health collaboration case studies is now open. We welcome everyone to sign up!
