Meiwei Dental and Huaxi Dental Announce Strategic Partnership to Integrate Upstream and Downstream Oral Healthcare Industry Chains
VCBeat (WeChat: vcbeat) has learned that on July 8, 2018, Meiwei Dental Care under Tianyi Group and Huaxi Dental Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement in Chengdu, renowned as the birthplace and cradle of modern stomatology in China.
In the future, both parties will leverage their complementary strengths in technical collaboration, talent support, operational management, and financial assistance to forge a new model of oral healthcare services and drive industrial upgrading and development.
Signing Ceremony of the Strategic Cooperation Agreement between Meiwei Dental under Tianyi Group and West China Dentistry
Liu Tibin, General Manager of Sichuan Investment Group and Chairman of Huaxi Dental; Yu Rong, Chairman of Tianyi Group and Chairman of Meiwei Oral Healthcare; Xu Haixun, Vice President of Tianyi Group; Guan Zhiqiang, General Manager of Huaxi Dental; and Xu Xiaohui, Vice President and CIO of Meiwei Oral Healthcare, among other distinguished guests, jointly attended the strategic cooperation signing ceremony.
“Sichuan Investment Group is currently in a phase of transformation and innovation, with Huaxi Dentist serving as an entry point for Sichuan Investment’s transition from the energy sector to the broader health industry.” Liu Tibin, General Manager of Sichuan Investment Group, stated in his address at the signing ceremony, “This collaboration was a natural fit, driven by both parties’ resource advantages in specialized dental care and their shared development goals. We hope that through this strong alliance, we can explore a successful model for commercial cooperation and development.”
Liu Tiban, General Manager of Sichuan Investment Group and Chairman of Huaxi Dental
It is understood that West China Dental Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary controlled by Sichuan Investment Group Co., Ltd. In response to the “Healthy China” initiative launched by the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People’s Government, and leveraging the oral health industry as a key platform for implementing the strategic decision to build the “China Dental Valley,” West China Dental has established an innovation base for dental equipment and materials in the Ziyang Dental Industrial Park. By integrating “industry, academia, research, application, and investment” with “medical care, education, research, prevention, and healthcare management,” and relying on the professional talent and technical support of the West China School of Stomatology, the company will join hands with Meowii Dental to jointly develop benchmark dental medical chain institutions.
Meinian Healthcare’s parent company, Tianyi Group, was founded in 1998. As a leading industrial and investment group in China centered on healthcare, it has completed its layout across the industry chain—including chronic disease management, specialized medical services, genetic testing, health insurance, big data and artificial intelligence, and customized health products—and built a comprehensive big health industry platform, forming a big health ecosystem with Meinian at its core.
Yu Rong, Chairman of Tianyi Group and Chairman of Meiwei Dental Care
Regarding this strategic partnership, Dr. Yu Rong, Chairman of Tianyi Group, stated that China’s oral healthcare services industry is currently in a golden period of development. This, combined with Chengdu, Sichuan’s favorable medical reform policy environment and its rich accumulation of dental technical talent, along with Meinian Onehealth’s annual generation of over 20 million health big data records, as well as the empowerment platform and “Business Partner” model established by Meiwei Dental, has laid a solid foundation for this strategic collaboration. Therefore, the two parties can not only engage in in-depth cooperation in the field of dental care but also leverage health traffic portals to pursue broader collaborative development.
It is reported that Meiwei currently owns 12 dental chain brands, with a network of 130 dental hospitals and clinics across 35 cities in China. Meanwhile, Meiwei has established strategic partnerships with external sectors including standard certification, finance, academic institutions, and the internet. Notably, in collaboration with DNV GL, an internationally renowned certification body, Meiwei is developing the “M+” management system and medical standards for dental clinics, and will also build an intelligent platform for the comprehensive dental health ecosystem.
Meanwhile, West China Stomatology has developed the “SMS” model, which entails establishing an international flagship specialized dental hospital centered on “SUN,” developing specialized dental hospitals in the “MOOM” format, and deploying “STAR”-shaped dental clinics across China.
The first major interprovincial medical project of the year was unveiled in Chongqing this May, followed by intensive preparations for other healthcare initiatives, including smart dental equipment and collaborations within the oral health industry.
In the future, Meiwei will join forces with West China Stomatology to deeply integrate the upstream and downstream segments of the oral healthcare industry chain, thereby enhancing the level of oral prevention and diagnostic and treatment services, and ushering in a new era of consumer health management.
Related Reading: