National 'Medical Device Innovation Week' Press Conference Held in Beijing; Major Industry Event to Open in Suzhou in Early September
VCBeat (WeChat ID: vcbeat) has learned that the press conference for the “Medical Device Innovation Week,” a first-of-its-kind initiative in China, was held in Beijing on the morning of June 15.The press conference was moderated by Xu Shan, Director of the Office of the National Strategic Alliance for Technological Innovation in the Medical Device Industry. Dr. Jiang Feng, Chairman of the Alliance, introduced the planning, preparation, and progress of “Medical Device Innovation Week.”
Also participating in this press conference were the organizing, co-organizing, and supporting entities of Medical Device Innovation Week, including the China National Center for Biotechnology Development, Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., the Science and Technology Information Bureau of Suzhou Industrial Park, the Suzhou Medical Device Innovation Service Center, and Suzhou Innomed Medical Innovation Service Co., Ltd., which respectively provided updates on matters related to “Medical Device Innovation Week.”
Amid various policy supports from the government for the medical device industry, a wave of innovation has gradually emerged, giving rise to the “Medical Device Innovation Week.” This year’s “Medical Device Innovation Week” will be held from September 6 to 9 at the Suzhou International Expo Center. The event aims to gather global innovative talent, projects, products, and entrepreneurial service resources, promote international innovation collaboration, accelerate clinical research and the translation of institutional achievements in the medical device sector, foster a robust ecosystem for medical device innovation, and drive the sustained innovative development of China’s medical device industry.
Dr. Jiang Feng, Chairman of the National Strategic Alliance for Technological Innovation in the Medical Device Industry
At the press conference held that day, Dr. Jiang Feng provided a detailed introduction to the series of events comprising “Medical Device Innovation Week.” Centered on the “2018 China Medical Device Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (CMDDSC2018)” and the “2018 China International Medical Device Innovation Exhibition (MFC2018),” both guided by the Department of Social Development of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the China National Center for Biotechnology Development, the Innovation Week featured three keynote forums—2018 China Medical Device Summit (DeviceChina 2018), 2018 China International Medical Device Innovation Forum (CMIF 2018), 2018 China Medical Device Translational Medicine and Innovation Services Forum (TMIS 2018), forming a series of activities under the theme of “One Competition, One Exhibition, and Three Forums.”
Hua Yutao, Director of the Division of Chemical Drugs and Medical Devices, China National Center for Biotechnology Development
Hua Yutao, Director of the Division of Chemical Drugs and Medical Devices at the China National Center for Biotechnology Development, stated at a press conference that the China Medical Device Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition is an innovation contest highly valued by the Ministry of Science and Technology. It aims to stimulate the innovative vitality of enterprises and medical professionals, strengthen the integration of innovation with clinical applications and capital, deepen collaboration across all segments of the medical device industry—including academia, research, production, application, financing, and regulation—and establish a more efficient and practical innovation service platform.Promote the continuous innovative development of China’s medical device industry, driving its evolution from small to large and then to strong, and advancing from “manufacturing” to “creation.”
As a key member of the MEDICAlliance, the global medical exhibition series centered around MEDICA in Düsseldorf, the China International Medical Device Innovation Exhibition (MFC 2018) was co-organized by Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and the National Medical Device Industry Technology Innovation Service Alliance. With the full support of Messe Düsseldorf Group, the exhibition brought MEDICA’s successful experience and professional expertise to the event.
MFC2018 is not a conventional finished-product exhibition; instead, it consolidates all stakeholders and segments of the medical device innovation industry chain within a single venue. In addition to showcasing innovative and newly launched products, the event features dedicated zones highlighting innovative service resources, translational research achievements from domestic and international research institutes and research-oriented hospitals, investment climates of major industrial parks in China, as well as upstream raw materials and components. The exhibition is expected to attract approximately 12,000 visitors, including global distributors, healthcare institutions, universities, and research organizations.
It is reported that more than 200 exhibitor groups from enterprises, research institutes, hospitals, and industrial parks have been confirmed for the Innovation Week. Meanwhile, over a dozen overseas institutions and research organizations are currently engaged in exhibition and business negotiations. The final number of participating enterprises is expected to exceed 400.
The three keynote forums accompanying “Medical Device Innovation” Week—the 2018 China Medical Device Summit (DeviceChina 2018), the 2018 China International Medical Device Innovation Forum (CMIF 2018), and the 2018 China Medical Device Translational Medicine and Innovation Services Forum (TMIS 2018)—will cover more than 20 thematic symposia,Key focus areas include cardiovascular and cerebrovascular devices, imaging equipment, oncology-related instruments, surgical and orthopedic devices, medical AI, in vitro diagnostics (IVD), and the translation of medical research achievements. This approach analyzes the collaborative mechanisms among industry, academia, research institutions, sales channels, healthcare providers, service providers, and investors within the medical device innovation ecosystem from multiple perspectives, jointly promoting the commercialization of innovative outcomes.
It is expected to invite 10–20 domestic speakers at the academician level and 30–50 overseas guests; solicit more than 300 high-quality innovative projects from home and abroad to participate in the competition or roadshows; attract over 400 R&D and manufacturing enterprises of innovative medical devices from home and abroad; engage more than 30 well-known innovative service institutions and over 200 prominent investment firms from both domestic and international markets.
Yin Jianguo, Director of the Biopharmaceutical Division at the Science and Technology Innovation Bureau of Suzhou Industrial Park, and Vice General Manager of Suzhou Industrial Park Bio-Industry Development Co., Ltd.
Yin Jianguo, Director of the Biomedical Division at the Science and Technology Bureau of Suzhou Industrial Park and Vice President of Suzhou Industrial Park Bio-industry Development Co., Ltd., stated at the press conference that the introduction of Medical Device Innovation Week will promote communication and interaction across all segments of the industry chain, facilitating strategic layout of the medical device sector with an international perspective and cutting-edge technological innovation.
Ms. Qiang Lei, Project Director of the Global Medical Exhibition Series at Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Ms. Chen Jun, Executive Deputy Director of the Suzhou Medical Device Innovation Service Center
Ms. Qiang Lei, Global Director of the Medical Series Exhibitions at Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., and Ms. Chen Jun, Executive Deputy Director of the Suzhou Medical Device Innovation Service Center, delivered speeches expressing high expectations for the Medical Device Innovation Week. They expressed their hope that the Innovation Week would inject new momentum into industry upgrading and industrial innovation, thereby adding boundless vitality to innovation in China’s medical device sector.
The path to innovation in medical devices is long and arduous, but it is foreseeable that the Innovation Week will become a bellwether for innovation in the medical device industry!