Eggshell Weekly 20180318: Jack Ma to Acquire iKang Guobin; China Sleep Health Industry Trends Report Released!
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CFDA abolished; NMPA retained as an independent entity. Novo Nordisk announces the official launch in China of its next-generation ultra-long-acting basal insulin analog, Tresiba (insulin degludec injection). Chongqing Municipal Food and Drug Administration issues a notice proposing a pilot program allowing prescription drug sales at retail pharmacies across the city based on electronic prescriptions. Lepu Medical acquires a 45% stake in New Donggang Pharmaceutical for RMB 1.05 billion. Li Ka-shing leads a USD 15 million investment round in Owlstone. Aier Eye Hospital completes a USD 40 million Series B financing round led by CDH Investments. Tencent AI Lab formally establishes a strategic partnership with Nature Research, part of Springer Nature, a leading global academic and educational publishing group. CFDA approves the first CAR-T clinical trial application, accelerating pharmaceutical innovation. iKang Guobin, the leading private health checkup provider, announces receipt of acquisition proposals from Yunfeng Capital and Alibaba. The minimalist sleep app Tide secures millions in angel funding from Dexun Capital. Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking passes away... Master the week’s industry dynamics in ten minutes with the VCBeat Weekly Report.
China’s newborn population experienced an unexpected negative growth in the second year of the “universal two-child” policy. By analyzing survey data from authoritative institutions such as the National Health and Family Planning Commission and the United Nations, interviewing partners at top consulting firms, and leveraging its long-standing insights into the healthcare industry, VCBeat Eggshell Research Institute aims to unravel the relationship between demographic indicators and the healthcare industry.
On the evening of March 12, iKang Guobin, a leading private health checkup provider, announced that it had received an acquisition proposal from Yunfeng Capital and Alibaba. What does this acquisition signify? How will Alibaba build its healthcare ecosystem empire? VCBeat provides an analysis.
Wednesday:Is Decentralization the Biggest Obstacle? How Hospital CIOs View Healthcare Blockchain
Healthcare, as a potential application area for blockchain, always sparks people’s imagination. Yet no matter how those outside the system speculate, it remains difficult to answer whether blockchain can truly be implemented in healthcare. How do healthcare practitioners within the system view this technology?
How is smart elderly care, riding the wave of big data and informatization, faring in real-world implementation? And what is the actual feasibility of smart elderly care projects? To find out, VCBeat interviewed three entrepreneurs navigating the market currents, aiming to gain a closer look at the industry’s true state of development.
This report centers on sleep intelligence, delving into transformation opportunities for traditional enterprises through macro-environmental analysis, industry competitive landscape assessment, and micro-level case studies of individual companies. It also explores the new products, business models, and strategic insights that technology-driven innovators are bringing to the sleep industry.
How long does it take for a clinic to complete the entire process of connecting to medical insurance payment systems? What procedures are required? What are the criteria for medical insurance evaluation? Are the access standards consistent across different regions? To address these questions, VCBeat reviewed publicly available information and selected six cities to examine the process clinics undergo when applying for medical insurance payment integration, aiming to provide guidance to clinic founders.
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