2017 Annual Future Healthcare 100 List Opens for Nominations

In 2016, VCBeat released the inaugural “Top 100 Future Healthcare Companies of 2016” list for the healthcare industry. We quantified our observations, insights, and understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship in the healthcare sector over the past three years to identify the industry’s leading enterprises.

One year later, we are once again launching the “2017 Top 100 Future Healthcare Companies List.”

It remains the mission of the “Top 100 Future Healthcare Companies” list to select Chinese innovative healthcare enterprises that truly represent the future of medicine within the healthcare industry, and to identify the core forces driving China’s future healthcare sector.

Looking back at the 2016 Future Healthcare Top 100 list, one can observe significant changes that reflect the current state and trends of the entire healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship industry.

Compared with 2016, what trends will the healthcare industry exhibit in 2017? Will these trends benefit or hinder companies across various sectors? In the 2017 Future Healthcare Top 100 list, which companies will make the cut, and which will be left out?

Answers will be found in the various changes of 2017.

Viewpoint

1、New Business Pathways for Internet Healthcare Companies: Entering Core Medical Fields and Pivoting to Offline Operations.

Among the top 100 companies selected in 2016, internet healthcare enterprises accounted for the highest proportion and held the greatest total market capitalization, with service-driven companies centered on online medical consultation services occupying the core positions on the list.

Most of these internet healthcare companies have been established for more than three years, with long-term user accumulation and relatively mature business models.

However, internet healthcare companies encountered significant difficulties and challenges in 2017.

As the government begins to gradually tighten and regulate internet-based diagnosis and treatment services, digital health companies have come to realize that a purely online consultation model is no longer sustainable.

Based on business layouts from previous years and policy guidance in 2017, many high-quality internet healthcare companies quickly identified new commercial pathways: entering core medical fields and shifting focus to offline services.

2、Listing of a Leading Enterprise in the Gene Sector,Capital’s enthusiasm for the gene industry is surging once again.

VCBeat has learned that approximately five gene companies have secured financing but have yet to make public announcements, with many of these involving substantial funding rounds. Additionally,Two companies are preparing for their initial public offerings (IPOs).

From late 2017 to early 2018, the genetics field is expected to witness several more blockbuster announcements.Technological maturity, policy support, and the public listings of two leading companies have brought numerous benefits to the gene industry.

From every perspective, the gene industry in 2017 was thriving.In the 2017 Future Healthcare Top 100 list, many new genetic companies may appear.It is also worth noting that BGI Genomics and Berry Genomics occupied two of the top five spots on the “2016 Future Healthcare 100 List.”

After their IPO, they will no longer appear on the list. Who will replace them this year?

3、201In 2026, artificial intelligence has become a hot topic worldwide. The field of AI in healthcare is experiencing a collective explosion!

After three years of technological accumulation, startups in the field of medical AI have begun to focus on product implementation and commercial monetization. Aligned with national policy directives, this sector experienced a significant boom in 2017.

In the “2016 Annual Top 100 Future Healthcare Companies” list, only iCarbonX and CloudMinds were included. In 2017, these two companies made further strides, showing strong potential to take the lead.

The two companies that made the list last year are, barring any surprises, expected to remain on the 2017 roster. However, we are paying closer attention to the wave of AI star startups that recently secured substantial financing; following their surging valuations, what impact will they have on the rankings?

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