[Healthy Way] VB Internet Healthcare Weekly Report 20150126

Events & Perspectives

It is unclear whether this was in celebration of the Lunar New Year. Last week, the industry was permeated with an atmosphere of harmony.

Former Rivals Suddenly Become Allies, Last WeekMeinian Onehealth and Ciming Venture into Big DataHowever, one concern is whether this will leave iKang Guobin, listed far away on the Nasdaq, appearing somewhat isolated and under significant pressure.

Last week, there were numerous collaborative initiatives, particularly in the pharmaceutical e-commerce sector, where alliance-building and market-grabbing campaigns were in full swing.

"Claimed to be"China’s First Online Pharmacy Eligible for Medical Insurance Reimbursement LaunchesLaobaixing Pharmacy in Haining City has overcome the obstacle of being unable to process online medical insurance payments, successfully enabling online medical insurance payment.

China CITIC Bank Partners with Alibaba Health, both parties will leverage their respective leading advantages in financial services and healthcare,Jointly Build and Promote Online-to-Offline (O2O) Pharmaceutical E-commerce Platforms, jointly explore cooperation in areas such as medical institutions and health insurance, and achieve sharing of big data on drug information, medical resources, and customer resources.

CITIC, in addition to joining hands withAlibaba Signs Cooperation Agreement with Qingdao Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission, jointly build a medical informatization platform covering healthcare institutions in Qingdao, streamline the consultation process through electronic means, improve the medical service environment, and establish a regional-level medical informatization platform.

Sinopharm Group and Kingwell Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. Also Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement to Enter the Pharmaceutical E-commerce Sector, officially announced the launch of its online e-commerce platform, rebranded as “Sinopharm Health Mall,” and boldly proclaimed its ambition to become the industry leader. Well, commendable courage!

Furthermore, the “Top Clinic” OverseasMayoHealthcare also rides the wave of Hillhouse Capital GroupOfficially Entering the Chinese Healthcare Market. It will comprehensively introduce Mayo Clinic’s medical technologies, management expertise, and training systems through expert exchanges, technical cooperation, talent exchange, education and training, and management consulting, while striving to localize them in China.

Last week,"Tang Daifu" from Ma Huateng's Family Officially Goes on Sale, this blood glucose meter, which connects to WeChat, is priced at 299 yuan and will be available for purchase on its official website on the 20th.

Last week, another significant share was carved out of the lucrative internet healthcare market.Hainan Haiyao Plans to Invest RMB 30 Million for a Stake in Chongqing Yade Technology Co., Ltd., Strategically Positioning Itself in the Internet Healthcare Sector。

To add a final touch of irony, while President Obama has consistently called for stronger cybersecurity, government healthcare websites have been found transmitting data to third parties. The Associated Press has confirmed that the official Medicare website maintains connections with third-party technology companies.

Healthcare Reform

State Council Deploys 2015 Healthcare Service Planning:On January 19, Premier Li Keqiang presided over an executive meeting of the State Council to advance the deepening of healthcare system reforms, deploy measures to strengthen the rural doctor workforce and better safeguard the health of rural residents, deliberate and approve the Outline Plan for the National Healthcare Service System to promote optimized resource allocation and service upgrades, and approve the list of individuals eligible for government special allowances in 2014.

Xi'an Banses Doctors from Providing Online Consultations:Xi’an City has formulated the “Implementation Measures for the Administration of Internet Healthcare Information Services” (hereinafter referred to as the “Measures”), which stipulate that online diagnosis and treatment activities may only be conducted between medical institutions holding a “Medical Institution Practice License,” and shall not be offered to individuals. Non-medical institutions are prohibited from engaging in online diagnosis and treatment activities.

Xiamen Residents Can Receive On-Site Reimbursement for Hospitalizations at 12 Hospitals in Beijing and Shanghai:Xiamen medical insurance participants seeking medical treatment outside the province can enjoy one-stop reimbursement for medical expenses within the scope of medical insurance payment at the place of treatment, provided they complete prior registration and are hospitalized in one of the 12 pilot hospitals in Beijing or Shanghai. There is no need to wait until returning to Xiamen for reimbursement.

VCBeat Exclusive

Research Report:Analysis of the Internet Healthcare Layout of Pharmaceutical Giants from 2010 to 2014
VCBeat Internet Healthcare Research Institute, leveraging multi-source data, compiled information on 21 prominent pharmaceutical companies that employed internet healthcare approaches between 2010 and 2014, to examine the mainstream directions of pharmaceutical firms’ cross-sector expansion into internet healthcare.


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Overseas

Obama Proposes "Precision Medicine" Initiative
In his State of the Union address, U.S. President Obama proposed the “Precision Medicine” initiative, aiming to leverage the completed Human Genome Project to usher in a new era of therapies tailored to individual patients, with the goal of curing diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

UK Pioneers Pay-for-Performance Model for New Drugs
The National Health Service (NHS) announced the UK’s first implementation of pay-for-performance for new drugs, with Janssen’s new hepatitis C medication selected for the initial pilot.

UK Government Further Advances Genomic Interpretation Initiative
Genomics England, the wholly state-owned enterprise of the UK government known for advancing the national genomic data initiative, made further progress last week.Genomics England planned to complete whole-genome sequencing of 100,000 samples from 75,000 patients and 25,000 tumors by 2017. This initiative, known as the 100,000 Genomes Project, aims to establish new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches through genomic technologies.

Data

Over 3 Million Chinese Die “Prematurely”:The World Health Organization released a report last week stating that more than 3 million Chinese people die before the age of 70 from non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, lung disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes. The agency defines such deaths as “premature.”

14-Year Mobile SMS Business Volume and Revenue Both Declined by Over 10%:The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released multiple data points on China’s telecommunications industry in 2014, showing that the growth rate of 4G subscribers surpassed that of 3G users, reaching 97.284 million; mobile internet access traffic consumption increased by 62.9% year-on-year, with mobile internet traffic growing rapidly, and mobile phone internet traffic contributing more than 80%. In contrast, due to the substitution effect of new instant messaging applications such as WeChat, both the volume and revenue of mobile SMS services declined by more than 10%.

New Technologies

"Analytical Chemistry" Journal: Tattoo Stickers for Blood Glucose Monitoring
A team of nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego has developed a new wearable computing device that enables people with diabetes to monitor their blood glucose levels painlessly.

UNC Develops Novel Silver Nanowire Sensors for Long-Term Health Monitoring
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a novel wearable sensor that uses silver nanowires to monitor electrophysiological signals, such as electrocardiograms (ECG) or electromyograms (EMG). This new sensor is as accurate as the “wet electrode” sensors used in hospitals, yet it can be employed for long-term monitoring and offers greater precision than existing sensors when patients are in motion.

Medical “Micro-Missiles” Deliver Drugs for the First Time, Directly Reaching the Gastric Mucus Layer
Wei Gao and colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, have for the first time deployed chemically driven micromachines within a living animal. These devices undergo a chemical reaction with gastric acid to transform into miniature “torpedoes,” which then remain in the gastric mucus to deliver drugs to the stomachs of mice for the treatment of peptic ulcers, gastritis, or gastric cancer.

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