Exclusive Invitation: Complimentary Pass to the 8th VBEF Future Healthcare Ecological Fair

Looking back on the journey since 2015,VCBeatWe strive to examine the healthcare innovation initiatives we care about, are passionate about, and promote through the lens of industry media’s observations, reflections, and summaries. At the end of that year, VCBeat released the “Internet Healthcare Annual Influential Figures List.” This annual recognition and summary of influential contributions was conducted from the perspective of a professional healthcare industry media outlet dedicated to advancing sector development, and it served as the precursor to the “Top 100 Future Healthcare Companies Conference.”

Past Editions Review

In 2016, the “Internet Healthcare Annual Influential List” was upgraded to the “Top 100 Future Healthcare Conference.” After years of exploration, the conference has developed a unique hybrid model combining “forums + exhibitions + rankings/awards,” integrating hot-topic discussions and in-depth insights to create one of the most large-scale and influential industry events in China’s healthcare sector. From its inaugural edition with 20 speakers, 150 participating companies, and 400 attendees, it has grown to host over 1,000 domestic and international speakers, more than 5,000 participating companies, and over 20,000 attendees, achieving over 5 million exposures. Throughout this journey, the Top 100 Future Healthcare Conference has continued to evolve and expand, gradually becoming the largest and most information-rich event in China’s healthcare innovation industry, fostering deep integration between industry and capital.

Expand Niche Segments:From internet healthcare to the four major specialized sectors, and further to the addition of scientific research achievement commercialization.2015 "Internet Healthcare Annual Influential Figures List" Focuses OnInternet HealthcareInnovation-Driven Development: Innovations emerging from the periphery have gradually exerted a profound impact on the core of the industry. Since 2018, the Future Healthcare 100 list has introduced N+ sub-lists for specialized sectors, providing a more intuitive and incisive reflection of industry dynamics, as well as companies’ positioning and competitiveness within these increasingly segmented fields. In 2019, the Future Healthcare 100 Conference added new forums, including the Innovative Drugs Forum.BiopharmaceuticalsRelevant forums and the main rankings have also begun to shift from the four major sectors(Medical Devices/Biopharmaceuticals/Digital Health/Medical Services)Conduct an inventory; subsequently, the translation of medical technological achievements has garnered increasing attention, with scientist entrepreneurship emerging as a new focal point in the venture capital sector following model innovation and the platform economy. Consequently, in 2021, additionalTranslation of Scientific Research AchievementsForum, and in 2022, the “Weilan Award · Top 30 Young Scientists” award was added for the first time.

Broaden Multidimensional Perspectives:Expanding from innovative enterprises to publicly listed companies, with a focus on fostering venture capital relationships, LP-GP dynamics, and the alignment of supply and demand.The Future Healthcare 100 Conference has always approached from an industry perspective, focusing on the future of healthcare.Core Strength,and throughExhibitionImplementationPrecise Matching of Supply and Demand.Since 2016, the conference has consistently focused onInvestment and Financing Needs,Aiming to build strong relationships between enterprises and investors; in 2022, the Innovation Ranking for Listed Companies was introduced for the first time, with the ranking’s evaluation ecosystem continuously evolving towardListed CompanyExpansion; During the reshuffling phase of the capital market and the adjustment period of the startup market, capital and the healthcare industry continue to integrate deeply. In 2019, the conference added the Future Healthcare Fund Partners (LP-GP) Summit, focusing onCapital Market of the Healthcare IndustryValue Creation and Value Investing.

Extend the industrial chain:From key sectors to the entire industrial chain, and further to value chain ecosystem collaboration.In 2019, the conference added the Future Healthcare Fund Partners (LP-GP) Summit, focusing on equity in the primary healthcare market.Investment Ecosystem,Extensively connect with partners of healthcare and medical funds; in recent years, the market size of China’s supply chain management services industry has continued to expand, thus the 2023 Top 100 Future Healthcare Companies list addedBusiness and Supply Chain Services SectorIn addition to the selection process, the forum also connects with upstream supply chain enterprises. Transitioning from supply chain upgrades to collaborative synergy across the value chain, VBEF 2024 has elevated its focus from venture capital value to industrial chain collaboration value. The event will feature an exhibition spanning over 10,000 square meters, integrating multifaceted functions such as product recommendations, supply-demand matchmaking, and resource expansion.

Since its inaugural edition in Beijing in 2016, the Future Healthcare Top 100 Conference has spanned nine years. This year, the event has been upgraded to the VBEF Future Healthcare Ecosystem Expo and has returned to Beijing once again.With Beijing as the anchor, looking out to the world,From Beijing to BEIJING,Committed to establishing a high-ground of momentum for China's healthcare industry with global influence, originating from China,To build a more open, inclusive, and collaborative platform that pools global wisdom and strength, examines the current state and future of medical innovation from a holistic perspective, identifies trends and demands in medical innovation, closely integrates all elements of the industry chain, and jointly promotes the prosperous development of the healthcare industry.

Forging Ahead: The 8th VBEF Future Healthcare Ecosystem Expo centers on the needs of enterprises in the healthcare sector, catering to the entire industry chain—including biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital health, healthcare services, and healthcare commerce and supply chain services. It focuses on global innovations in the healthcare industry, encompassing new products, technologies, services, ecosystems, and collaborations. VBEF has evolved from focusing on venture capital value to emphasizing industrial chain collaboration value, connecting upstream, midstream, and downstream segments of the healthcare industry through its five-pillar framework of “Forums + Exhibitions + Rankings + Awards + Launch Events.”Comprehensive integration and interaction across technology, products, enterprises, industries, and ecosystems.

Exhibition System

Exhibition System Revitalized:Addition“VBEF Launch Event”To create a premier platform for the global debut of cutting-edge products from Chinese and international healthcare companies, featuring hard-core roadshows for innovative products and high-quality promotions for high-potential global products. This initiative aims to inspire fresh ideas for product R&D and provide distributors with a curated list of frontier product selections, forming an integrated ecosystem of “Forum + Exhibition + Rankings + Awards +”Press Conference“Five Major Systems.”

Exhibition Scale Upgrade:Area expansion,Exhibition area of over 10,000 square meters, with 200+ bookable booths;Positioning Innovation,SettingsFive Featured Exhibition Zones,Focus on new technologies, new models, new practices, new ecosystems, and new collaborations.Exhibition Area for Key New Technologies in Future Healthcare——Showcasing the raw materials, equipment, and key components utilized in the critical core technologies of upstream sectors that are currently “chokehold” bottlenecks to innovative development;Future Healthcare New Product Launch Exhibition Area—New products launched in the past year in the fields of biologics and biological products, advanced intelligent manufacturing and medical devices, as well as digital innovation technologies and supply chain-enabling products/solutions;New Healthcare Services for the FutureCXOExhibition Area— Leading, representative, and innovative pharmaceutical/medical device CXO companies and smart healthcare service providers that empower the industry chain;Future Healthcare International New Cooperation Exhibition Area—Partners with global market channels and influence, such as embassies and consulates, international organizations, financial institutions, big pharma companies, distributors, and global media;Exhibition Area for New International Cooperation in Future Healthcare—Focusing on themed booths such as the “Belt and Road” International Exchange Exhibition, showcasing the Belt and Road Initiative,RCEPNew Technologies, New Products, and New Ecosystems in the Global Healthcare Industry and Related Countries and Regions.

Expansion of the Ranking Ecosystem:Addition“Top 100 Innovative Products in the Healthcare Industry”Select the most technologically advanced healthcare innovation products and solutions that offer high value for domestic substitution, address unmet clinical needs, possess global competitiveness, and demonstrate prominent industry-leading effects.

Award Iteration and Updates:The former Future Healthcare Top 100 Pengcheng Award and Weilan Award have been merged and updated asVBInsight Innovation AwardThis year’s Innovation Awards are divided into five categories based on the evaluating entities: Institutional Award, Enterprise Award, Industrial Park Award, Individual Award, and Product Award. Leveraging the release of the VBEF Innovation Rankings and Innovation Awards as an opportunity, the event brings together 500 top enterprises, industrial parks, and investment institutions in China’s healthcare sector.

Open Ecosystem of the Forum:This edition of the exhibition will host over40 Forums and Events,500 Distinguished GuestsShare insights, publish the "Top 100 Growth Report" and n specialized sector reports to highlight industry trends; meanwhile, the Organizing Committee opens up various collaboration models, including “Strategic Partnership” and “Co-Hosting.”We cordially invite partners from the healthcare industry chain and ecosystem.(including but not limited toVenture capital firms, innovative enterprises, media outlets, industry associations, academic journals, supply chain companies, global buyer delegations, etc.) provide relevant support, achieve resource sharing and integration through an innovative ecosystem co-creation model, and inject sustained innovative momentum into the conference ecosystem.

Looking Globally, Amplifying Our Voice:This year's exhibition will engage over20distributors, agents, and channel partners in countries and regions;and throughGlobal Partner Media,Empowering Partners to Achieve Dual Enhancement in “Brand + Market”.

The 8th VBEF Future Healthcare Ecosystem Expo, See You in 2024!