In March this year, a number of medical device companies released the 2017 performance report. The data showed that as of March 11 this year, 35 medical device companies with data released had a total revenue of 47.507 billion yuan, an average growth rate of 26.30%, and total net profit. 6.172 billion yuan. Of the 35 medical device companies, the operating income of 34 companies has shown an upward trend, and the net profits of 26 companies have increased. There are 18 companies with a business performance of more than 1 billion yuan in 2017. Seven of them are mainly involved in in vitro diagnostics. The company's total revenue reached 16.739 billion yuan.
New Trends in Medical Devices
The medical device market in 2017 continued its high growth in recent years. Experts predict that the medical device market will reach a staggering 600 billion yuan in 2019, and the competition in the medical device market will further increase in 2018. Currently affecting China. The three major factors in the development of the medical device industry are still policy, market and technology. The development of new material technologies such as artificial intelligence, 3D printing, nanotechnology and medical robotics will also bring about a subversive revolution in the medical market.
Our government attaches great importance to the development of new materials. In the past year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance jointly formulated the “Guidelines for the Development of New Materials Industries”. The guidelines propose that in 2020 China’s key strategic materials increase and guarantee capabilities exceed 70%. The material innovation capability has been continuously improved, the industrial system has been continuously improved, and the key directions for the development of new materials have been clarified. Biomedicine and new materials for high-performance medical devices have been included in key projects.
On March 27th this year, the China Made 2025 and New Materials Summit Forum was successfully held in Jiaxing Science and Technology City, Zhejiang Province. The success of this forum enabled new materials to be promoted not only by policies but also by capital. The rapid development of new materials is just around the corner. The "New Materials Industry Development Guide" clearly points out that the development of new materials for biomedical and high-performance medical devices requires the development of styrenic thermoplastic elastomers that do not contain plasticizers and that can replace PVC medical polymer materials and improve hygiene materials. , The safety of pharmaceutical packaging. With its unique and excellent performance, plastic materials have also been applied in the field of medical devices.
Despite being listed as one of the key development projects, the prospects for the development of high-performance medical devices are indisputable, but the development process has not been easy. The development of China's medical device industry is facing a low level of industrialization, lack of industrialization, and financing channels are not Many problems such as unobstructed production, lack of industrialization, etc. In response to this, as one of the main raw materials for the development of medical machinery, the plastics industry should take the initiative to increase its research and development capabilities and innovation capabilities, improve the level of science and technology, and improve the outcome of medical devices. Transformation level and industrialization level; lengthen the industrial chain, form intensive production, cooperate with first-class hospitals, increase the industrialization degree and professionalism of medical device products; broaden the financing channels; increase cooperation with the hospitals, increase the funds, The cooperation of financial institutions such as trusts will further solve financing problems and increase investment in medical devices. Because of the characteristics of plastic materials, plastic materials have certain advantages in the production and development of medical device equipment. The plastics industry should grasp Live and expand the advantages to promote the development of the medical device industry.
The medical device industry is a multidisciplinary, knowledge-intensive and capital-intensive high-tech industry, but the medical device industry is closely related to people's lives. It is a people's livelihood project. With the support of policies and capital, the medical device industry will usher in new ones. A round of industry outbreak has brought far-reaching impact to the medical industry. Plastics machinery companies must actively participate in the production of new materials, especially medical devices, under the guidance of relevant policies, and use actual actions to further support the development of the medical device industry.