China's medical device industry is still catching up with the world's advanced level

According to the medical network April 18th, under the influence of many factors including the national strategy, new medical reform, import substitution, old equipment replacement, medical device upgrades, and product structure adjustment, the medical device industry in China has maintained a growth rate, surpassing global medical devices. Industry average increase.

China Medical Devices enterprise In terms of the degree of internationalization of R&D investment and marketing, it is rapidly closing the gap with international advanced companies. However, from the perspective of the global share of China's medical device industry and the market size of Chinese medical device listed companies, China's medical device industry There is still a clear gap with the world's advanced level.

This is April 15, the reporter learned from the news report on the 2017 State of the Development of the 2017 Pharmaceutical Industry and the 2017 State of the Development Report (hereinafter referred to as the “Report”) held in Beijing.

At the same time, the conference announced the 2017 China Pharmaceutical Materials Association pharmacy , Party Building Work, Medical Devices, Chinese Medicinal herbs 4. Reports on 13 development statuses including TCM decoction pieces, pharmaceutical e-commerce, pharmaceutical credit and brand, cross-border e-commerce etc.

According to the report, as of November 2017, there were 16,000 medical device manufacturers in the country, of which there were 6,096 companies that could produce a class of products, 9340 companies that could produce a second class of products, and 2189 companies that could produce three types of products. .

According to a sample survey conducted by the China Medical and Materials Association Medical Device Branch, the sales volume of the medical device market in China in 2017 was approximately 445 billion yuan, an increase of 75 billion yuan over 2016, and the growth rate was approximately 20.27%.

According to the report, the market size of China's medical device e-commerce continues to grow at a rapid rate in 2017. With the growing demand for health management from consumers and the growing trend of population aging, blood pressure monitors, blood glucose supplies, oxygen generators, physiotherapy devices, wheelchairs, Nebulizers, air purifiers and other products are still selling well.

In terms of imports and exports, according to statistics from the China Customs, the total value of China's medical device import and export in 2017 was US$42.06 billion, an increase of 8.09% year-on-year, exceeding the US$40 billion mark. Device exports reversed the previous year's decline and showed a mild upward trend. - Up 5.84% year-on-year, with total exports valued at 21.703 billion U.S. dollars, a record high.

In addition, China’s exports of medical devices along the “Belt and Road” countries account for about 20% of total exports. Among them, exports to India, Russia, Malaysia, and Vietnam have increased to varying degrees, at 7.51% and 5.05, respectively. %, 1.52%, 3.86%. In 2017, with the recovery of the Russian economy, China’s medical device exports increased by 5.05% year-on-year, gradually bringing it out of the low point.

According to the report, in 2017, except for India and Russia, the export of medical devices to other BRIC countries also showed a good situation. Among them, the increase in exports to Brazil was as high as 32.72% and the export value was 394 million US dollars.

From the point of view of China's medical device exporting provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), it is mainly concentrated in the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta, and Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces account for 60% of China’s total exports.

However, the report also pointed out that at present, China's exports of medical device products still use low-value consumables, mainly low-end products, and the industry relies heavily on low-cost elements such as raw materials and labor. Massage-based health care equipment and medical consumables are mainly used for dressings. The top ten export products accounted for 44.5% of China's total medical device exports.

In recent years, China’s high-end medical device industry has achieved rapid development with the support of the state and the efforts of enterprises. In particular, imaging diagnostic equipment has gradually achieved import substitution. However, in the field of large-scale equipment including CT and NMR, etc., due to the global market Long-term monopoly by transnational corporations, the technical level and comprehensive performance of high-end products in China are still far behind that of developed countries. The clinical use time is relatively short, and the international market recognition is low. External exports are still at a disadvantage, and internationalization is a long way to go.

At the same time, competition in China's medical device companies has become increasingly fierce. Especially in the export sector, the problem of low-price competition has become more and more serious. The trend of relying on price reductions to stimulate export growth is evident.

China medicine Liu Yaxi, executive vice president of the Materials Association and president of the Pharmaceutical Business Branch, said that medical instruments The release of the 13 internal reports aims to allow more people to pay attention to the core industries and trends in the health industry, and the social responsibility of the China Pharmaceutical and Materials Association in promoting various industries.

Xu Yuping, vice chairman of the China Pharmaceuticals and Materials Association and president of the Chain Drugstore Branch, gave an overall introduction to the 13 development status reports. Xu Yuping said that in the 13 reports, party building, cross-border e-commerce, non-medicine, and primary medical care were the first Released.