China's medical device industry usher in a period of development opportunities

Medical Network April 24th Recently, in Shanghai, the “Medicine Device Registrant System & Private Hospital Institution Class B Large Equipment Approved Policy Interpretation Summit Forum” was held in Shanghai. Participants started trials in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone around December 2017. The system of medical device registrants had a lively discussion and forecasted the development of China's medical device industry.

Cheng Yunzhang, vice president of the Institute of Medical Devices and Foods, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology pointed out that with the introduction of a series of favorable policies, China's medical device industry has developed rapidly and various industry indicators have steadily increased.

All along, China's medical device registration and production have been 'bundled' together and must be completed by a single entity. This 'bundling' model affects corporate innovation and R&D and continuous improvement. product quality The enthusiasm also limits the rational allocation of innovative elements.

Zhang Feng, Chairman of the Austrian Industry Support Group, stated that under the current system, the second and third categories of medical device products in China will take 3 to 8 years from new product development to product launch. Time, investment needs 10 million to 100 million yuan.

Zhou Yong, chairman of Guangyao Baiyunshan International Medical Device Innovation Park, also pointed out: 'In the past, if researchers wanted to achieve results transformation, they must first open the factory as the owner.'

For the medical device registrant system piloted in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, the panellists believed that the introduction of the policy “unbundled” the registration and production of medical devices, fundamentally solved the problem of entrusted production, and listed innovative products. Accelerated quality improvement has a positive impact on promoting the transformation and upgrading of the entire medical device industry and the development of the medical device industry.

"The new policy allows professional people to do professional things." Shi Yonghui, the investment director of Medtronic China Medical Technology Fund, is very optimistic about the system of medical device registrants. However, he also reminded that there are still many professional barriers in the medical industry, so the new policy The implementation needs to be a step-by-step approach and it must be solidly promoted. Particularly early policy recipients need stronger partners.

The Chinese Academy of Engineering academician Dai Kejian stated that the system of medical device registrants provides convenience and motivation for the transformation of scientific research results, which will benefit the R&D of products for later improvement and continuous innovation and research and development; and reduce research and development costs and risks associated with the research and development of the entrusted party; It also helps the regulatory authorities to continue to improve the registered production supervision system.

According to Cheng Yunzhang, the compound growth rate of the Chinese medical device market from 2010 to 2017 was 19.9%. Currently, the market size is approximately 480 billion yuan. drug The "Statistical Statistics Annual Report" shows that as of the end of November 2017, medical instruments produce enterprise 1. There are 16,000 homes in the second and third categories of medical devices.

The “China Medical Device Industry Development Report (2017)” predicts that by 2020, the annual sales of medical devices in China will exceed 700 billion yuan. In the next 10 years, the development speed of China's medical device industry will continue at an average annual rate of 10%. %the above.

In this regard, industry insiders believe that with the continuous deepening of medical reforms, the future, international cooperation in medical device innovation will become a trend, such as opening international channels, docking foreign talent, projects, technology, and fully carry out international exchange activities; through the organization of vertical areas Domestic and international training, build top talent training platform, cutting-edge technology and innovation cooperation platform, promote the connection of domestic resources and international resources; build online platform talent pool, project library, expert database, knowledge base, etc. to provide support services for international innovation cooperation Effect and so on.

Zhao Qun, Partner of Yuanpu Origin, believes that there is a huge market demand in the field of medical devices. There are funds for R&D, good companies for production, and good policies to escort. Therefore, the future of the medical device industry is very promising.

Chen Huawei, partner of Oriental Fuhai Investment Management Co., Ltd., also stated that it is now a good time to invest in the field of medical devices. The cost of new research and development and the cost of investment are very large. However, with the introduction of various new policies, these costs are Some decrease, for the beginning Entrepreneurship The business is very big favor.

Cheng Yunzhang pointed out that from the perspective of policies and other aspects, the state encourages and supports grassroots medical units to use excellent domestic medical equipment and equipment. Therefore, the domestically-made excellent medical device brands will usher in the grassroots sector. Like early screening technologies, New technologies such as artificial intelligence, 3D printing, and medical robots will also bring new vitality to the industry. At the same time, precision medicine will gradually evolve from concept to maturity. Therefore, the precision medical industry will also usher in reshuffles. .

Cheng Yunzhang also stated that home medical devices will also accelerate growth in the next few years. Especially with the development of wearable devices, diagnostic monitoring devices represented by blood pressure monitors and stethoscopes, home medical devices that improve the quality of life of patients, etc. , will usher in a new breakout point.