"12th Five-Year" period of investment in the medical device industry brewing

The rapid development of the medical device industry in China is showing four new trends: automation, Chinese medicine, miniaturization, and extensive application of medical software. Under the new trend, the theme of investment in medical devices has also become increasingly clear. According to relevant industry sources, the market segments for medical devices with clinical treatment capabilities, medical devices at the forefront of new technologies in China, and emerging home medical devices are worthy of attention.

Recently, Shangpu Consulting released the 2011 China medical device industry analysis and development forecast report. The report pointed out that during the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, China's medical device industry has a lot of room for development and four major new trends will emerge.

The four major new trends are automation first. Automatically synthesized and precision-manipulated medical devices will receive increasing attention, such as medical device assembly, laboratory automation, and electronic assembly. Followed by Chinese medicine. The combination of traditional Chinese medicine and medical device products will become a trend, such as a digitalized TCM diagnostic instrument, which will perform single diagnostic interpretation and TCM syndrome differentiation through intelligent analytical techniques. It is miniaturization again. The miniaturized medical device has the advantages of being convenient and quick to use, and some of the patient's tests can be performed at any time. The fourth is the widespread application of medical software. Pharmaceutical software will be widely used in the pharmaceutical industry's sales and management information system, and will become an indispensable medical device for the modern pharmaceutical industry.

Under such new trends, the theme of investment in medical devices has also become increasingly clear. According to the relevant person in charge of the well-known investment company IDG Capital Co., Ltd., areas of concern for future medical devices include medical devices with clinical treatment functions, medical devices at the forefront of new technologies in domestic and emerging domestic medical devices and other market segments.

According to a forecast from analysts at Champ Consulting, by the end of the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan”, the entire medical device and equipment market in China is expected to double by 2015 to 53.7 billion U.S. dollars, and the compound growth rate of China's medical device industry will remain at 20%. 30%, the industry has great potential for development. He gave an example: "At present, there are more than 80,000 county-level hospitals and township hospitals across the country, and there is a huge gap in the demand for equipment, renovation, and replacement."