A question raised by Xi is worthy of consideration by every medical person!

After 38 years, the “Science and Technology Association” (National Science and Technology Innovation Conference, Academician of the two academies, and the Ninth National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology) was successfully held again on May 30, 2016. General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping attended the meeting and delivered an important speech. In his speech, Xi Da pointed out sharply that high-end medical equipment mainly relies on imports, which is one of the main reasons for expensive medical treatment.

How much is high-end medical equipment dependent on imports?

"2013 China Medical Device Industry Development Blue Book" has pointed out that China's high-end medical device imports account for about 40% of the total market, about 80% of the CT market, 90% of the ultrasonic instrument market, 85% of the test instrument market, 90 The magnetic resonance equipment market, 90% of the ECG market, 80% of the mid-to-high-end monitor market, 90% of the high-end physiological recorder market, and 60% of the sleep charter market are all occupied by foreign brands. According to the "Enterprise Observer" report, the three companies, General Motors (GE), Philips, and Siemens, which are referred to as "GPS", have long controlled 70% of the high-end medical equipment market in China.

Even after two years, according to the 2015 Blue Book report, in recent years, China's medical device import growth rate is relatively stable, and the demand for imported products, especially high-end medical equipment, is still huge.

The data shows that the first half of 2015 increased by 8.99% year-on-year to reach 8.165 billion US dollars. See the picture below:

(Source: First Medical Information)

Imported products are mainly high-value consumables, CT, nuclear magnetic and human implants.

It is difficult to change the status quo within 10 years.

01 Development status

Since the reform and opening up, especially in the past ten years, China's medical device industry has made great progress, and the average annual compound growth rate has remained above 20%. Many high-end medical devices such as large-scale X-ray machines, CT, magnetic resonance devices, color B-mode, Vascular stents, artificial joints, etc. have been developed and produced, and exported to many countries and regions. In 2014, medical device exports reached more than 20 billion US dollars.

The number of medical device manufacturers in China has been increasing, and a number of key enterprises such as Shenzhen Mindray, Shandong Xinhua, Lepu Medical, and Shandong Weigao have emerged. At present, the three medical equipment industry concentrated areas of the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta and the Bohai Bay have been formed.

02 There is a problem

Domestic medical equipment has more imitation products, and fewer innovative products are developed;

Domestic medical equipment has more low-end products and fewer high-end products;

The homogenization of some domestic medical device products is very serious;

Compared with developed countries or regions, the overall scientific and technological level of domestic medical devices has a gap of about 10 years.

The scale of enterprises is generally small, the competitiveness is weak, the investment in research and development funds is insufficient, the policy of medical institutions supporting domestic production is unclear, the industrial level is low, etc. The cause of China's medical device industry in the next 10 years is difficult to surpass the developed countries or regions, importing high-end medical equipment. The status quo of long-term occupation of the medical institution market in China is difficult to change.

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