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Forward-looking industry research institute recently released "2014 ~ 2018 the China market for medical devices industry and investment forecast analysis report shows: at present, China's medical equipment industry is in" development ", medical apparatus and instruments industry average growth rate higher than the drug industry. In the future, China's medical equipment industry development potential is huge, wide prospect of market.

Industry analysts pointed out that at this point, "the rapid development of China's medical equipment industry, on the one hand, due to rising market demand, the medical system reform continued to deepen and perfecting; on the other hand, the national policy for industry development provides a great power."

Ministry of science and technology related staff also said that "in recent years, China's medical equipment industry access to the national policy of continuing to force, that from the medical device industry" twelfth five-year "science and technology special planning" (hereinafter referred to as the "planning"), and other files you can see that. Under the strong support of national policy, the future of our country medical instrument industry will maintain the good momentum of development ".

Policy act as industrial engines

2011 "planning" issued by the ministry of science and technology, as the development of China's medical equipment industry draw the outline of a grand blueprint. "The plan" put forward: break through the 20 ~ 30 medical equipment key technology and core parts, 200 to form the core patents; Create 50 ~ 80 urgent clinical needs of a new prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, first aid medical equipment products; Key support for 10 ~ 15 large medical equipment enterprise group; Support 40 ~ 50 innovative high-tech enterprises; Set up 8 ~ 10 medical instrument science and technology industry base and 10 national innovation medical instrument product application demonstration bases; Set up 20 ~ 30 technology research and development platform; Ten new national engineering technology research center and the state key laboratory.

"" planning" detailed and specific, is seen as a programmatic document of medical device industry development in our country." Staff of the ministry of science and technology, said "the plan" from a strategic height, attaches great importance to the development of China's medical equipment industry, and in terms of specific policy support, which will strongly promote the development of China's medical equipment industry, to lead the industry laying solid foundation for the future development direction.

If "planning" to start the engine, medical equipment industry rapid development in our country, then, in October 2013, issued by the state council "about several opinions to promote the development of health services (hereinafter referred to as" opinions "), is equipped with the full force of medical device industry development in our country "engine".

"" opinion" for our country medical instrument industry development has brought great business opportunities." The relevant person in charge of medical device industry association of zhejiang province told reporters, "opinions" put forward the concept of "health services", and promoted to the national strategic level, put forward "strive for to 2020, the total health services increased from 2 trillion yuan to 2 trillion yuan of above". This brought directly to the development of medical device industry is good.

Reporter noted that "opinion" more references to support health related industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, such as supporting independent intellectual property rights innovation medical apparatus and instruments, medical equipment, rehabilitation equipment research and development production. Support digital medical products; Improve the medical equipment with independent intellectual property rights, the material and the international competitiveness of the domestic market share; Cultivate a batch of the key enterprises of medical equipment, build a batch of well-known brand with international influence. To this, a lot of the personage inside course of study thinks, "opinion", medical equipment market will continue to heat up.

Industrial policy for "honeymoon period"

Since this year, to force the policy is more of a, for the medical device industry development has brought enough "dividend policy".

On February 7, in order to ensure the security of medical equipment, effective and encourage medical equipment research and innovation, to promote the new technology popularization and application of medical equipment, promote the development of medical equipment industry, the state food and drug supervision bureau issued "the innovation medical instrument special approval process

(try out) ", the innovative medical devices shall be preferred to deal with.

March 31, published by the state general administration of the newly revised regulations on the supervision and administration of medical devices (hereinafter referred to as the regulations). Has increased a lot the regulations support the development of the industry, and appropriate to relax the requirement for medical equipment research and development, to promote medical equipment product upgrading and innovation.

The new revision of the regulations, the industry to give a high evaluation. "" byelaw" the content of the exciting, it is a certain level of medical equipment industry to achieve the policy loosening. To ride, medical equipment industry in China will be a new stage." Standing vice President of China association for medical devices industry, said jiang feng.

Shenzhen, a researcher at the brokerage industry, said "moderately relaxed registration review of the regulations, adding a review of the green channel, adjust the product registration and production site licensing regulations, etc., the industry development has brought great benefits".

"More ground, the regulations in accordance with international rules." Diving medical board secretary said 23.

"The regulations to standardize the medical equipment development, production, management, use, strengthen the supervision of medical devices and effective to protect the safety of medical equipment, promote the development of the industry, is of great significance. Especially in strengthening supervision, encourage innovation driven these two policy guidance, medical apparatus and instruments industry evolution trend will be more obvious, the pace of the annexation and reorganization will also be sped up. This will further promote China's medical equipment industry optimization combination, enhance the international competitiveness of China's medical equipment products." State administration of relevant personnel, told reporters.

To promote the development of domestic medical equipment, in May, the national health and family planning commission launched excellent domestic medical equipment selection, and formulating the outstanding product catalogue, to choose a batch of meet clinical needs, with market competitiveness and development potential of the domestic medical equipment, scientific service system gradually establish and improve the medical equipment, equipment for the national family planning institutions work to provide the reference. The reporter understands, the first batch of outstanding domestic equipment list is forthcoming. According to the announcement, digital X-ray machine, color doppler ultrasonic diagnostic instrument, automatic biochemical analyzer three basic medical equipment is the first selected item.

On May 28, the state council general office issued the deepening the reform of medical health system key tasks in 2014, the reform of public hospitals as the first big task of reform in 2014, and the comprehensive reform of public hospitals at the county level as the key of the reform of public hospitals, start the second batch of the reform of public hospitals at the county level comprehensive work, the new reform of public hospitals at the county level pioneer (city), 700, the pioneer to cover over 50% of the (city), covering the rural population of 500 million.

"County public hospital construction for domestic medical equipment enterprises, is undoubtedly a rare opportunity. With the enlargement of the coverage and reimbursement ratio to see the doctor at the grass-roots level enhancement, grassroots medical equipment market will show explosive growth." Analysts have pointed out.

On July 30, to tie in with the implementation of the regulations, the further research, argumentation, solicit opinions from all sides, on the basis of the state administration promulgated the "measures for the administration of medical device registration, registration measures for the management of in vitro diagnostic reagent, the medical instrument instruction manual and the regulations on the label, the medical instrument the measures for the supervision and administration of production, the measures for the supervision and administration of medical devices management five rules.

"These regulations come on stage for improving the medical device regulatory system, standardize the order of medical apparatus and instruments market, promote the healthy development of the medical equipment industry, guarantee the safe and effective medical devices, safeguard human health and life safety is of great significance." National administration officials said.

On August 16, the national health and family planning commission, the ministry in Beijing to jointly promote the development of domestic medical equipment application meeting. Health, said li bin, director of the state family planning commission will focus on promoting 3 armour hospital application domestic medical equipment, play a domestic enterprise comparative advantage, reduce the medical cost, effectively curb unreasonable medical expenses increased, lightens the burden of patients. , minister of the ministry MiaoWei said to promote the development of domestic medical equipment industry, will be set up incentive mechanism, active use of domestic medical equipment to strengthen organizational leadership and top design, worked out to promote the development of the domestic medical equipment specific plan of action, clear development goal and key support areas, implementing policies and measures.

In addition, industry analysts pointed out that in China under the policies of the state shall encourage social capital to run medical, accelerate the development of civilian battalion hospital, this will also give some development space on the domestic medical equipment.