Med Tech to be listed in China's 13th 5-year-plan

Chinese Central Government proposed 100 most important projects in the 13^th 5-year-plan, the National People’s Congress (NPC) is reviewing the plan.

Among the 100 most important projects defined by the top leaders, 4 are from med tech cluster including:

- R&D of high performance medical devices such as nuclear medical imaging equipment, superconductor resonance imaging equipment and non-invasive life-supporting machine,

- Development and application of medical devices having Chinese traditional medicine advantages,

- Accelerating large scale application bio science, for instance genomics,

- Development of robotic surgical system

This proposal reflects the industry upgrading strategy of China at national level.

Opportunities for cancer diagnostics and treatment devices

It is believed that many patients suffering from cancer could be treated if the tumor can be detected at very early stage.


Number of newly diagnosed cancer patients in China

As per statistics, number of newly diagnosed cancer patients keeps growing in China, which escalates the demand of medical devices and in-vitro products such as early screening devices, diagnostic devices, bio-markers, imaging devices and radiology equipment. This also generates opportunities for medical examination centers as well as independent medical imaging centers.

ISO 13485:2016 published

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published ISO 13485:2016 for medical devices on 01 March 2016.

The update of the standards will have impact on medical devices including in-vitro products.

An Abstract of the requirements could be found here, by clicking this link. 

A preview to ISO 13485:2016 could be found from ISO website by clicking this link.

CFDA Shandong accepts online application

As from 01 March 2016, CFDA Shandong China starts to accept online application of medical device production license, which falls under their administration. Medical device manufacturers can submit application documents in the form of electronical files through the online platform of CFDA Shandong.

The process also applies to production license for foodstuffs in Shandong Province. An applicant can also track and trace the progesss and result of the application in a real time manner, which brings conveniences to manufacturers.

Medtec Europe 2016 to open in Stuttgart Germany

Medtec Europe is a good sourcing place for medical device companies. The event brings device companies and technology providers under the same roof.

During Medtec Europe 2015, some 640 exhibitors and 6,200 visitors attended the fair in Stuttgart Germany.

Medtec Europe 2016 is to open on 12-14 April 2016 in Stuttgart, admission is free of charge for professional visitors.