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Recent Chinese government policy changes have encouraged Chinese hospitals to look to suppliers based at home for their equipment and materials. Nature investigates how purchasing habits in the country’s medical industry are likely to change as a result, along with progress in medical research in the country.
China has one of the world’s largest and fastest growing medical device industries, with an environment ripe for research and development, and tens of thousands of manufacturers. Here, leaders from some top hospitals, universities and institutes for medical device research discuss achievements and goals.
New imaging technology can scan incredibly small bones, such as those in the ear, to a 50-micron level of detail, which could lead to swifter diagnoses of diseases.
Advances in digital pathology along with artificial-intelligence tools could accelerate disease diagnosis and address imbalances in healthcare resources.
A wealth of magnetic field information, accessible by atomic magnetometers, could potentially aid in disease diagnosis, health monitoring and biological research.
A growing company in Beijing, Shuimu Dongfang is a pioneer in medical devices contract design and manufacturing outsourcing solutions for China’s expanding healthcare sector.