Abstract
INTRODUCTION
With over 1.3 billion people and steady economic growth, China has become one
of fastest growing medical markets in the world and the largest medical device
market in Asia (excluding Japan).
China' s market is fairly parallel. Foreign players dominate the top end of the
market with imports or locally produced equipment using innovative technology.
Domestic products, limited in range and using less advanced technology, are
more cheaply available and occupy the lower end of the market. Chinese self
sufficiency in the segments of high technology and high value products, such
as multi-slice spiral CT, high field superconducting MRI, digital x-ray
systems, color ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, fiber-optics, and electronic
endoscope, is only about 10% to 20%. Medical equipment using advanced foreign
technology is in demand in China. Improving and elevating China' s medical
equipment industry will require huge foreign investments and an increase in
the transfer of technology from foreign companies to their Chinese partners.
Rapid economic development in China has led to a corresponding increase in the
medical equipment market. Almost all leading foreign industry players have
formed joint ventures in the Chinese medical equipment industry, including GE,
Siemens, Philips, Hitachi, and Toshiba.
This report will be of interest to medical equipment producers, traders,
investors, and other market stakeholders. Although China' s medical equipment
market is still smaller than U.S., EU, or Japan, its long-term potential is
huge. China will be a large consumer in the global medical equipment
marketplace, as well as a provider of opportunities for research, due to its
relevantly low levels of R&D.
- computed tomography scanners (CT)
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- ultrasound diagnostic apparatus
- X-ray apparatus
- patient monitoring equipment
- clinical diagnostic laboratory instrument
- endoscope
- dental equipment
SCOPE OF STUDY
This report contains:
- An overview providing definitions, market entry strategies, best sales
prospects, and important regulations for the Chinese medical equipment industry
- Product types (imaging diagnostic equipment, patient monitoring equipment,
and clinical diagnostic laboratory instruments), with analyses the Chinese
market' s dynamics, and market shares, along with company profiles.
- Market projections through 2012
- A discussion on end users, focusing on the Chinese population and
demographics as well as an analysis of the Chinese healthcare system
- International aspects of the market such as imports, exports, and
international players
- An analysis of China' s technology and major patents.
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