Xin Lang Cai Jing·2025-08-25 23:51Group 1 - Business Development (BD) is a significant trend in the domestic medical device industry, with a notable increase in BD transactions for innovative drugs, reaching a total of $60.8 billion in the first half of the year, surpassing the total for 2024 [1] - The Chinese government is promoting the development of domestic medical devices, with a focus on high-end medical equipment and technologies such as medical robots and AI medical devices, as outlined in the announcement released in July 2025 [2] - There is a fundamental difference in the evaluation systems and investment models between innovative drugs and medical devices, with medical devices requiring more extensive market and academic investment for recognition in different markets [3] Group 2 - The current BD model for medical devices is not suitable for a simple license-out approach due to the high dependency on usage scenarios and the experience of practitioners, which complicates the management and control of subsequent clinical trials and registrations [4] - Although the current BD model for innovative drugs may not fit medical devices, there are still BD transactions occurring in the medical device sector, such as the joint venture established between China Medical Device Co., Ltd. and GE Healthcare China [5] - The recently published "Medical Device BD White Paper 2025" indicates that BD in the medical device sector encompasses various transaction activities, including technology licensing, joint development, and strategic investments, with a focus on the actual product deployment [6] Group 3 - The trend in medical device BD is shifting from single transactions to a more structured resource allocation system, with an increasing willingness among investors and partners to engage in the early stages of product development and registration [7]