KAIYUAN SECURITIES·2025-08-03 10:00Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Positive" investment rating for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry [7] Core Insights - The continuous deepening of equipment update policies and fiscal support is driving the recovery of the medical equipment procurement market [4][12] - In the first half of 2025, the number of disclosed budget projects for medical equipment updates reached 212, with a total budget amount of 15.34 billion yuan [14] - The procurement scale and amount of medical devices are growing across regions, with a notable increase in the central and western regions [5][26] Summary by Sections 1. Equipment Update Policies and Market Recovery - The release of the equipment update policy in March 2024 and subsequent implementation plans by various government departments have accelerated the procurement process [4][12] - In the first half of 2025, the number of project approvals and procurement intentions reached 212 and 334, with total amounts of 15.34 billion yuan and 14.23 billion yuan respectively [14][18] 2. Regional Distribution and Procurement Trends - The procurement of large medical imaging equipment remains a focus, with a trend of "volume in the west, value in the east" observed [5][19] - The central and western regions are seeing significant growth in procurement, with the central region's procurement scale exceeding 53% [26][28] 3. County Medical Community and Hospital Equipment Updates - The county medical community's bidding process is accelerating, with a significant portion of procurement occurring in tertiary hospitals, which account for 61.11% of the procurement scale [35][32] - In the first half of 2025, the procurement scale for county medical communities reached 4.3 billion yuan, while urban hospitals accounted for 4.5 billion yuan [34][33] 4. Market Performance and Subsector Trends - In the first week of August 2025, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector rose by 2.95%, outperforming the CSI 300 index by 4.7 percentage points [38] - The chemical preparation sector showed the largest increase at 5.48%, while the medical equipment sector experienced the largest decline at 1.43% [42][43]