CHINA MED 2015 Will Head to Beijing in March
January 27, 2015
CHINA MED 2015, 27th International Medical Instruments and Equipment Exhibition, will return in March to the China National Convention Center in Beijing.
Certified by the Union of International Fairs (UFI), CHINA MED 2015 will be jointly organized by Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, the Health Department of the People’s Liberation Army General Logistics Department, the China World Trade Centre Co., Ltd and Huitong Xingye International Exhibition (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) is the subsidiary of Messe Düsseldorf in Germany – renowned as the organizer of MEDICA, the leading international medical trade fair worldwide.
As the only domestic medical equipment exhibition supported by MEDICA and its worldwide network, China Med has established itself as a leading event for the medical instrument and equipment industry in China.
More than 500 exhibitors will present the latest technical advances for the healthcare industry, including medical diagnostics and imaging equipment, surgical and medical electronic instruments, medical software and IT systems as well as hospital equipment and consumables. Several conferences will complement the exhibits.
The visitors at CHINA MED 2015 will come from the hospital, clinic, emergency center, medical university, rehabilitation and nursing center secto,r as well as from government and science and research institutes and will include retailers, distributors, wholesalers, importers and exporters. Buyer delegations from military and civil hospitals will be an additional benefit for the exhibitors.
CHINA MED will be held at an opportune time, with the medical technology sector growing quickly in China.
By 2015, the health expenditure is anticipated to reach 6 percent of GDP. Within the past couple of years, the market volume increased by about 30% to more than $ 21 billion. In recent years, exports of medical devices from the United States to China have been growing at double digit rates. U.S. products are estimated to account for one-third of all Chinese medical device imports.
At the last staging of CHINA MED in 2014, 545 exhibitors from 22 countries presented their products on 355,200 square feet of exhibit space. A total of 29,500 trade visitors from 40 nations participated, setting a new record with purchases worth $ 310 million.
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