National Innovation Center for Advanced Medical Devices

Name

National Innovation Center for Advanced Medical Devices

Legal name

深圳高性能医疗器械国家研究院有限公司

Website

https://nmed.org.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Device Research and Innovation Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391), Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Device Connectivity & Interoperability Middleware (MDI, EHR/HL7/FHIR Integration) (HLACAPAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Clinical Trial Informatics (EDC/CTMS/eCOA/eTMF) (HLAGAJAM), Health Informatics & Digital Health Programs (EDAHAGAJ)

Keywords

• Medical device innovation
• Medical imaging research
• In vitro diagnostics
• Biomedical engineering
• Rehabilitation informatics

Headquarters

HQ city

Shenzhen

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The center operates five interconnected medical device innovation platforms (Medical Imaging, In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Materials and Implants, Advanced Therapeutics, Rehabilitation and Health Informatics) backed by equipment platforms and a national instrument sharing facility holding 160+ large-scale instruments. It provides end-to-end R&D and translation services spanning clinical trials, global registration, standards development, testing and inspection, animal trials, engineering transformation, and pilot manufacturing for medical device companies, hospitals, and research institutions. It also administers open fund research grants supporting AI-driven smart imaging, clinical testing, and precision intervention projects.

Product overview

National High-Performance Medical Device Innovation Center (国创中心) is a national-level research and innovation platform for high-performance medical devices. The center operates five interconnected innovation platforms: Medical Imaging Center, In Vitro Diagnosis Center, Medical Materials & Implanted Devices Center, Advanced Therapeutics Center, and Rehabilitation & Health Informatics Center. These platforms are supported by comprehensive research facilities including large-scale instrument sharing platforms, ECMO重症呼吸设备研发平台 (ECMO development platform), and pilot production lines. The center conducts R&D in areas including medical imaging (MRI, CT, PET, ultrasound), in vitro diagnostics, biomedical materials, advanced therapies (plasma medicine, neural modulation), and rehabilitation technologies. It also manages open fund programs supporting AI and deep learning applications in smart medical imaging, clinical testing, and precision interventions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Imaging Center (医学影像中心) Core research platform focusing on medical imaging technologies including MRI, CT, PET, and ultrasound imaging systems and applications; targets medical researchers, hospitals, and medical device companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 17 projects funded in 2025 smart imaging technology innovation fund (third batch)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mindray Bio-medical Electronics Co., Ltd. (迈瑞生物医疗电子股份有限公司)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMindray is a leading Chinese medical device company and strategic alliance partner of the National Innovation Center for Advanced Medical Devices, collaborating on medical device innovation and industrialization.
• United Imaging Healthcare (联影医疗)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Imaging Healthcare is a strategic alliance partner collaborating on medical imaging technology innovation including MR, CT, PET-CT and PET/MR systems.
• Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (中科院深圳先进技术研究院, SIAT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIAT is the primary institutional host and research collaborator, with multiple joint research teams and shared facilities. The center is co-located at SIAT's campus. Multiple joint research achievements have been published including in Medical Image Analysis, Science Advances, and other top journals.
• Naton Medical (北京纳通科技集团)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNaton is a strategic alliance partner of the National Innovation Center, contributing to medical device innovation and industrial ecosystem development.
• Tuoren Group (驼人控股集团)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTuoren Group is a strategic alliance partner contributing to medical device innovation ecosystem development.
• Beijing Tianzhiheng Medical Technology (和义广业)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance partner supporting medical device industry information and innovation ecosystem.
• Lifetech Medical (先健科技)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance partner in the medical device innovation ecosystem.
• Harbin Institute of Technology (哈尔滨工业大学)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating university partner contributing to medical device R&D through joint research programs.
• Shenzhen Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection (深圳市计量质量检测研究院, SMQ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance partner for standards development and quality inspection of medical devices.
• Medical Device Technical Review Alliance (医疗器械技术审评检查大湾区分中心)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborative partner for medical device technical review and inspection in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
• China Academy of Inspection and Quarantine (中国检验检疫科学研究院, CAIQ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance partner for inspection and quarantine related to medical devices.
• National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (中国食品药品检定研究院, NIFDC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational regulatory partner for food and drug control standards and testing.
• National Medical Products Administration (国家药品监督管理局, NMPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary regulatory authority and strategic alliance partner for medical device standards, registration and regulatory oversight.
• CBmed ( Austrian Academy of Sciences / Celling/Bioscience)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational strategic alliance partner from Austria, expanding the center's international collaborative network in medical device innovation.
• Tsinghua University School of Medicine (清华大学医学院)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating university partner on medical imaging research. Joint research with Wang Congzhi researcher on deep learning-based fast ultrasound image reconstruction, published in Medical Image Analysis journal.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GE HealthCare: Global medical imaging incumbent whose 3.0T MRI, PET-MR, and ultrasound portfolios directly overlap with the center's research platforms; represents the global benchmark the center's alliance partners (United Imaging, Mindray) are competing against.
• Siemens Healthineers: Global medical imaging leader with MRI, CT, and ultrasound systems comparable to the center's research instrumentation; sets the international standard for the imaging technologies the center's open fund programs support and develop.
• United Imaging Healthcare: Leading Chinese medical imaging OEM and strategic alliance partner of the center; overlaps directly in MR, CT, PET-CT, and PET/MR research and productization, making it both a commercialization channel and a potential competitor in translating center research to market.
• Mindray: Largest Chinese medical device company and strategic alliance partner; comparable in broad medical device R&D scope across patient monitoring, IVD, and imaging, providing both collaboration synergies and competitive overlap in commercializing center innovations.
• Lifetech Medical: Strategic alliance partner specializing in interventional and implantable medical devices; directly comparable to the center's Medical Materials & Implanted and Interventional Devices Center, with overlapping R&D priorities in minimally invasive and implantable technologies.
• Naton Medical: Strategic alliance partner and orthopedic/medical device company with comparable materials and implant R&D focus; the center's Medical Materials & Implanted Devices Center shares substantial technology overlap with Naton's product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Tsinghua University School of Medicine: Core academic partner collaborating on joint medical imaging research (e.g., deep learning ultrasound reconstruction with researcher Wang Congzhi, published in Medical Image Analysis); comparable as a high-tier Chinese biomedical research institution feeding the national medical device innovation ecosystem.
• Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT): Direct institutional peer and co-location partner of the National Innovation Center for Advanced Medical Devices; SIAT is the Chinese Academy of Sciences research institute that hosts the center and shares research teams, facilities, and joint publications across medical imaging, biomedical engineering, and robotics.

Others

• Harbin Institute of Technology: Collaborating university partner contributing to the center's medical device R&D through joint research programs; comparable as a top-tier Chinese technical university feeding engineering talent and applied research into the national medical device innovation ecosystem.

Regional players

• CBmed (Austrian Center for Biomarker Research): Austria-based international strategic alliance partner expanding the center's collaborative network into European clinical biomarker and translational research; comparable as a translational biomedicine research platform serving regional industry partners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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