Are you looking to pursue the next breakthrough in medical device R&D and Manufacturing? 2026 Medtec China is your ideal window and platform. As Asia’s leading medical device supply chain expo, Medtec China connects global innovative medical device manufacturers with high-quality suppliers. Join us at Medtec China in Shanghai this year in September to explore the latest in medical device manufacturing and secure your place in the future of healthcare technology.
About Medtec China
Medtec China is Asia’s leading medical device supply chain expo — from R&D to commercial manufacturing. From September 1-3, 2026, the exhibition will once again be held grandly in Shanghai New International Expo Center(Pudong) in Shanghai, China, covering an exhibition area of 47,000 m2, and bringing together over 1,100 premium exhibitors and more than 93,000 professional visitors from around the world.
Medtec China is professionally operated by Informa, the world’s leading B2B exhibition organizer. It was introduced in China from MD&M, Los Angeles, in 2005 for its first edition since 2003. It has now developed over 20 years of history.
Medtec China’s core differentiating advantage lies in its deep focus on the upstream design and manufacturing links of medical devices, precisely matching diverse needs across the global medical device sector. Medtec China creates a comprehensive platform that inspires innovation and delivers solutions for global finished medical device companies, hospitals, and healthcare institutions, as well as upstream supply chain enterprises. Mainly the Management, R&D, Process/manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Purchasing/Supply Chain departments.
Why 2026 Medtec China is an Unmissable Industry Event
- For Global Exhibitors: Medtec China offers an efficient platform and window to enter the Chinese market and secure potential orders. China sees rapid growth in sub-sectors like active or passive implantable devices, rehabilitation devices, and surgical robots. This allows precise capture of market opportunities.
- For Global Professional Visitors: Medtec China provides a unique one-stop procurement and communication opportunity. It fully meets diverse needs in medical device R&D, manufacturing, and global market expansion.
A Review of Chinese Successful Medical Device Cases
Leading Across Finished Products, Supply Chain, and Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration
1) End-Product Side:
Since 2014, China’s medical device industry has grown rapidly, and from 2023, China has become the world’s second-largest medical device market. On the finished-product side, it has achieved a leap from “import substitution” to “global export.”
- NanoVision Technology — the world’s first Phased-Array CT Scanner, 2025 (clinical launch)
- United Imaging Healthcare — uMR Jupiter 5.0T, the world’s first whole-body ultra-high field 5.0T MRI, 2023 (product release)
- MicroPort® MedBot — Toumai® Remote Surgical System, approved in nearly 10 countries, reaching over 40% of the global population, 2025
2) Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration:
Breakthroughs in medical device R&D and manufacturing in China come not only from companies but also from universities, hospitals, and research institutes.
- Top domestic universities, such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, provide core technological support to enterprises while cultivating a large pool of professionals in medical research and industry.
- Hospitals, such as Peking Union Medical College Hospital, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, and Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, collaborate with universities and enterprises to conduct clinical testing and optimization, promoting the clinical application of research outcomes.
- Leading medical device companies, such as Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Stryker, United Imaging, Mindray, and MicroPort, actively engage with research resources from universities and hospitals and drive the industrialization of research outcomes. They transform core technologies and clinical needs into market-competitive products.
3) Supply Chain End:
Autonomous and controllable medical device supply chains are the core guarantee for high-quality industry development. China has continuously tackled challenges in medical core components, achieving breakthroughs in domestic production of multiple key parts, breaking foreign monopolies, and becoming a core supplier to top global medical device companies.
- Double Medical Technology Inc. — Medical high-precision ceramics, key global orthopedic implant supplier
- Western Superconducting Technologies Co., Ltd. — NbTi superconducting wire for MRI, supports domestic 3.0T/5.0T
- iRay Technology — Medical imaging detectors, world’s 3rd largest supplier (>300K units, 80+ countries)
Medtec China
If you are committed to developing cutting-edge medical device designs, seeking reliable medical device manufacturing partners, or exploring the latest medical device R&D advancements, 2026 Medtec China is unmissable.
Visit the Medtec China official website for more details. We look forward to meeting you at our exhibition at Shanghai New International Expo Center(Pudong) from 1st to 3rd September.
