On June 17th of 2009, the Strategic Alliance of Technological Innovation in China Medical Device Industry (or the Alliance) held the Inaugural Ceremony in Beijing. Representatives from MOST and Ministry of Health, and more than 200 representatives of the alliance member organizations attended the ceremony. LIU Yanhua, Vice-Minister of Science and Technology,  addressed the event.

The Alliance aims to integrate the innovation resources of member organizations, including advantageous enterprises, research institutes, universities, medical and health institutions, experts, societies and associations, bring together innovation elements such as technology, talents, funds and information, and establish a closely-knit strategic community, in order to enable giant leaps in China’s medical device industry as a whole.