Post-Event Report: 64th China International Medical Equipment Fair CMEF Autumn 2010 in Shenyang

Organised by Beijing-based Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions (RSE), the second installment of the biggest medical devices show in Asia Pacific, the China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF), was held last October 12-15, 2010 at the Shenyang International Exhibition Centre (SYIEC), Shenyang, Liaoning Province, Northeast China.That the 64th CMEF-Autumn 2010 was a successful event is definitely an understatement. Consider the newly built SYIEC located at No. 9 Huizhan Road, Sujiatun District, with an area of 959,600 sqm spanning the east and west wings with four halls on each wing plus an outdoor exhibit. CMEF, only the second event held at the SYIEC, filled this huge venue with more than 2,100 exhibiting companies and country pavilions as well as thousands upon thousands of visitors from the medical industry.

CMEF at a Glance

CMEF, founded in 1979, is held twice a year-one in spring (April) and one in autumn (October). After more than 30 years of continuous innovation and self-improvement, CMEF has become the largest exhibition of medical equipment and related products and services in the Asia Pacific region. The exhibition widely covers product categories such as medical imaging, in vitro diagnostics (IVD), optics, medical electronics, first aid, dental, rehabilitation, emergency, laser, ultrasound and radiology, laboratory equipment, hospital furniture and consumables, healthcare IT, outsourcing, and medical publications. CMEF provides services to the entire medical industry chain from the source to the end-user in a direct and all-round way. Show visitors include decision-makers, medical doctors and surgeons, procurement specialists from hospitals, distributors and agents of medical equipment, laboratory technicians, and representatives from research institutes and clinical laboratories.

China's Healthcare Reform


In April 2009, the Chinese Government started its healthcare reform programme with the main goal of providing basic healthcare services to its population of more than 1.3 billion people. A joint funding by China's central and local governments, allocation will be 50% for the expansion of medical insurance, 30% for the construction of rural healthcare hospitals, and 20% for the funding of public hospitals. By the end of 2011, there will be new 2,000 county-level hospitals and 29,000 township hospitals, upgraded 5,000 township hospitals, and new or upgraded 3,700 community health centres and 11,000 community health stations. This reform programme and the billions of dollars invested on healthcare further stimulate the demand for increased medical equipment and services to cover the growing statistics of the medical devices industry in China, with 175,000 domestic hospitals and clinics, 1.6 million registered doctors and surgeons, 144,977 distributors and agents, and 12,000 medical devices manufacturers.

The CMEF Experience

Twice a year, CMEF holds an international media hosting programme for qualified medical writers and editors from the region and worldwide. This show's delegates were Annaliza Lopez (Medical Products Asia, Philippines), Sapna Choudhary (Medical Buyer, India), and Michael Reiter (Antares, Germany).

Medical Conferences


Conferences on various medical topics were held simultaneously with the medical devices exhibition. The international media attended the 2010 China International Leadership Summit for Strategic Studies in Imaging (CSSI) with this show's theme of "Total Solution for Medical Imaging in Hospital Management". Speakers were from the Chinese Government and the leadinNike Tiempo Legend