Award Announcement: CareFix Medical Wins Third Prize in AI & Medical Robotics Category (Creative Group) of the 8th China Medical Device Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

Award Announcement

On October 19, 2025, the AI & Medical Robotics Category competition of the 8th China Medical Device Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition was held in Beijing. The "Remote Automatic Six-Axis Circular Stent System", independently developed by Shanghai CareFix Medical Device Co., Ltd., stood out among numerous competing projects with its technological innovation, winning the Third Prize in the Creative Group, thereby adding a significant achievement to the innovative forces in the medical device field!

The 8th (2025)China Medical Device Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
AI & Medical Robotics Category (Creative Group)

Showdown of the Best: Numerous Projects Vie for the Pinnacle of Innovation

As a pivotal event in China's medical device sector, this year's competition was jointly organized by the National Medical Device Industry Technology Innovation Alliance, the People's Government of Changping District, Beijing, and the Beijing Medical Products Administration. Centered on the theme "Focusing on Practical Needs, Supporting Innovation and Translation Services, and Building the Industrial Ecosystem," the event featured two main tracks: the Startup Group and the Creative Group, encompassing dozens of innovative medical device projects including blood collection robots, anesthesia robots, and surgical robots.

According to official competition data, since the inaugural event in 2018, a cumulative total of 5,041 innovative projects have participated, with 588 outstanding projects winning awards at various levels. Follow-up tracking within six months post-competition indicated a total financing amount exceeding 8 billion CNY. This year's competition attracted participation from over 4,000 enterprises and investment institutions, with more than 40,000 industry experts providing on-site guidance, significantly promoting the translation of medical device research achievements into practical applications.

Mission of Innovation: Empowering Medical Progress through Technological Breakthroughs

[Image description: Chairman Liu Hongbo and an engineer delivering speeches on site]

This award not only recognizes CareFix Medical's innovative capabilities but also reflects the company's solid strength cultivated through years of deep commitment to the orthopedic medical device field. Established in 2009, Shanghai CareFix Medical Device Co., Ltd. is a specialized enterprise focusing on the R&D, production, sales, and technical services of orthopedic medical devices. The company has obtained ISO 13485 international quality system certification and passed China's Good Manufacturing Practice review for implantable and sterile medical devices. Equipped with a 100,000-class cleanroom and automated production and testing equipment, CareFix Medical has built a comprehensive laboratory system encompassing mechanical, chemical, and microbiological testing, laying a solid foundation for product quality.

As an innovative practitioner in the orthopedic medical field, CareFix Medical consistently adheres to the strategies of "Blue Ocean, Differentiation, and Focus." Through a "Medicine-Engineering Integration" model, the company extensively collaborates with experts in clinical practice, biomechanics, materials science, both domestically and internationally, to foster continuous innovation and development. To date, the company has secured 30 intellectual property certificates (including 3 invention patents), and has been honored with multiple awards including the National Science and Technology Progress Second Prize and ranking among the G60 Sci-Tech Innovation Drive Top 100. It has also established several provincial, municipal, and district-level engineering technology research centers or innovation centers. Leveraging a professional R&D team and a comprehensive sales network, the company's products cover all 31 provincial-level regions in China, have entered over 500 tertiary first-class teaching hospitals, and are exported to more than ten countries and regions, demonstrating strong market competitiveness.

Looking ahead, CareFix Medical will use this award as a new starting point. The company will continue to increase R&D investment, deepen industry-university-research-medicine collaboration, and focus on its advantageous fields such as limb orthopedics and pediatric orthopedics. Simultaneously, the company will actively expand into the global market, continuously enhance the level of Chinese orthopedic medical devices, provide superior products and services for patients with orthopedic diseases, and contribute to the high-quality development of the healthcare industry.