The 12th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Medical Science and Technology

The website of the Ministry of Science and Technology announced on the 15th the 12th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Medical Science and Technology. The "Plan" proposes to develop new biomedicine strategic emerging industries based on the development of major new drugs, medical devices, and modernization of traditional Chinese medicine, improve the localization capability of mid-to-high-end medical products, increase industrial scale and technological competitiveness, and promote economic development, Improve medical service capabilities to provide industrial support.

The "Planning" pointed out that accelerating the development of medical science and technology, to meet the people's growing health needs, improve the public health protection level, support the smooth implementation of the reform of the medical and health system, cultivate and develop strategic emerging industries of biomedicine, and effectively improve people's livelihood services, and It is of great significance to improve the national innovation system and build an innovative country. According to the document, medicine has gradually become an important engine for promoting the integration and integration of biology, materials, information, and engineering disciplines. The development of medical science and technology has entered an important period of strategic opportunities.

The "Planning" pointed out that the improvement of the health level has become one of the important indicators for measuring and evaluating the social development of various countries. Many countries have already started their health strategies and are implementing them. The proportion of medical scientific research investment has been increasingly strengthened. National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding accounts for more than one-third of the US non-national defense research funding, reaching US$31.2 billion in 2010 and maintaining a sustained growth trend; the United Kingdom plans to develop cancer and other diseases within 10 years. Invested 15 billion pounds. No matter whether it is the total amount of funds invested or the proportion of science and technology funds, there is still a big gap between China’s investment in medical science and technology and developed countries. To this end, China will further increase scientific and technological investment in the medical field and accelerate the development of medical science and technology.

The overall goal of the "Planning" is to initially establish a new national medical science and technology innovation system that is suitable for China's characteristics, such as openness and integration, mechanism innovation, and integrated research, with a focus on conquering new technologies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and health care. New products, develop a number of new programs for comprehensive prevention and control, standardization and individualized diagnosis and treatment, promote a batch of innovative technologies and products suitable for the community and rural grassroots, effectively improve disease prevention and treatment technology and medical service capabilities, and enhance public emergency The response to health incidents and their prevention and control capabilities provide effective scientific and technological support for the effective reduction of disease hazards and improvement of national health standards.

"Planning" also put forward detailed "technical goals" and "capacity goals." If we strive to break through 20-30 cutting-edge, key technologies and transform them into applications, we will achieve original breakthroughs and independent innovation in certain areas; we will focus on the development of 30-50 comprehensive disease treatment programs and new diagnostic technologies, and systematically establish and improve national medical science and technology. Innovation system and so on.