On November 16-17, 2018, sponsored by Shanghai Jiaotong University, the National Research Center for Rehabilitation Aids, the Strategic Alliance for Technological Innovation of Shanghai Rehabilitation Aids and Elderly Welfare Industry, T-Bright (Kunshan) Biotechnology Co., Ltd, The 'Fourth International Conference on Clinical Transformation of Advanced Technologies in Rehabilitation Medicine and Rehabilitation Engineering' and the 'First Summit Forum on Clinical Transformation of Advanced Technologies in 3D Printing and Medical Robotics' jointly organized by the People's Government of Bacheng Town, Kunshan City, were grandly held in Kunshan Crown International Convention and Exhibition Hotel.
With the theme of 'medical 3D printing and intelligent rehabilitation in the digital era', this conference focuses on the international frontier research fields such as biological 3D printing, 3D printing prosthetics and orthotics technology, upper and lower limb rehabilitation robots, medical surgical robots, etc. Through the collision between medical ecological industry chains, it shares the most advanced frontier technologies at home and abroad, and explores the innovative transformation mode and industrial development path of digital medicine and intelligent rehabilitation.
Dai Qilong, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Mei Zhe, Deputy Director of Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau, Fu Daxu, Director of the Biomedical Technology Industry Promotion Center of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, Fan Zhijin, Director of the Certification and Evaluation Center of Shanghai Food and Drug Administration, Zhang Xiaoyu, Deputy Director of the National Technical Committee for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons and Standardization of Special Equipment, Yang Jing, Secretary General of the 3D Printing Special Committee of China Medical Device Industry Association Professor Wang Jinwu, Vice President and Secretary of Shanghai Rehabilitation Alliance, Zhang Qiang, Director of Orthopedics Department of Beijing Ditan Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, Tang Lei, Director of Digital Human and Digital Medicine Research Institute of Southern Medical University, Yue Guanghui, Director of the Kessler Foundation Ergonomics Center of the United States, and Shane Barton, Director of Orthopedics Department of Louisiana State University Medical Center Professor Yu Wenwei, director of the Department of Rehabilitation Engineering of Chiba University in Japan, and nearly 300 representatives of well-known universities, hospitals, research institutes, medical rehabilitation institutions and industry at home and abroad attended the meeting.
Li Hui, Vice Mayor of Kunshan City, Gu Wenhua, Secretary of the Party Committee of Bacheng Town, Wang Ye, Mayor of the town and other major leaders of relevant departments of Kunshan City, Zheng Qingen, General Manager of T-Bright (Kunshan) Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and others attended the opening ceremony.
Since its establishment in 2015, Shanghai Rehabilitation Alliance has 124 governing units, forming an ecological chain of 'industry, education, research and medical management' integrating university research institutes, hospitals, enterprises and managers. T-Bright (Kunshan) Biotechnology Co., Ltd., as a new governing unit of the Alliance, was awarded a license.
Dai Kirong, academician of the CAE Member, on behalf of Shanghai Rehabilitation League, awarded the bronze medal of 'Shanghai Rehabilitation League - Industrial Innovation and Transformation (Kunshan) Base' to Wang Ye, mayor of Bacheng Town.
T-Bright (Kunshan) Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Jiaotong University jointly built a joint laboratory of '3D printing absorbable orthopaedic implants', introduced Academician Dai Kirong's team, jointly developed bioactive 3D printing absorbable bone repair implants, and carried out industrialization. Dai Qirong, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Li Hui, vice mayor of Kunshan City, Gu Wenhua, secretary of the Party Committee of Bacheng Town, and Yang Guoyuan, vice president of the Med-X Research Institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University witnessed the signing.
It is expected that through academic exchanges and industrial collisions during the conference, more new ideas and perspectives on the clinical transformation of rehabilitation medicine and rehabilitation engineering will be formed, which will help the development of digital medicine and rehabilitation medical equipment industry, build a community of medicine and industry, and promote the prosperity and development of China's rehabilitation industry.