The world's top 7 in the in vitro diagnostic, cardiovascular, medical imaging, and life science industries, the top 3 in the oral industry, the world's top three radiotherapy giants and three major genetic testing companies, all of them have arrived; the top 5 global orthopedics have come to 4, the top 15 global medical devices have come to 12; nearly 350 companies from 33 countries and regions, the "content" of the world's top 500 companies is more than 20%.
At the fourth EXPO, the medical exhibition area took the lead in "going out of the circle" with the "strongest in history" lineup.
With more quantity and quality, a number of the world's top exhibits in the medical exhibition area focus on the most cutting-edge areas such as anti-epidemic, attracting global attention.
The "most cattle" oral drug for new crown pneumonia
At this year's Expo, the most eye-catching drug is the antiviral oral drug molnupiravir for patients with new crown pneumonia.
Developed by Merck and Ridgeback, the oral drug has been shown in controlled experiments to reduce the risk of hospitalization or death in mild to moderate patients by approximately 50%.
Merck is submitting marketing applications to a number of regulators around the world, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Booth staff said that as recently as November 4, the drug had been approved in the UK and was about to be launched.
"We urgently need antiviral treatments that can be used at home so that COVID-19 patients don't have to go to the hospital." The president of Ridgeback believes that since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, a variety of vaccines and therapies have been developed, but oral drugs are still blank.
The "most cattle" oral COVID-19 drug is a ribonucleoside analogue that inhibits the replication of a variety of RNA viruses, including the causative agent of the new coronavirus (SARS-cov-2).
The researchers explain that its role is to insert itself into the virus's RNA, causing the virus to mutate.
The "fastest" vaccination
From making an appointment to band-aiding your arm, it only takes half a minute to get vaccinated once. As soon as the so-called "fastest" vaccination system appeared at Sanofi's booth, it became a "fragrant feast" for the audience to enter the seat.
The smart unmanned vaccination cabin jointly launched by Sanofi Pasteur and Olive Branch Health has a cute name - "Miao Xiaobai", because the vaccination registration, pre-inspection, disinfection, vaccination and other links are integrated into one cockpit, saving a lot of time.
The reporter noticed that on the right side of the cockpit, there is an oval hole, after the inoculator sits up, the cockpit will automatically adjust to the appropriate position, at this time, as long as the arm is attached to the hole, the injection can be completed.
"We have calculated that vaccination through the traditional way, from appointment to completion, it takes five or six minutes to sit in 'Miao Xiaobai', on average, as long as about 35 seconds." A person from the marketing department of Sanofi Pasteur said that after improving the efficiency of vaccination, it will provide strong support for mass vaccination.
At present, "Miao Xiaobai" is still a concept machine, and if it can pass the audit of ethics and safety in the future, it will have great market potential.
At the Expo last year, "Miao Xiaobai" was still a concept inoculation room, and the Expo witnessed the growth of the idea.
"Most accurate" nucleic acid testing
A small "refrigerator" appeared in the center of the Thermo Fisher Fly booth, and the gray shell black door looked ordinary, but it was one of the "treasures of the town hall" of the Thermo Fly booth at the Ciie Expo this year.
"Nucleic acid testing results in an hour and a half, looking at the world, this is the most accurate and fastest digital PCR system, which can achieve absolute quantification." Thermo Fisher Scientific genetic sequencing related field experts said that this "quant studio absolute Q digital PCR system" was just listed in the United States in mid-September this year, this expo is its Chinese debut, only the first day, there are viewers can't wait to buy it back.
In layman's terms, the main "cow" of this equipment can give accurate answers on its own, rather than needing to compare standard references like traditional equipment, and can also give relatively accurate test results for poor quality detection objects.
At the same time, one device integrates the functions that can only be achieved by multiple traditional equipment such as droplet generation, PCR amplification, and data issuance, which greatly reduces the detection cost.
"The whole process is a bit like making a pixel painting with up to 20,000 dots (microvias)." Thermo Fisher Scientific said that through pressure, nucleic acid substances are punched into these points and become independent molecules.
The "brain" of the device then calculates the specific value based on the "image" composed of the point, which is especially accurate in judging whether the nucleic acid test result is "false positive" or "false negative".
In addition to viral detection, the device can also be used for early cancer screening, monitoring and evaluation of efficacy.
"The most cute" X-ray machine
In the Siemens Medical exhibition area, a "giraffe" attracted the attention of the crowd. This mobile X-ray machine is decorated with the appearance of a long giraffe, and the long arms are outstretched, as if the giraffe sticks out its head to greet everyone, "cute" a lot of viewers.
Since the initial emergency import assistance to Hubei in the early days of the epidemic, more than 100 "giraffes" have been "glowing fever" in the designated treatment hospitals and fever clinics of new crown pneumonia, which not only allows doctors to easily obtain reliable diagnostic images, but also brings warmth and laughter to patients with its cute appearance.
The machine is an antimicrobial safe mobile X-ray machine from Siemens, capable of capturing high-definition images comparable to fixed X-ray machines, resembling a giraffe's neck with a wireless arm that resists germs and infections.
Its flexible design is unobstructed, making it easy to push by pressing the lever and can be applied to a variety of scenarios, including isolation wards.
"The cute appearance allows the child under examination to be less fearful, and the ultra-light weight makes it easy to move anywhere." According to the product manager of Siemens, after the X-ray machine is loaded into the square cabin car, it can also be transported to remote areas with scarce medical resources such as Tibet and Xinjiang to benefit local patients.
Column editor-in-chief: Chen Xisha Title image Source: Chen Xisha Photo
Source: Author: Chen Xisha Xia Jieyi