In 2023, China's pharmaceutical equipment industry will develop towards the goal of "automation, intelligence and digitalization"

Overview of pharmaceutical equipment industry

1. Definition and classification of pharmaceutical equipment

Pharmaceutical equipment refers to the mechanical equipment and packaging materials used for pharmaceutical production, testing, packaging and other technological purposes; Pharmaceutical equipment industry refers to the industry engaged in pharmaceutical equipment manufacturing, which has a specific position in the pharmaceutical industry, in the upstream position of the industry, is one of the important components of the pharmaceutical industry. The demand of pharmaceutical equipment industry belongs to rigid demand, and does not have obvious cyclical and seasonal characteristics.

2. Development history of pharmaceutical equipment industry

China's pharmaceutical equipment industry started to develop since the 1970s, with the progress of China's pharmaceutical industry, some small pharmaceutical machine factories came into being, mainly for the pharmaceutical industry to provide simple equipment and spare parts. By the mid-1980s, there were only more than 30 pharmaceutical equipment manufacturers in China, and their product varieties were relatively small. By the mid-1990s, China has more than 400 pharmaceutical equipment manufacturing enterprises, the production of pharmaceutical equipment specifications reached more than 1,100, but because the enterprise is generally small, and the technical strength is weak, the added value of the product is not high, the development is slow. The future pharmaceutical equipment industry has a broad potential space, coupled with policy drive, is expected to achieve a double breakthrough in high-end and localization.

Second, the development of pharmaceutical equipment industry related policies

In recent years, the state has issued policies such as the "13th Five-Year Plan for the Development of biological Industry" and "Made in China 2025" to promote the development of China's biopharmaceutical equipment industry. Under the background of "consistency evaluation", "volume procurement", "encouragement of new drug research and development", and "medical insurance negotiation", drug innovation has become the main theme of the development of the pharmaceutical industry, and it has become the development trend of the industry to help pharmaceutical companies optimize and improve the process, reduce the cost of research and development and production, and realize the safety, autonomy and control of the upstream supply chain of the pharmaceutical industry. Continue to promote the development of the industry.

Third, pharmaceutical equipment industry chain

1, pharmaceutical equipment industry chain

The pharmaceutical equipment industry is in a relatively upstream position in the entire pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, which plays a crucial role in the development of the national pharmaceutical industry. The upstream industry chain of pharmaceutical equipment industry includes steel, parts and components used in production equipment, polymer materials, etc., and the downstream main application areas include pharmaceutical enterprises (biological drugs, traditional Chinese medicine, chemical drugs), scientific research institutions and laboratories of universities and colleges.

2, pharmaceutical equipment downstream industry analysis

With the continuous development of the global economy, the increase of the total population of the world, the improvement of the aging degree of society and the continuous improvement of the health awareness of residents, the promotion of the urbanization construction of new countries and the continuous improvement of the medical security system of various countries, the global drug market has a continuous growth trend. Globally, the pharmaceutical industry has become an integral part of the health care system. In 2022, the operating income of China's pharmaceutical manufacturing industry was 2.91 trillion yuan, basically the same as that in 2021, and the growth rate was 18.4 percentage points lower than that in 2021; The total profit reached 0.43 trillion yuan, down 32.0% year-on-year due to the impact of the epidemic.

Fourth, the global pharmaceutical equipment industry status analysis

The growing demand for drugs worldwide has driven the steady growth of the pharmaceutical equipment market, and the market size of the global pharmaceutical equipment industry has increased from about 146.7 billion yuan in 2015 to 238.5 billion yuan in 2020, with a compound annual growth rate of 10.21% during the period, and is expected to reach 306.9 billion yuan in 2023.

V. Analysis of the current situation of China's pharmaceutical equipment industry

1. Market size of China's pharmaceutical equipment industry

The rapid development of the pharmaceutical industry has led to an increase in the demand for pharmaceutical machinery and equipment, and has also brought new challenges and development opportunities for the pharmaceutical equipment industry. According to the data, the scale of China's pharmaceutical equipment market increased from 30.7 billion yuan in 2016 to 66.4 billion yuan in 2022, an increase of 35.7 billion yuan compared with 2016.