Scivita Medical and Medtronic Enter into Strategic Cooperation Agreement

Promote the implementation and application of innovative technology of domestic endoscopes and provide leading endoscopic products and services

Suzhou Scivita Medical Technology Co., Ltd. and Medtronic (Shanghai) Management Co., Ltd. entered into a strategic cooperation agreement in Suzhou on December 23, 2020. The two parties plan to establish an all-around cooperation in the field of endoscopic innovative commercialization and strive to promote technological innovation and production services to provide leading medical endoscopy products and quality services.

Ding Lixin, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee and director of the Management Committee of Suzhou Industrial Park, Liu Hua, member of the Party Working Committee and deputy director of the Management Committee; Gu Yushao, global senior vice president and president of Greater China of Medtronic, Yu Wei, vice president of Greater China; Zhang Yi, chairman of Scivita Medical, Chen Dong, general manager and relevant leaders of Suzhou Inspection Bureau of Jiangsu Provincial Drug Administration, Suzhou Industrial Park Investment Promotion Bureau, Municipal Supervision Bureau and High-standard Free Trade Zone attended the signing ceremony.

Scivita Medical has a number of world-leading innovative technologies and products in the field of medical endoscopy. After joining hands with Medtronic, it will jointly plan comprehensive cooperation in the fields of endoscopic innovative academic activities, education and training, commercial promotion, sales and services, etc., provide Chinese medical institutions with world-leading medical endoscopic products and services.

The Medtronic Group, of which Medtronic is a part, is the world’s largest medical device company and one of the Fortune 500 companies. It supplies innovative medical products to more than 150 countries worldwide. Medtronic is a global and Chinese leader in minimally invasive surgical instruments and devices.

Settled in Suzhou Industrial Park in 2016, Scivita Medical is a high-tech innovative medical device R&D and production enterprise involving optical diagnosis and treatment, multi-dimensional imaging, high-performance materials and precision manufacturing, which has unique advantages in the research and productization of all cutting-edge technologies in the field of medical endoscopy. With the R&D and production capacity of disposable endoscopy technology, 3D endoscopy technology, 4k ultra-high definition endoscopy and fluorescence intelligent navigation technology, the company precisely grasps the real needs of the clinic in order to develop good Chinese products that are recognized by clinical experts at home and abroad by combining innovative technologies in multidisciplinary fields. In August this year, the company’s self-developed “4K ultra-high definition endoscopy camera system” became the first product in China approved by the U.S. FDA.