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Medtronic invests in China’s Pulnovo

Pulnovo Medical, a China-based medtech company developing treatments for pulmonary hypertension and heart failure, has raised $100 million in an oversubscribed round led by Medtronic, the world’s largest medtech company.

April 23, 2026

AstraZeneca plans to invest $15 billion in China

Global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is set to make a $15 billion investment in China through 2030 to expand its manufacturing and research and development capabilities in the country.

February 5, 2026

Bupa Hong Kong expands coverage to 3,600 hospitals in mainland China

Bupa Hong Kong, the Chinese division of multinational health insurer and provider Bupa, is massively expanding its coverage in mainland China, with a new scheme covering 3,600 hospitals across the country. The company is simultaneously expanding coverage to 3,000 ‘service points’ on the island of Hong Kong.

December 11, 2025

Interview with Maximilian Peschel (Silver Mountain Capital and Artemed SE) on hospital privatisations in China

Maximilian Peschel has been based in China since April 2025, working for Chinese healthcare investment firm Silver Mountain Group and German hospital group Artemed SE on a hospital privatisation project in Chongqing. In an interview with HBI, he discussed the project, and the challenges and opportunities for foreign investors looking to enter China’s hospital sector.

July 24, 2025

China bans EU medical device imports in tit-for-tat move

China has responded tit-for-tat against the EU’s decision to ban China from selling medical devices to EU governments, barring EU medical device producers from selling to Chinese government hospitals.

July 10, 2025

Ant Group’s AI healthcare push in China: a growing direct-to-consumer opportunity for European investors

China’s expanding digital health sector, driven by advances in AI technology and rising consumer demand for virtual medical services, presents growing opportunities for European investors seeking to enter the market.

July 3, 2025

FREE BLOG Standout themes from HBI’s Asia report

We’re about to release a Special Report on healthcare investment in Asia. The report offers a comprehensive overview of the dynamics, trends and opportunities in the healthcare markets of eight hugely important countries in the region: China, India, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

July 3, 2025

CVC, KKR and Macquarie shortlisted to acquire minority stake in Luz Saúde

Private equity firms CVC Capital Partners, KKR, and Macquarie, have been shortlisted to compete for a minority stake of Luz Saúde, one of Portugal’s largest private healthcare groups. Fidelidade reportedly intends to sell between 30% and 49% of Luz Saúde, with the receipt of binding offers expected in July, and the deal to close before […]

June 26, 2025

EU bans Chinese med tech companies from public tenders, but private hospitals still allowed to buy from China

The EU Commission is banning EU member state governments from purchasing medical devices from Chinese companies. The ban applies to all public procurement contracts worth more than €5 million, but does not apply to private hospitals.

June 20, 2025

Bupa Hong Kong expands into mainland China with hospital partnerships

The Hong Kong division of multinational private health insurer and provider Bupa is expanding its direct settlement scheme into mainland China by partnering with four Chinese private hospital groups that operate in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area. The move comes after Bupa Group withdrew from the country in 2023, and after the Chinese government decided to open up certain regions to foreign healthcare investment in 2024.

June 5, 2025

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