In 2014, mobile medical technology was definitely one of the most concerned Internet segmentation industries, and investors and entrepreneurs continued to send out news. Recently, in addition to announcing the adjustment of iHealth-related global business to the proposed independent entity (designated as iHealthInc) and the introduction of Xiaomi's $25 million investment by the new company, Jiu'an Medical also issued a plan to increase the number of plans to be raised. 8.1 billion yuan for the construction of intelligent hardware and mobile medical peripheral ecological areas.
Liu Yi, chairman of Jiu'an Medical and founder of iHealth, said in an interview that the cooperation with Xiaomi is a traditional enterprise that “self-defenseâ€.
Liu Yi said that the sales of iHealth products in China were basically “zeroâ€. The cooperation with Xiaomi was the signal that iHealth officially entered the Chinese market, and revealed that the next step is to set up an “iHealth China†independent entity.
Some analysts have told reporters that the current market structure of the mobile medical industry is too fragmented and user concentration is low, but fierce competition is conducive to product innovation, and the market may form an oligopoly in the future.
Join hands with Xiaomi to open up the domestic market
This month, Apple officially launched the iOS8 system. According to foreign media reports, due to procedural errors, the health management platform HealthKit did not synchronize with iOS8 in the first time, but this does not seem to make the mobile medical market "blackout."
"We want to be the "Apple" in the medical and health industry. At the end of July, Liu Yi revealed in an interview with the reporter that the medical device listed company that started the "branding" embraced the mobile Internet.
Ji’an Medical has been in contact with Apple since 2010 and is currently a partner of HealthKit; in the Android camp, Jiu’an Medical has found Xiaomi as an ally.
Jiu'an Medical said in the "Announcement on the Introduction of Xiaomi Investment" that Xiaomi Investment will increase the investment of iHealthInc by 25 million US dollars. After the capital increase is completed, Xiaomi Investment will hold 20% of the shares of the new company. iHealth will become Xiaomi's mobile health field. Partner. In addition, Xiaomi Investment and its related parties promise not to invest in health-based big data-based medical platforms, products or blood pressure and blood glucose measurement as a single function blood pressure and blood glucose measurement products within two years after project completion. Or company.
When asked about the specific considerations for the introduction of Xiaomi, Liu Yi told reporters that the transformation logic of Jiu'an Medical has not changed. It is still based on selling hardware as a breakthrough. After acquiring sufficient users and receiving relevant health data, it gradually formed. Supporting health care service system. The introduction of Xiaomi's investment is due to the business model and user volume of Xiaomi, which is expected to boost the progress of iHealth hardware in sales.
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