High-end instrumentation industry welcomes development opportunities

2013 has already become a thing of the past, but food safety, environmental pollution and other incidents still touch our sensitive nerves, which brings vigilance to the industry and also brings opportunities. Entering 2014, China is stepping up efforts to solve these problems and the high-end instrumentation market will also face more significant policy opportunities.

The government has invested major special funds during the 12th Five-Year Plan to jointly support the development of scientific instruments

The Ministry of Science and Technology issued the “12th Five-Year Plan” for the development of scientific research conditions. The plan clearly points out the need to strengthen the development and application of scientific instruments and equipment, including new principles, new methods and new technologies of scientific instruments and equipment, leading-edge scientific instruments and equipment, general scientific instruments and equipment, special scientific instruments and equipment, key components and supporting systems for scientific instruments and equipment. , Scientific equipment (devices) secondary development of 6 major directions.

In order to ensure major special projects, the government allocated funds to support the implementation of the "863" plan and the "973" plan, and promote the construction of scientific research capabilities of key national laboratories and research institutes, and guarantee scientific research work for the public welfare industry. Fully support the development of major scientific instruments and equipment.

In addition, in accordance with the "Regulations on the Management of Special National Funds for Scientific Instruments and Equipment Development (Trial)", the fund committee allocates 500 million yuan of special funds each year, and the Ministry of Science and Technology allocates 800 million yuan each year.

Encourage the procurement of domestic scientific instruments, and government procurement is tilted towards domestic instruments

On January 17, 2010, the State Administration of Taxation issued a “Administrative Measures on the Tax Rebate for the Purchase of Domestically-Manufactured Equipment by R&D Institutions” (Guo Shui Fa [2010] No. 9 (hereinafter referred to as the Measures)), and the domestic foreign-funded R&D institutions or centers purchased domestically. Equipment, starting from July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010 (based on the time of VAT invoice issued), a full refund of value-added tax policy. For this foreign-funded R&D institution or center to purchase domestically-manufactured equipment, tax rebates can be made. This is a new round of adjustment made by China in order to encourage scientific research and technological development, promote scientific and technological progress, and provide preferential tax policies. The continued tilt of the policy in 2014 will greatly encourage domestic instruments.

After the reform of food and drug supervision is completed, the purchase of testing instruments is expected to accelerate

On March 26, 2013, the General Office of the State Council printed and distributed the “Three-determined” plan of the State Food and Drug Administration. The former State Food and Safety Administration, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, and the original Food and Drug Administration immediately launched relevant agencies, personnel, assets, etc. Transfer, handover. As of the end of May, the functions, personnel, and business process specifications of the various departments and bureaus of the Directorate General were basically in place, and they officially began to perform their duties. The basic completion of the top-level design at the national level and the “leadership” of the regulatory system have laid a solid foundation for the reform of the regulatory system at all levels in the country.