Cell-engineering centre
A GMP-certified cell-research and cell-preparation centre — the hospital's technological heart.
Boao Lecheng · Hainan, China
Boao Worldlight Hospital (博鳌未来医院)
A precision-medicine research hospital in the international Boao Lecheng pilot zone — one of the few places in the world with a special legal regime for advanced medicine. Founded in 2015, it runs on a “1+X” model: a single platform unites seven specialist centres — from cell engineering and precision oncology to women's health, rare diseases and a premium check-up.
About the hospital
The hospital in numbers
- Founded in 2015
One of the first hospitals to open in the Boao Lecheng pilot zone; operating to the Tier-3 hospital standard (三级).
- 26,841 m², 200 beds
Its own campus (40 mu). The cell-engineering centre is the largest cell-research and cell-preparation centre in the zone.
- 150+ specialists
Including 20+ medical technologists, 10+ senior-grade physicians and 50+ nurses.
- Real-World Data (RWD) platform
22 drugs and devices are included in the zone's real-world-data pilot, some already approved — a mechanism for early, lawful access.
Structure
Seven specialist centres
Under one roof — world-class fields built around precision and regenerative medicine.
Precision-oncology centre
Precise diagnostics and interventional techniques; decisions are made by a multidisciplinary team (MDT).
Women's and children's health
In partnership with the Hainan Provincial Center for Women's and Children's Health.
Rare-disease centre
Access to drugs approved abroad (FDA / EMA) through the pilot zone's special regime.
Prevention and recovery
Sub-centres: sub-health management, international nutrition, prevention, regenerative aesthetics, reproductive recovery.
Premium check-up
Comprehensive diagnostics and personal health management — the first step of any programme.
Neurorehabilitation
Support for the nervous system's recovery processes — by indication.
The “1+X” model
A single platform and its partners
The hospital is built on a “1+X” model: one medical platform unites specialist centres and strong institutional partners.
- Hainan Provincial People's Hospital
- Hainan Provincial Center for Women's and Children's Health
- Wijian Pharmaceutical Group (Hong Kong)
- Shengnuo — international treatment coordination
Laboratory
Cell-engineering centre
This is the hospital's technological heart. Built in 2017 and certified to GMP standards: an area of 2,460 m² with over 1,000 pieces of equipment from global brands — the largest cell-research and cell-preparation centre in the zone.
Clean rooms of classes A / B / C / D and a cell cryostorage. The research team includes professors from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and experts in cell and gene therapy.
Boao Lecheng
A special legal regime and a real-world-data platform
Why what isn't yet available in most markets is available here.
The zone was established in 2013 by a decision of the PRC State Council. In 2020 a dedicated pilot-zone law was adopted: it expressly permits the zone's medical institutions to conduct research and clinical use of stem and immune cells, monoclonal antibodies, gene therapy and tissue engineering (Art. 19), encourages the use of Real-World Data to speed up the registration of drugs and devices (Art. 20), and allows urgent imported drugs to be pre-stored in a bonded warehouse so they can be used immediately after approval (Art. 24).
That is why what isn't yet available at home is available here. According to the zone, 22 drugs and medical devices are included in the real-world-data study, and some have already been approved for use. Through a “green corridor,” innovations approved in the US, EU or Japan arrived here ahead of nationwide registration — from targeted drugs and monoclonal antibodies to treatments for rare diseases.
Access to any drug or method is strictly by medical indication and the physician's decision.
Trust
Accreditations, licences and certificates
Access to an advanced method is valuable only when it's backed by discipline and verifiable quality — here are the credentials of the hospital and its infrastructure.
Tier-3 hospital standard (三级)
The highest tier in China's hospital classification — managed to the 三级 standard.
GMP — cell-products laboratory
Cell preparation to the international GMP standard with multi-stage quality control.
ISO 15189 laboratory accreditation
The international standard for the quality and competence of medical laboratories.
Pilot-zone licence (PRC State Council)
Official status and licences in the Boao Lecheng zone, established by State Council decision in 2013.
Liability insurance
The hospital's liability-insurance policy — additional legal protection for the patient.
Certified equipment
Including a Japanese plasma-purification device (DFPP) and imported equipment admitted through the zone's regime.
Specialists' patents
The centre's physicians hold their own patents — for example, an implantation needle for micro-sources (2021).
Real-World Data (RWD) platform
22 drugs and devices in the real-world-data pilot — a mechanism for the accelerated, lawful admission of innovation.
The hospital
What it looks like
Boao Worldlight Hospital · Boao Lecheng cluster, Hainan (9 Kangxiang Street) · tel. 400-891-3323.
The cluster on film
The Boao Lecheng cluster — on film
The official film about the medical zone: its infrastructure, specialist centres and technologies.
The film is narrated in Chinese.
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