ERIK JIVMARK
DIGITAL HEALTHCARE
developed urban areas outside the country ' s major conurbations where healthcare is generally less accessible.
Amid this challenging medical environment, AI-powered digital health platforms, such as AQ, are increasingly being positioned as a digital bridge enabling improved access to medical advice, streamlined triage and reducing pressure on overstretched medical teams.
Other major Chinese tech companies have joined the digital healthcare ecosystem, including Baidu, Tencent and ByteDance, and have built online medical consultation tools, appointment scheduling infrastructure and medical AI chatbots.
However, Ant Group possesses a unique advantage: its platforms have hosted hospital appointment and payment systems for a number of years, while many Chinese citizens access their medical insurance accounts through AliPay.
“ China isn’ t waiting around for AI in healthcare to prove itself somewhere else first”
Erik Jivmark CEO Sleep Cycle
A healthcare innovation testbed? Many have touted China as a strong candidate to become an international testbed for healthcare innovation and AI-powered healthcare technologies.
China has already emerged as the world’ s second-largest medtech market, while its AI healthcare market is expected to exceed RMB100bn( US $ 14.7bn) by 2030.
A perfect storm of strong government support for digital healthcare and AI, a vast, ageing population and strong existing digital infrastructure means China has the potential to become a
ERIK JIVMARK
TITLE: CEO COMPANY: SLEEP CYCLE INDUSTRY: HEALTH TECH LOCATION: SWEDEN
Erik’ s career spans nearly twenty years in technology. Before leading Sleep Cycle, Erik held positions at Accenture and Volvo Cars, where he developed digital platforms and tackled complex technical challenges.
92 September 2026