One of the world’s most influential technology gatherings, London Tech Week 2026 brought together more than 30,000 innovators, investors, entrepreneurs, and technology leaders from across the globe. Centred on the theme of shaping the future of business through technology, the event explored a wide range of topics, from artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing to life sciences and digital healthcare.
Among the event’s standout attractions was the dedicated Deep Tech Stage, which spotlighted cutting-edge breakthroughs in life sciences and healthcare innovation. It was here that Beijing Xutang Biotech, a leading Chinese health technology company, made its international debut by presenting its flagship brand, FuDe. By combining the wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with the capabilities of artificial intelligence, FuDe introduced a new paradigm for preventive health management, offering a fresh perspective on how technology can empower proactive wellness and long-term health.
Prevention Before Cure: Managing Wellness Concerns Before They Progress To Illness
A significant proportion of the global population lives in a grey area between health and disease, often experiencing fatigue, insomnia, mood fluctuations, and abdominal discomfort. While these conditions may not meet the clinical criteria for diagnosis of illness, they can gradually diminish overall well-being and quality of life.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has long embraced the concept of “preventive care,” emphasising the importance of maintaining the body’s balance before minor imbalances develop into more serious health concerns. Viewed through a modern lens, this philosophy aligns closely with the growing global interest in proactive health management—a field dedicated to helping individuals better understand, monitor, and maintain their wellbeing before clinical intervention becomes necessary.
Advances in artificial intelligence, big data, and digital health technologies are now accelerating the modernisation of TCM-based health assessment and intervention. Against this backdrop, FuDe has developed a comprehensive health management system designed to address wellbeing concerns throughout the entire wellness journey—from early identification and personalised intervention to ongoing maintenance and long-term health optimisation.
From Tradition to Technology: Digitising the “Look, Listen, Ask, and Feel” Diagnostic System
The FuDe AI TCM Four-Diagnostic Device is built around the four core diagnostic methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): observation, listening, inquiry, and pulse assessment. By capturing facial and tongue data, combined with voiceprint recognition and intelligent sensing technologies for inquiry and pulse analysis, the device digitises TCM’s traditional diagnostic process and transforms it into a data-driven health assessment experience.
At the heart of the system is a TCM large language model trained on more than one million real-world clinical cases. Leveraging this extensive knowledge base, the platform can generate personalised wellness reports and identify concerns within three to five minutes and synchronise the results directly to users’ mobile devices in real time.
Beyond its professional-grade diagnostic hardware, Xutang Biotech has expanded access to its technology through the launch of the “FuDe Traditional Chinese Medicine AI Consultation” WeChat mini-program. By streamlining its core algorithms into a user-friendly digital platform, the company aims to make wellness assessment and preventive health management more accessible and integrated in everyday life.
In an interview, academician Zhou Ning, Founder and Chairman of Xutang Biotech Group and a Lifetime Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), UK, said: “We are not trying to replace doctors with AI; rather, we are using technology to translate thousands of years of medical wisdom into a language that people can understand and apply.
He added: “Through digital technology, we have made wellness concerns more visible while making TCM assessment methods more quantifiable, standardised, and accessible. When people can clearly see potential imbalances in their overall wellbeing, they are more likely to make informed lifestyle adjustments before those concerns develop into more serious health issues.”
A Revolution in Application: “Five-Force Integration” for Full-Cycle Health Management
Another unique feature of FuDe is its “Five in One” conditioning system for wellness concerns. This system does not target specific diseases but instead aims to alleviate discomfort associated with high stress, late nights, anxiety, and other lifestyle-related factors, providing comprehensive, full-cycle health support.
The system is organised into five key components:
Tea (Tong Tiao Tea): A range of nourishing teas developed from classical TCM formulations, designed to provide daily support tailored to different wellbeing needs.
Meals (Dietary Packages): Based on the traditional principle that food and wellbeing are closely connected, this component integrates dietary choices with informed wellbeing and health awareness.
Instruments (Nano Herbal Technology): Leveraging Xutang Biotech’s proprietary nano-herbal core technology to enhance the targeted concentration and delivery of active ingredients.
Customised Formulations: Personalised “one-person-one-formula” support provided by a team of TCM practitioners with extensive expertise.
Meridians (Meridian Conditioning): Non-pharmaceutical therapies aimed at supporting the flow of qi and blood through the body’s meridian system.
These five components are not applied in isolation; rather, they work in dynamic coordination to form an integrated, closed-loop system for holistic health management
Technology Export: Eastern Wisdom Informing Global Solutions And Innovation
AI sovereignty is a critical priority in 2026, as organisations and nations scale their adoption of artificial intelligence. In the healthcare sector, autonomy, controllability, and standard-setting have become paramount. FuDe’s debut is seen as both a technological export and a cultural expression of China’s efforts to modernise traditional medicine.
“We are not merely offering a tea or a device,” said academician Zhou Ning. “What we present is a philosophy of preventive wellness — a way of thinking about how to support balance before clinical concerns arise, by encouraging attention to the body’s natural rhythms. This reflects the essence of Traditional Chinese Medicine’s emphasis on constitutional harmony.”
Starting from the Deep Tech Stage at London Olympia, Beijing Xutang Biotech describes a compelling story of how Eastern medicine and Western technology meet, interact and evolve into new possibilities. When it comes to global preventive health management, this story may only be just beginning.
