To accelerate interdisciplinary studies and cooperation with local institutions, two CAS institutes, the Institute of Zoology (IOZ), and the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, have joined hands with the Central Hospital for Gynecology and Obstetrics in Tianjin, costal city under the direct jurisdiction of the central government, in setting up a Center for Stem Cells and Regeneration Medicine.
The opening ceremony of the Center and a workshop on basic and applied research on stem cells were jointly held on May 18 at IOZ.
As the Binhai New Area in Tianjin has been listed as a region enjoying priority development in the national social and economic development plan for the next years, the Economic Development at the Bohai Sea Rim will see another high tide, says CAS Vice President CHEN Zhu. "The cooperation between CAS and Tianjin Municipality embodies the concrete efforts of the both sides in implementing the national development strategy. The newly established center will help the city to develop new industrial clusters based on latest development of life sciences."
