The focus will be on medical information including telemedicine information systems, hopsitals with improved management system, support of the medical device industry, in particular for high-end equipment, and enhanced R&D support for Chinese drug makers China Bio news release, July 30, 2015
Engineering Research Center of Food Safety, Chongqing, develops simple and fast test for melamine-adulterated milk
The test is based on the color change of gold nano-particles which can be monitored simply and quantitatively by UV-Vis spectroscopy within 15 min at 2 ppm sensitivity, applicable in field screening. CAS news release, July 30, 2015
Shanghai opens National Center for Protein Science
The center is conceived as one of 12 large national science facilities and located in the Pudong area. Construction cost were 100 million Yuan. Since the start of trial operations in mid-2014, 3.500 researchers from 60 indstitutes and universities across China are said to have carried out experiments in this well-equipped institution already. CAS news […]
Shanghai Jiaotong University team finds carbapenem-resistant mobilome in Klebsiella pneumoniae strain
The group of Zixin DENG has identified has mapped the mobilome in the genome of this opportunistic pathogen. The mobilome comprises six plasmids, two integrated transposons, seven prophages and other sophisticated mobile genetic elements, coding for more than twenty important resistance genes. China Bio news release, July 28, 2017
China’s bioindustry maintains 20 % annual growth: Wan Gang
At the 2015 International Conference for Bioeconomy held in Dalian, MOST chef Wan Gang held that the output of China’s bioindustry reached 3,16 trillion Yuan (510 billion USD) in 2014 and will show further strong growth. China Bio news release, July 27, 2015
Tsinghua Holdings and Baoji High-Tech Zone in Beijing sign strategic agreement to build 1.3 billion Yuan S&T Park
The partners will offer space and technology from China’s leading university in various fields of information technology, environmental protection, life science, technology services and knowledge industries, the Internet industry, biomedicine, new energy development, intelligent manufacturing, machinery and electronics, offering intellectual support from talents. China Bio news release, July 27, 2015
China prepares for test flights of second domestic airplane C919
The CFM International-built plane has 150 seats and is designed for short-haul commercial use. An own engine for this plane is also under development and might be used from 2020. CAS news release, July 24, 2015
National Gene Bank, Shenzhen, opens E-BioBank resource sharing platform
The resource center aims at integrating biological resources. The Sample Library Catalog will provide information on and access to human, animal, plant and microbial resources throughout China. Thus, the Beijing Clinical Data and Sample Repository for Major Diseases, Suzhou City’s Jiangsu Provincial Disease Prevention and Control Center Specimen Bank, Fujian Provincial Tumor Hospital Biobank, Cixian […]
Taiwan’s Bioindustry is thriving
Bio Taiwan 2015 (July 23 – 26, 2015) shows a blooming industry sector with 288,6 billion NT $ turnover (8.5 billion €), strong growth and investment. Acording to President MA Yingjeou, Taiwan now boasts over 1600 biotech companies or 2,16 % of all listed companies. China Bio news release, July 24, 2015
Beijing Shougang LanzaTech demonstration plant confirms validity of CO2 to ethanol process at 300 t scale
Beijing Shougang LanzaTech New Energy Science & Technology Co, a joint venture of the Beijing Shougang Group and LanzaTech, has successfully reproduced production of 99,5 % ethanol from industrial waste gas at a 300 t scale. Next step will be a commercial plant project with 45.000 t fuel ethanol output. China Bio news release, July […]