UM hosts international symposium on nanobiomaterials

The Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS) at the University of Macau (UM) hosted the ‘International Symposium on Nano-biomaterials’ on 13 January. The event brought together leading scholars from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, and the US to engage in in-depth discussions on cutting-edge topics, including nanobiomaterials, nanomedicine, and the modernisation of traditional Chinese medicine.

Chen Xin, director of ICMS and director of the State Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine at UM, said that the field of nanobiomaterials is a key interdisciplinary area linking materials science, life sciences, and medicine. He emphasised its significant role in advancing innovation in both basic research and clinical translation. Chen also highlighted that the symposium would help promote the integration of nanobiomaterials with traditional Chinese medicine and drive the research and development of innovative Chinese medicine formulations.

The symposium featured a series of presentations on frontier developments in nanobiomaterials. It fostered academic exchange and collaboration, strengthened the integration of nanotechnology, biomedicine, and traditional Chinese medicine research, and supported innovation across these interconnected fields.

The International Symposium on Nano-biomaterials

A group photo