Delegation from GMTCM Park and Health Biomedical Industry Association of Hengqin visits UM

A delegation from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park of Co-operation between Guangdong and Macao (GMTCM Park) and the Health and Biomedical Industry Association of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin visited the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS) at the University of Macau (UM). The delegation was warmly received by Chen Xin, director of ICMS and director of the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine (SKL-QRCM).

The delegation included senior management from both organisations, as well as over 40 representatives from industry associations and R&D leaders from the Cooperation Zone’s biomedical industry. Prof Chen provided an overview of the recent developments of ICMS and SKL-QRCM. Representatives from the Macao Centre for Research and Development in Chinese Medicine and ICMS also presented their research and development projects and findings. There were in-depth discussions on topics such as the commercialisation of research outcomes, aligning the development of the medical and pharmaceutical industries in Macao and Hengqin, and connecting industrial resources.

In addition, the delegation visited SKL-QRCM to learn about UM’s Chinese medicine research and industry cooperation platforms, as well as its core facilities. Both parties expressed hope to develop deeper cooperation, with the aim of promoting the synergy between the medical and pharmaceutical industries in Macao and Hengqin, and facilitating the application of research outcomes.

The two parties have discussions

A group photo