The University of Macau (UM) and the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly organised a symposium on Chinese medicine and synthetic biology, as well as the 2026 academic meeting of the UM-TIB Joint Laboratory for Synthetic Biology and Chinese Medicine. Held in Tianjin, the event brought together nearly 100 experts and scholars from around ten universities and research institutes in Macao and the Chinese mainland to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and cooperation between Chinese medicine and synthetic biology, and to showcase the latest research achievements of the joint laboratory.
Lu Jiahong and Wan Jianbo, deputy directors of the UM Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, attended the event. The symposium featured 12 academic presentations on various topics. Prof Lu presented on the AI-driven discovery of Chinese medicine compounds for neuropharmacological advancements, while Prof Wan presented on the chemical defence system of panax species. During the meeting, experts engaged in panel discussions on the role of synthetic biology in driving the development of the Chinese medicine industry, as well as the opportunities and challenges involved in industrialising TCM natural products using synthetic biology.
| Source: Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences | |
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