The University of Macau (UM) and\nGuangzhou KingMed Diagnostics Group Co, Ltd (KingMed Diagnostics) recently\nsigned an agreement on establishing a joint laboratory of innovation with the\naim of promoting industrial diversification in Macao and improving the overall\nquality of medical research and technology transfer in the Guangdong-Hong\nKong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). In line with the development strategy of the\nMacao SAR government and the development of the GBA, the lab will fulfill the\ndemands for collaboration between the two parties and will take advantage of\ntheir strengths in the fields of precision and translational medicine, public\nhealth, and clinical diagnostics.<\/p>
The signing ceremony was held at KingMed\nDiagnostics Academic Committee Conference 2020. During the event, Prof Ge\nWei, vice rector of UM, and Liang Yaoming, chairman of the board of directors\nof KingMed Diagnostics, signed the agreement on behalf of the university and\nthe medical company, respectively. Prof Chen Guokai, deputy dean of UM\u2019s\nFaculty of Health Sciences, was present at the ceremony. Zhong Nanshan, a member of the\nChinese Academy of Engineering, also joined the signing ceremony. According to\nhim, he recently visited UM and praised the university for its research results\nand potential in technology transfer. He expressed hope that UM and KingMed Diagnostics\nwould strengthen collaboration and jointly promote technology transfer in the\nfield of medical sciences.<\/p>
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According to UM, the establishment\nof the joint laboratory is meaningful to UM and KingMed Diagonstics, and will\nhave strong implications for technological development in Guangdong and Macao.\nThe lab will deepen collaboration between Guangdong and Macao in biomedicine and\nwill help to develop the area into an international centre for biomedical\ntechnology and innovation and a centre for demonstrating the application of\ntechnologies in the industry. In addition, the lab will help to promote the\ndevelopment, incubation, and commercialisation of new technologies, strengthen collaboration\nbetween Guangdong and Macao, and boost the development of preventive medicine,\nprecision medicine, and personalised medicine in the GBA.<\/p>
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