{"id":521137,"date":"2026-04-13T12:13:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.um.edu.mo\/news-and-press-releases\/campus-news\/detail\/63698-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:13:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:13:45","slug":"63698","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.um.edu.mo\/pt-pt\/news-and-press-releases\/campus-news\/detail\/63698\/","title":{"rendered":"UM, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology jointly organise symposium on Chinese medicine and synthetic biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                        \n                        <p>The University of Macau (UM) and the Tianjin\nInstitute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences\njointly organised a symposium on Chinese medicine and synthetic biology, as\nwell as the 2026 academic meeting of the UM-TIB Joint Laboratory for Synthetic\nBiology and Chinese Medicine. Held in Tianjin, the event brought together\nnearly 100 experts and scholars from around ten universities and research\ninstitutes in Macao and the Chinese mainland to promote interdisciplinary\ndialogue and cooperation between Chinese medicine and synthetic biology, and to\nshowcase the latest research achievements of the joint laboratory.<\/p><p>Lu Jiahong and Wan Jianbo,\ndeputy directors of the UM Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, attended the\nevent. The symposium featured 12 academic presentations on various topics. Prof\nLu presented on the AI-driven discovery of Chinese medicine compounds for neuropharmacological\nadvancements, while Prof Wan presented on the chemical defence system of <i>panax<\/i>\nspecies. During the meeting, experts engaged in panel discussions on the role\nof synthetic biology in driving the development of the Chinese medicine industry,\nas well as the opportunities and challenges involved in industrialising TCM natural\nproducts using synthetic biology.<\/p><p><\/p><table style=\"width: 44.7597%;height: 201px\"><tbody><tr style=\"height: 21px\"><td style=\"height: 21px;width: 100.095%\" colspan=\"2\">Source: Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences<\/td> <\/tr> <tr style=\"height: 21px\"> <td style=\"height: 21px;width: 56.3278%;min-width: 120px\"><\/td> <td style=\"height: 21px;width: 43.7669%\"><\/td> <\/tr> <tr style=\"height: 21px\"> <td style=\"height: 21px;width: 100.095%\" colspan=\"2\">Media Contact Information:<\/td> <\/tr> <tr style=\"height: 21px\"> <td style=\"height: 12px;width: 100.095%\" colspan=\"2\">Communications Office, University of Macau<\/td> <\/tr> <tr style=\"height: 21px\"> <td style=\"height: 21px;width: 56.3278%;min-width: 120px\"><\/td> <td style=\"height: 21px;width: 43.7669%\"><\/td> <\/tr> <tr style=\"height: 21px\"> <td style=\"height: 21px;width: 56.3278%;min-width: 120px\">Albee Lei<\/td> <td style=\"height: 21px;width: 43.7669%\">Tel: (853) 8822 8004<\/td> <\/tr> <tr style=\"height: 21px\"> <td style=\"height: 21px;width: 56.3278%;min-width: 120px\">Bell Leong<\/td> <td style=\"height: 21px;width: 43.7669%\">Tel: (853) 8822 8009<\/td> <\/tr> <tr style=\"height: 21px\"> <td style=\"height: 21px;width: 56.3278%;min-width: 120px\">Email:<\/td> <td style=\"height: 21px;width: 43.7669%\"><a href=\"mailto:prs.media@um.edu.mo\">prs.media@um.edu.mo<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 21px\">\n<td style=\"height: 21px;width: 56.3278%;min-width: 120px\"><\/td> <td style=\"height: 21px;width: 43.7669%\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><\/p>\n\n<br data-adf-tmp-rte-enabler=\"true\" \/>\n                        \n                        ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Macau (UM) and the 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