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TU Delft opens second research branch for LED technology in China
On Friday 15 November, Dirk Jan van den Berg, President of the Executive Board of TU Delft, and Fei Gaoyun, mayor of the city of Changzhou in China, signed an agreement establishing a joint research institute in the field of LED lighting. The signing took place in Beijing during a visit by, among others, Prime…
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JSTP 2014 Call for Proposals Published
The China Netherlands Joint Scientific Thematic Research Programme (JSTP) recently launched its 2014 call for proposals on the topic of ‘Smart Energy in Smart Cities’. Dutch and Chinese research teams are invited to submit joint proposals to address this topic before 26 March 2014, 11:00am CET. For more information about this call, please visit the…
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Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI) networking event in Shanghai
On 20 and 21 November the Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI) organised a networking event in Shanghai. The event was hosted by Teijin Aramid Asia. With this event DPI aimed to broaden the Chinese academic network of DPI and its industrial partners, and to generate ideas for precompetitive international research projects. Lab tour at Technical Center…
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Tsinghua University develops new tumor detection kit
Professors from Tsinghua University proved that Hsp90α can be used as a biomarker to test for lung cancer and have developed a Hsp90α quantitative detection kit. This method of testing is cheaper and more efficient than traditional solutions, all they need is a drop of blood. The kit for Hsp90α has passed the relevant clinical…
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Science talent programme aims at Nobel Prize
China has recently unveiled the first group of talents selected for an ambitious programme, which aims to financially support Chinese scientists’ bids for the Nobel Prize, while boosting innovation and development in both natural and social sciences. The National Special Support Programme for High-level Talents, also dubbed the “Ten Thousand Talents Programme,” was launched in…
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Dutch vocational education institutions find Chinese partners during first education policy dialogue in Beijing
On November 1st, the first Sino-Dutch Education Policy Dialogue on Vocational Education & Universities of Applied Sciences Cooperation was held in Beijing. The policy dialogue was initiated by the Chinese and Dutch Ministry of Education and implemented by the Netherlands organization for international cooperation in higher education (Nuffic) and its Chinese counterpart CEAIE. Mr. Hans…
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China MedTech Partnering in Suzhou
China MedTech Partnering (CMP2013) is a two-day international partnering conference which is organized on November 7-8th in Suzhou. The conference covers two fast growing sectors: Medical Devices and IVD. It provides a platform for international and Chinese companies to collaborate on commercialization, co-development, manufacturing, licensing as well as investment. Companies and organizations presented themselves with…
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Is China a world leader in science?
NESTA tries to answer that question in a report on risks and opportunities for China-UK research and innovation collaboration. The report is thought-provoking as can already be seen from its title: ‘China’s Absorptive State’. Some indicators that China is on route to becoming a world leader in science: China has the world’s fastest supercomputer. Yes,…