On monday 24th of September a seminar with the topic on “The role of chemistry for future, advanced materials science” has taken place in Shanghai. H.E. Mr. Chris Buijink, Vice Minister Economic affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (EL&I), officially opened the seminar. Participation in the seminar came from representatives from government, chemistry & materials companies and research institutes. In total there …
Chinese aim to be world technological power by 2049
“China aims to become a world technological power by 2049 and strives to be a leading nation in innovation and scientific development”. This almost prophetic announcement was made in document released by the Central Committee and the State Council last Sunday, as reported by Global Times. 2049 marks the last year of the Chinese Academy of Sciences roadmap “Science & …
Leiden University Medical Center and Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health to start collaboration
The Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and the Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health (GIBH), an institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have announced the start of a collaboration project. The two parties will investigate and identify possible lead compounds for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertention and fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva by using patient-derived pluripotent stem cells. Pulmonary arterial hypertention …
Enter the VC Dragon
Entrepreneurs looking for funding this year, might find a more difficult time getting a decent valuation. Venture capitalists (VCs) are much more cautious. Startups wanting to find out more about the current VC climat might like to join the event organized by Silicon Dragon next week (september 13). They have invited a range of top VCs in Shanghai, including Steamboat …
Hong Kong’s main applied R&D institute to present latest technology projects
The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute, or ASTRI, will be introducing its latest technology projects at the 2012 ASTRI Industry and University Consultation Forum, an event that is held annually to facilitate collaborations and partnerships with industry and academia. The events will take place on September 5th in Hong Kong, and September 19th in Shenzhen. Workshops will …
Hong Kong research team opens up new directions for SCAs treatment
A research team led by Prof. Chan of the School of Life Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has just published findings that could enable new therapeutic directions for the treatment of spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs), a genetic disorder that causes deterioration of the cerebellum. According to the CUHK press release, the team has “unveiled the role played …
Strong Dutch presence at IoT China 2012
The Netherlands has a strong international position in development and application of IoT (Internet of Things). This was, once more, underlined at the two days conference IoT China 2012. A total of four Dutch experts presented their in-depth views on various topics related to IoT. IoT China 2012 took place on 28 and 29 June in Shanghai. This year the …
Chinese submersible reaches staggering depth of 7062m
The Chinese submersible JiaoLong have set an new national record yesterday by diving 7,062 meters below sea level. The same submersible reached 5,188 metres in a Pacific dive in July last year. And in a series of three previous dives since June 15, the submersible has gone deeper each time. Jiaolong is diving in the deepest part of the oceans: …
Progress in Sino-Dutch cooperation on Low Carbon City project in Shenzhen
Last week, a second Sino-Dutch expert meeting took place regarding the development of a low carbon city in Shenzhen. The concrete result is to start up Sino-Dutch cooperation on two different issue areas before September 1, 2012. The Dutch delegation consisted of a mix of research institutes, companies and local and national government. In total a number of 50 experts …
Setbacks for Chinese jet(s)?
This article from Reuters examines some of the problems that have been plaguing China’s civil aircraft program, and are causing delays t0 its plans for entry into service of the COMAC ARJ21 and C919 passenger jets. The report sheds an (unofficial) light on the issues that have been affecting the ARJ21, the most prominent of which is the wing crack …