
The Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Belgium's Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie-Flanders Institute of Biotechnology (VIB) renewed their commitment to advancing synthetic biology research through the extension of their Joint Center for Synthetic Biology. The agreement was signed on December 15 in Tianjin, China, by Prof. XIANG Hua, director of TIB, and Dr. Christine Durinx, Managing Director of VIB.
The Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Macao University of Science and Technology (MUST), and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) signed an agreement to jointly establish the Joint Laboratory for Spectroscopic Detection of Matter Composition in Deep Space (Lab-DeepSpec) on December 14 in Hefei of Central China's Anhui Province.
The 11th Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)–Max Planck Society (MPG) Exploratory Round Table Conference (ERTC) concluded in Shanghai today, charting a course for intensified international collaboration in the rapidly advancing field of organoid research. Under the theme "Organoids, Self-organization and Engineering," the three-day meeting brought together over 60 scientists from China, Germany, and international partner institutions to define future research priorities and concrete collaborative actions.
The Institutes of Science and Development of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASISD), the National Science Library of CAS, and Clarivate today jointly released two reports, “2025 Research Fronts” and “Research Fronts 2025: Active Fields, Leading Countries/Regions,” at a forum held on December 3 in Beijing.
The "Karst Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Resilience Enhancement Programme" (Karst Biodiversity Programme), led by Professor CHEN Hongsong from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was selected as an implementing initiative for UNESCO's International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDSSD) for 2024-2033. The announcement was made on November 28.
The "Green Carbon Programme," led by the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was officially endorsed as an implementation initiative under UNESCO’s International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development 2024-2033 (referred to as the "Decade of Sciences") on November 28.
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