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Pujiang Innovation Forum and YES Summit: Seeing scientific research through the eyes of young scholars
A group of promising young researchers discussed research and career trends at an international online conference.

The technologies that will transform health care
Innovations in gene editing, superresolution microscopy, and next-generation sequencing have improved the translation of basic research to the clinic.

Performance chemistry for a better world
Collaboration, creativity, and chemistry come together in the development of advanced materials to keep us health and on the move

Delivering More Samples to the Mass Spectrometer
By using Acoustic Ejection Mass Spectroscopy researchers no longer have to choose between speed and data quality in their high-throughput analyses.

Top talent and technology combine for smart industry development
International researchers and businesspeople met in Wuzhen, China, to discuss post COVID-19 R&D development.

A scientific approach to solving global problems
The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study's Distinguished Lecture series brings together scientists from diverse fields to solve the world's most pressing problems.

Understanding the hidden symptoms of multiple sclerosis: An unmet need
Acknowledging the hidden symptoms of multiple sclerosis

The future is now: Laying the foundation for Sweden’s life science research
SciLifeLab enters its second decade with a focus on data-driven life science

Qatar Foundation: Pioneers of precision medicine in the Middle East
The Qatar Foundation celebrates 25 years of driving research and education in the sciences

Bio-Rad Laboratories: Innovators in SARS-CoV-2 Testing
Bio-Rad Laboratories provides a wide range of products for use in the support of COVID-19 diagnostic testing and vaccine research and development.

LSAMP-NICE international research experiences transform underrepresented STEM students into global scientists and citizens
Historically underrepresented minority groups in the United States are given the opportunity to study and learn abroad.

Set for success: An introduction to Zhongguancun Life Science Park
Zhongguancun Life Science Park provides a fascinating paradigm for economic and infrastructural support of Beijing's burgeoning life science and biomedical research industry

Seeking scientific solutions to COVID-19
An international online symposium explored the etiology and molecular biology of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and searched for treatments.

The one-stop CRISPR shop: Gene editing simplified
Using CRISPR-Cas9 technology in the lab is being made easier through the availability of advanced Cas9-expressing cell lines

Innovative insights into the role of the human microbiome in controlling disease
We have much to learn from our microbiomes about how to stay healthy and treat disease

Neuroscience professors open the minds of Hong Kong’s science community
The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) reopened in May for the launch of the institute’s first series of lectures since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

Innovating AI today for better drug discovery tomorrow
Machine Learning at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, helps researchers find potential drugs faster and more easily

Putting secondary antibodies first
Jackson ImmunoResearch supports immuno-oncology research by providing reliable secondary antibodies and their respective reporter conjugates.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals proves drug discovery is the ultimate team sport
Vertex Pharmaceuticals uses a winning combination of collaboration and innovation to address serious diseases.

Harbin Institute of Technology: A top-tier university for science and engineering
This year Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), one of China’s elite engineering universities, celebrates its 100th anniversary.

Focus on Beijing: China’s national science and technology innovation center (Advertorial series)
Beijing is playing a lead role in coordinating science and technology development in the surrounding region and the rest of the country.

LSAMP-NICE boosts international research opportunities for underrepresented STEM students
A U.S. program is enabling historically underrepresented minority groups in the country to broaden their research and world views.

Illumination and clarity in multiplexing: Leveraging advanced light sources and detection devices
Multiplexing in biological samples has been dramatically enhanced by advances in camera and light-source technologies. These improvements are pushing the boundaries of cell and tissue analysis.

International Precision Medicine Innovation Centre: A new platform for precision medicine in Beijing
Young precision medicine companies can receive financial and technical support from the International Precision Medicine Innovation Centre in Beijing, China.

Waseda University: Driving positive change in science and society (Advertorial series)
Waseda University is making great strides in education and innovation, focusing on building a talented and resourceful workforce for the future

Space, AI ace, and the human race: Breakthroughs that will lead us to a better future
Recent scientific breakthroughs that are of interest to youth have been tallied by Tencent and Science magazine and will be presented at the second annual Tencent Youth Science Festival.

Tsinghua scientists see the bigger biological picture
The Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology at Tsinghua University studies small, subcellular components yet thinks big.

Allowing technology to thrive: SEED AWARD encourages innovation
The SEED AWARD, offered annually by Seedland Group, rewards tech-focused innovations that help solve life’s more pressing problems.

Bridging China and the world for the future of science
The Advanced Technologies in Biomedicine summit in Beijing, China, attracted top scientists to showcase how basic research is being turned into potentially life-saving clinical applications.

The tools of multiplexing: Advances in fluorophores and filters for imaging
Advances in critical enabling technologies—including fluorophores and filters—have dramatically improved the number of dyes that can be used in multiplexing. How they work and what the implications are for researchers.

Chengdu Tianfu Life Science Park: Building a world-class life sciences hub
Chengdu Tianfu Life Science Park is paving the way for the development of the business and biomedical industry in China.

80 Years and still going strong: The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the Beijing Institute of Technology
The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the Beijing Institute of Technology turns 80 this year─and its best years are still ahead.

Old is new in cancer mouse models
Aged mouse models and preclinical services are available to cancer researchers from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX).

Translate your research at the Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster
The Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster provides unique opportunities for researchers to work in an innovative environment with a wealth of resources.

Qatar’s fight for future water security
What is Qatar—one of the most water-stressed countries—doing to ensure a stable fresh water supply for the future?

The Fondation Bettencourt Schueller: Funding science to transform society
Through its four prizes, The Fondation Bettencourt Schueller supports French and European researchers at every stage of their career.

The power and purpose of multiplexing: Applications in microscopy imaging and flow cytometry
Multiplexing in bioscience provides a boon for scientists wishing to examine multiple biological variables, almost simultaneously.

Our story: 100 years at Nankai University (Advertorial series)
Nankai University celebrates 100 years of success in both science and humanities research.

60 years and growing: Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
With 60 years of breakthroughs and pioneering research behind them, the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology are looking ahead to the next six decades and hoping to keep breaking new ground in biology.

Tackling complex social challenges: The Hsue-Shen Tsien Think Tank
Since its origins in the mid-1980s, the Hsue-Shen Tsien Think Tank has focused on how some of the world’s most complex systems—including comprehensive policy systems, engineering systems, and social systems—can be improved to serve humanity.

Generating new models at the speed of oncology research
Cancer mouse models have come a long way from xenografts or transplants of patient tumors. Now companies such as The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) have created models with human immune systems.

Best of both worlds: Next-generation sequencing in frozen and FFPE tissue
New kits and reagents from Illumina are available to better process tissue samples for next-generation sequencing.

Highly multiplexed imaging in immuno-oncology
The Fluidigm Hyperion Imaging system allows scientists to simultaneously monitor in a sample up to 37 protein markers in the tumor-immune microenvironment.

Waseda University: Building unique opportunities for your career
Foreign students are encouraged to forward their careers at Waseda University.

Democratizing data science in Japan
Kyoto University has introduced a new model for education in Japan

Science Breakthroughs for Youth
A youth forum cosponsored by Tencent and Science discusses 10 Breakthrough of the Year topics aimed at youth and chosen via social media.

Sharing ideas across borders: International lecture series promotes collaboration
The City University of Hong Kong honors the 80th birthday of its and France’s own Professor Philippe G. Ciarlet.

Beautiful Campus, Beautiful Minds: Celebrating Wuhan University’s Past, Present, and Future
Now in its 125th year, Wuhan University continues to welcome domestic and foreign students.

The quest to get to clinical trials
Advanced mouse models have been generated that produce more accurate data and can move drug candidates into the clinic more quickly.

Creating partnerships to strengthen ocean science
Ocean research and conservation is being given a boost through new global partnerships

Preemptive pharmacogenomics
Can doing preemptive genomics testing on patients improve their health care?

Complex world, simple rules: The School of Systems Science at Beijing Normal University
Discover how Beijing Normal University’s School of Systems Science is training the next generation of scientists in China.

Aged mice on demand: Boosting age-related research to the next level
Studies of age-related diseases are made easier through aged mouse models from The Jackson Laboratory

A novel target for accelerating drug development: Biomedical science training
Biogen and the Cornell BEST program join forces to provide improved training for the biomedical science workforce

Seeing is believing: R&D applications of computer vision
A spotlight is shown on computer vision and its various promises, such as self-driving cars, drones, and medical imaging.

Beauty is (not) only skin deep: Ecobiology explained
Skincare group NAOS partners with the Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences to hold an ecobiology summit in Split, Croatia.

Institute for Advanced Study fosters spirit of collaboration
Since its founding in 2015, the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), based at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU), has offered academics and students an innovative, intellectual platform to encourage and foster groundbreaking science research.

Celebrating 90 years: Research Milestones from SIMIT
The Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), looks back on 90 years of research discoveries—as well as forward to the future.

Waseda University pushes forward with global academic network
Waseda University, one of Japan’s highest-ranked private universities, seeks to enhance its international standing via funding from the Japanese government.

Pushing the frontiers of preclinical immuno-oncology
Mouse models and services from The Jackson Laboratory are driving oncology research forward.

Boldly imagining the next 350 years
In 2018, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, will celebrate its 350th anniversary.

The birth of “postbiotics”: Harnessing the power of lactic acid bacteria for human well-being
Research into postbiotics at Nitto Pharma may yield new products for health and well-being.

Peking University: Drawing upon Chinese wisdom to serve humanity
As Peking University celebrates its 120th anniversary, we look back to see how the past informs the present and future.

The SciLifeLab model explained
Founded in 2013, SciLifeLab has advanced life sciences research in Sweden and worldwide. Find out what services it can provide for you.

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation: 100 years of putting basic science first
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation celebrates its centennial anniversary.

Trend-setter and future-creator: Building a world-class university rooted in China
Beihang University celebrates 65 years as a technology innovator

Internationalizing Japan’s academia: Riding the wave of change
Japan strives to enhance global recognition of its universities

Singapore’s path to prosperity
Steady investment in science and technology has elevated Singapore to world prominence as an innovation hub.

Internationalization of university education in Japan
Japan is stepping up and making significant changes to its education system in order to develop a stronger global presence.

China's National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology: Past, present, and future
Read about the innovative research being conducted at the National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology of the Second Military Hospital in China.

Japanese universities gain a competitive edge
Japan is putting in place new programs to enhance university performance and make them more globally competitive.

Photosynthesis research at Okayama University
Read about cutting edge research on photosynthesis taking place at Okayama University.

The Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases
Learn about important research being carried out at the Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases

Introducing the King Skyfront innovation hub
The KING SKYFRONT in Kawasaki, Japan, provides a model of an innovation research hub.

The school of the gifted youth - University of Science & Technology of China
The School of the Gifted Young at the University of Science and Technology of China provides unique opportunities for the country’s brightest youths.

Bringing blue sky research down to earth: Translational medical research at the University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo conducts world-class interdisciplinary research, emphasizing translational applications and drug development with its new facilities.

From rubble to pioneering research - Kobe Biomedical innovation cluster
Kobe has been rebuilding its economy after a massive earthquake in 1995, developing cutting-edge scientific research and institutions.

60th anniversary celebration - Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology
The Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences has a rich 60-year history of discoveries in invertebrate palaeontology and palaeobotany.

Interdisciplinary research: Symbiosis of science and technology - Toyohashi University
Toyohashi University of Technology strives for excellence in research and education, international visibility, and industrial collaboration.

World-class excellence in cutting-edge research and internationally based education - Tohoku University
Tohoku University emphasizes innovative research and education, while addressing global challenges.

A new pathway for a new millennium - Osaka University
Osaka University emphasizes cutting-edge research, the creation of new research fields, respect for liberal arts, and active university-industrial collaborations.
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