The over 100 CAS institutes employ at present 56.000 researchers (excluding postdocs and visiting scholars) of which 1 % are foreigners. According to CAS Deputy Secretary-General TAN Tieniu, this will be stepped up to 3 % by 2020. In 2014, CAS received 1700...
In view of rising competition from SE Asia, the Chinese government plans to increase funding for scientists under age 45 through its “China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists”. A higher part of the budget will be directed directly to the young...
The Gates Foundation, which has already 20 projects in China, contracts with UStar-Biotechnologies (Hangzhou) to develop low-cost TB molecular detection technology, price target to be half of present international prices. China Bio news release, August 22,...
The drug, developed by Professor Guangyi LIANG of CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Natural Products in Guizhou, is based on chemically synthesized key components of hepatitis B virus which are easy to produce, and has been shown in preclinical studies to be...
According to the analysis, online sales of pharmaceuticals reached 4,2 billion Yuan in 2013, and the retail market was 257 billion Yuan. The remainder was sold through hospitals. China Bio news release, August 22, 2014
