Highlights of Exchange

Closer Coop btwn China & Canada in Medicine

The Opening Ceremony for the Sino-Canadian Center for Medical Optoelectronics co-sponsored by the Institute of Microelectronics (IMS), CAS and the McMaster University of Canada was launched at IMS on April 18, 2010. Dr. Dave Williams, Supervisor of the Bio-robot Research Center, McMaster University, who is holder of the record for the longest spacewalk in a single task and for the total time in spacewalk, conveyed his congratulation to the establishment of the Joint R&D Center and indicated that the two sides will cooperate in future intelligent medical care and some other fields. Both sides introduced their respective technical strengths and advantages in the fields of radio frequency integrated circuits and medical care. The establishment of the joint innovation institution is aimed to integrate quality resources at home and abroad, normalize and standardize project cooperation in different fields of disciplines, stimulate innovative ideas and make contributions to the development of health and medical cause of the human being.