2015 ISCP Biomedical Workshop, co-hosted by ISCP programme and Guangzhou Medical University(GMU), was successfully held on 19 March 2015, at Dongfengxi Campus, Guangzhou Medical University in Guangzhou. Nine speakers from ISCP and six speakers from GMU delivered lectures at the Workshop which featured on “Translational medicine – from basic to clinical research”.
The Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception was held on 18 March 2015 at Dongfang Hotel. Vice President for International Prof. Ronan Reilly, Ambassador Mr. Paul Kavanagh, President of Guangzhou Medical University Prof. Xinhua Wang, IDA China Director Mr. Zhewei Zhang, President at North Kildare Chamber of Commerce Mr. Niall Browne, Manager of Lee’s Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited Mr. Lit-Fui Lau delivered speeches.
National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUIM) is leading a joint collaboration with Dublin City University (DCU), the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT). This collaboration, called the International Strategic Collaboration Programme (ISCP), supports the development of new and existing joint research opportunities between Irish universities and partner organisations in China. The programme is focusing on collaboration in three thematic research areas: biomedical science, information and communication technology, and nanotechnology.