On the afternoon of November 13, 2017, the inauguration ceremony of “Shanghai-Sydney Joint Research Center—Joint Laboratory of Bioengineering and Regenerative Medicine” and “2017 International Symposium on Bioengineering and Regenerative Medicine” was successfully held at Xujiahui Campus of SJTU. Prof. Hala Zreiqat of The University of Sydney and Prof. Jiang Xinquan from Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital inaugurated the Joint Laboratory.

David Feng Dagan, Academician from The University of Sydney, delivered the opening speech and announced the establishment of the Shanghai-Sydney Joint Research Center—Joint Laboratory of Bioengineering and Regenerative Medicine. The Joint Laboratory will apply the principles and methods of life sciences and material science to study the theories and technologies of regenerative medicine such as replacement, repair, reconstruction, or regeneration of human tissues and organs, and promote the interdisciplinary development of bioengineering and regenerative medicine.

Participating experts made presentations on cutting-edge research in the field of bioengineering. Jiang Xinquan and Michael Fulham introduced the research teams of bioengineering and regenerative medicine of Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital and The University of Sydney respectively. They suggested the two sides carry out faculty and student exchange programs and planned to hold a symposium at The University of Sydney in 2018, inviting scholars from SJTU to attend.

The Joint Laboratory will promote the cross-research of bioengineering and regenerative medicine, and focus on supporting the research of the three major diseases of tumors, cardiovascular diseases, and metabolic diseases. It is believed that shortly, the Joint Laboratory will make more contributions to the health of human beings.

Besides, the laboratory will continue to develop its cooperation with hospitals and enterprises to turn academic results into clinical use. Subsequently, leaders of the project introduced the scientific research project and all people attending the meeting had a lively discussion on cutting-edge research and technologies in related fields.

 The establishment of the Shanghai-Sydney Joint Research Center-Joint Metabolic Data Analysis Lab and Joint Medical Imaging Lab is a sign of further deepening the cooperation between SJTU and USYD, and will effectively improve the research and innovation capability of the two universities in translational medicine.