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A pioneer of Western medicine in China is strengthening its breast cancer research and improving related treatments with a specialized hospital

Developed to evaluate innovation hubs worldwide, the Global Innovation Hubs Index highlights the roles of scientific research, a vibrant economy, and an open environment for driving innovation.

A new preclinical platform could be used to screen immunotherapy treatments for their effects on cytokine release.

Next-generation sequencing is helping to steer the global response to SARS-CoV-2, and will help the world to prepare for future pandemics.

GenScript’s programmable semiconductor technology platform precisely synthesizes mutant DNAs that can be used to engineer strongly binding antibodies.

Scientists can now follow the activity of multiple neurons as a mouse sees, responds and behaves, thanks to advances in multiphoton microscopy.

RT-qPCR is a valuable tool but, as SARS-CoV-2 tests have shown, it has limits. How will researchers overcome them and what could it mean for diagnostics?

At an event hosted from Shanghai in the run-up to the 2020 Pujiang Innovation Forum, climate scientists highlighted the importance of international collaboration in solving global problems.

Fuji Oil’s pursuit of originality has established its global presence as an innovator of functional ingredients that enhance food products.

A thought leader who helped launch a new industrial revolution has been recognized with the 41st Honda Prize.

Since its traditional way of preparing food was heritage-listed by UNESCO, Japan has used this profile — both in-country, and across the world — to generate interest in the nation’s food, but also in how its cuisine can address some key societal goals.

Cloud computing advances let scientists screen more virtual compounds, predict their physical properties, and quickly select promising candidates

A chance encounter with a soil bacterium has led to international research on the food and pharmaceutical roles of a disaccharide.

One company’s innovation has attracted interest in the health potential of a common food.

Minimalist values engrained in Japanese cuisine paves the way for sustainable eating.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) emphasizes collaboration in its strategic development plan. We analyse the data around CAS’s domestic and international collaborations, and how they shape scientific output.

Shared interests and the strongest scientific ideals will continue to drive collaboration. But there are some challenges to overcome if the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is to grow team work further.

On a global scale, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) collaborates with other world-leading institutions. But dig down to the regional level, there is growing diversity in its collaborators.

As with many other top-flight global research institutions, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is undertaking more international research collaborations.