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The Second China (Lianyungang) International Pharmaceutical Technology Conference Opens

From: Lianyungang Updated: 2018-08-25 10:14

On the morning of the 24th, with the themeof "New Age, New Medicine and New Platform", the 2nd China(Lianyungang) International Conference on Pharmaceutical Technology openedsolemnly in our city. He Wei, Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee andExecutive Vice-Chairman of the CPWDP Central Committee, Wu Haiying, Member of PartyLeadership Group and Secretary of the Secretariat of the China Association forScience and Technology, Zhou Jianmin, Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC Jiangsu ProvincialCommittee, Alastair Stewart, Vice-Chairman of the Asia-Pacific PharmacologistFederation, and Xiang Xuelong, Party Secretary of the CPC Lianyungang Committeerespectively addressed the meeting.

Sun Xianze (Deputy Director-General of theCommittee on Education, Science, Health and Sports of the CPPCC NationalCommittee and Chairman of the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association), Michael Jay(Academician of the American Pharmaceutical Association), Chen Hongyuan (SeniorAcademician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences), Yang Baofeng, Wang Guangji,Zhou Liangfu and Dong Jiahong (Academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering),Xiong Xianjun, (Director-General of the National Medical Insurance Bureau), LiuDengfeng (Ombudsman of Departmentof Science, Technology and Education, National Health Commission), Cao Xuejun (DeputyDirector-General of Consumer Goods Industry Department, Ministry of Industryand Information), Zhang Yongxiang (Chairman of Chinese Pharmacology Association),Sun Chunlei (Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and ExecutiveVice-Chairman of the Provincial Association for Science and Technology), Qibiao(Deputy Director of the Provincial Economic and Information Commission), LiShaodong (Deputy Director-General of the Provincial Health and PlanningCommission), Fan Luhong (Deputy Director of the Provincial Food and DrugAdministration) and other provincial leaders of relevant departments attendedthe meeting. The Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and the ActingMayor Fang Wei presided over the opening ceremony. Zhang Tongsheng and other leadersof the city’s Municipal Committee, Municipal Government,People’s Congress and Municipal Committee of CPPCC, attendedthe opening ceremony.

In his speech, Hewei congratulated theGeneral Assembly on behalf of the Central Committee of CPWDP and extended hisregards to the experts and scholars in the medical circle. After fullyaffirming that Lianyungang attaches great importance to the innovative work ofmedical science and technology and the strong innovative strength ofpharmaceutical enterprises, he pointed out that the 19th National Congress ofthe CPC has put forward new requirements for implementing the strategy ofhealthy China and promoting innovative development, and the biomedical industryis in a good stage of accelerating its development. It is hoped that allparties will work together to further build the conference into a brand thatpromotes information sharing, cooperation and exchange, and better reflects theinternational level. It will play an important supporting role as a platformfor scientific and technological innovation, talent-gathering and achievementstransformation, and better promote the innovation and development of biomedicalindustry in Lianyungang. It is hoped that Lianyungang will bear in mind GeneralSecretary Xi Jinping's earnest advice of "pursing catching-up and leapfrogdevelopment", give full play to its strategic location and advantages inport and industry, play a more important role in the overall situation ofnational reform and development, and make greater contributions to thepromotion of high-quality development in the new era.

In her speech, Wu Haiying congratulatedthe General Assembly on behalf of the China Association for Science and Technology.She pointed out that in recent years, Lianyungang has vigorously developed thepharmaceutical industry, attached great importance to pharmaceutical researchand development innovation, and become a national innovative drug pioneer areaand a well-known "drug port". It is hoped that Lianyungang will takethis conference as an opportunity to build a good platform for the conference,actively integrate resources from all sides, introduce a number of high-qualitytalents and cutting-edge technologies for local development, promote thetransformation and landing of innovative achievements in medicine, form a goodindustrial ecology with a big platform, a big team, a big project and a greatachievement, and contribute to the rise of local pharmaceutical industry.Organizations of science and technology associations at all levels should givefull play to the advantages of resource agglomeration, take the initiative tobuild platforms, integrate into the overall situation of development, and makemore contributions to local industrial and economic and social development. Itis hoped that medical and technological personnel at home and abroad will relyon the platform of the conference to deepen cooperation with localpharmaceutical industry and play a greater role in promoting the development ofthe pharmaceutical industry.

Zhou Jianmin pointed out that in recentyears, the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Governmenthave given priority to the development of bio-pharmaceutical industry as astrategic emerging industry, strengthened policy support, accelerated the paceof scientific and technological innovation, and strived to promote thedevelopment of bio-pharmaceutical industry. Lianyungang is an important nodecity of the "Belt and Road". It is one of the five largest medicalplates in Jiangsu. It is hoped that the participants will make full use of theplatform set up by the conference to strengthen international exchanges andcooperation in the field of medicine, bring together scientific andtechnological innovation in medicine, and focus on upgrading the healthindustry. It is hoped that Lianyungang will further innovate the concept ofdevelopment, promote exchanges and cooperation at home and abroad, attract moreoutstanding projects and talents, speed up the construction of internationallyinfluential pharmaceutical innovation centers, and strive to create a betterfuture for the development of the pharmaceutical industry. We warmly welcome high-levelmedical innovative talents, engineering and technical personnel and teams fromhome and abroad to Jiangsu Province for innovation, entrepreneurship, cooperativeresearch and work.

In his speech, Alastair Stewart said thatLianyungang is one of the most powerful and innovative cities in terms of drugresearch and development strength in China. Hengrui Medicine, Chiatai TianqingCo., Ltd., Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Hansoh Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.have set up many R&D centers overseas, established a benign overseas marketsystem of producing, selling and researching and enjoyed a high reputation inthe world. Last year, medical experts at home and abroad developed a deepfriendship with Lianyungang. We are willing to give full play to the advantagesof resources, technology, funds and personnel, and further develop in-depthcooperation with the government departments, medical and health institutions,pharmaceutical enterprises in Lianyungang to seek a major strategy for thedevelopment of the pharmaceutical industry. It is believed that through thisconference, the technical exchanges between all parties will be furtherdeepened and fruitful cooperation will surely be produced.

In his speech, Xiang Xuelong, on behalf ofthe Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Government and the people of thecity, welcomed the guests at home and abroad and thanked the leaders andfriends from all walks of life who showed concern about the development ofLianyungang. He said that Lianyungang's pharmaceutical industry has built acomplete innovation system from new drug discovery to clinical research,showing strong vitality and vigor, and is accelerating the integration of theworld's pharmaceutical innovation and development with a new attitude. Facingthe future, Lianyungang will rely on a good pharmaceutical manufacturingfoundation, introduce more preferential support policies, further cultivate thefertile soil for medical innovation, improve the ecological environment formedical innovation and strive to create China's "Pharmaceutical Port City"with the most concentrated innovative talents, the strongest innovative abilityand the most remarkable innovative achievements.

We sincerely hope that experts andscholars at home and abroad will show their technology, share theirachievements, discuss and cooperate with each other, enjoy the collision ofdifferent thoughts, exchange their academic knowledge, think about the future,and jointly promote the pharmaceutical industry to achieve higher qualitydevelopment. We warmly welcome friends from all walks of life and industryelites to Lianyungang for investigation, guidance, innovation andentrepreneurship. Lianyungang is willing to work with you to compose a newchapter in the development of the pharmaceutical industry and contribute moreto the health and well-being of mankind.

At the openingceremony, our city held a centralized inauguration ceremony for academicianexpert workstation. Relevant counties, departments, pharmaceutical enterprisesand medical institutions of our city have conducted in-depth exchanges withexperts, scholars and entrepreneurs from universities, scientific researchinstitutions and well-known pharmaceutical enterprises at home and abroad onthe introduction of talents, tackling key research problems, project investmentand achievement transformation. A number of cooperation projects have beenconcluded. Participants watched the feature films of "LianyungangPharmaceutical Industry Development" and "Lianyungang PharmaceuticalEnterprises Major Innovation Release".