2024 World Life Science Conference kicks off in Hainan

The 2024 World Life Science Conference, co-hosted by Hainan University and the China Union of Life Science Societies, kicked off Saturday in Bo'ao Town of south China's Hainan Province, with over 300 renowned experts from 25 countries attending the event.

The event aims to provide an international platform for the life sciences field and contribute "Chinese wisdom" to the global health sector.

Among the experts are more than 60 academicians, including members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and four Nobel Prize laureates, who will take part in exchanges to discuss how life sciences research and tech innovation can address global challenges including major diseases, aging populations, and environmental pollution.

"I have other postdocs, two at Tsinghua University, and another at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. And I'm always discussing results with them and we are even continuing a collaboration. I come to China quite frequently. I am visiting many scientists all over the country. I will be happy to come back to see developments you may have in the years ahead," said Randy Schekman, 2013 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine.

During the conference, the Hainan Municipal People's Government and the China Union of Life Science Societies signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The two sides are expected to work together to shore up the application of scientific achievements and inject new momentum for regional economic and social development.

"Hainan University has established several teams in Qionghai, covering projects and cooperation in various fields such as drug research and development, medical devices and ecological environment. Starting with basic research, our focus is on transforming research outcomes into practical applications," said Luo Qingming, president of Hainan University, as well as an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

As an innovative platform, the event has also established an online center to build bridges for deep cooperation between entrepreneurs, investors, and scientists.

2024 World Life Science Conference kicks off in Hainan

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠China has been expanding the application scenarios of "vehicle-road-cloud" integration for intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) across the country. 

The 2024 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference kicked off in Beijing Thursday, during which a series of activities were staged to promote the coordinated development of intelligent connected vehicles and related fields. 

"Vehicle-road-cloud" integration uses next-generation information and communication technologies to integrate physical information about people, vehicles, and roads with the cloud to ensure the safe, energy-saving, comfortable, and efficient operation of ICVs. 

The country's integrated vehicle-road-cloud system is currently at a crucial stage transitioning from testing and verification to large-scale application, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said. 

The "vehicle-road-cloud" integration concept has a wide range of commercial applications in fields including public transit, smart sanitation, autonomous delivery, and intelligent connected passenger vehicles, according to industry insiders. 

In Shanghai's Jiading District, a total of 162 buses have recently been equipped with connected devices on the network that can receive real-time map and traffic light data. 

"Compared with traditional buses, it has the ability for ultra-long-distance perception and all-round safety forecast. It enhances both the driving and riding experiences while also improving the resource utilization of public transport and traffic efficiency," said Sun Dong, senior project manager, Shanghai International Automobile City. 

In addition, in Suzhou City of east China's Jiangsu Province, the number of applications of low-speed unmanned vehicles has kept increasing, transitioning from "small-scale pilot projects" to "large-scale applications" in China's express delivery sector. These unmanned express delivery vehicles boast a work efficiency that is three to six times higher than manual work, while also reducing transport costs by 50 percent. 

China expands application scenarios of integrated vehicle-road-cloud system for ICVs