The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the John Innes Centre of the United Kingdom formally established a joint research center for plant and microbiology science in Shanghai recently. The Minister of State of the United Kingdom University, Research and Innovation Joe Johnson presided over the unveiling ceremony. The establishment of the Joint Research Center is funded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the British Council for Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research, with the aim of jointly addressing the global challenges of food safety and sustainable healthcare and fostering outstanding research results.

 

Joe Johnson said that strengthening international cooperation is an important means to solve global problems and face challenges together. This newly established joint research centre is a testament to the establishment of a scientific partnership between the United Kingdom and China. It will use the wisdom of top scientists from both China and the UK to increase crop yields in response to the growing demand of an increasing global population, while