To implement its strategic cooperation framework agreement with the University of Macau (UM) and to support the development of the Macao Centre for Testing of Chinese Medicine (MCTCM) at UM, the Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control (SZIDC) donated 100 Chinese medicine specimens to MCTCM. The aim of the donation is to deepen the cooperation between Macao and Shenzhen in the Chinese medicine industry and to promote the development of Chinese medicine testing in Macao.

The donation ceremony took place at SZIDC. On behalf of UM, Xu Jian, vice rector of UM, received the Chinese medicine specimens presented by Wang Bing, president of SZIDC. The two parties also held in-depth discussions on future cooperation and reached a number of agreements. In appreciation of SZIDC’s support, Li Shaoping, director of MCTCM, also presented the institute with a copy of the book Quality Control of Chinese Medicines: Strategies and Methods, co-edited by him and Zhao Jing, associate professor in the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine and published by Springer. The UM delegation also visited the research facilities at SZIDC.