A delegation led by Prof. Hao Xishan, President of the Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital (TMUCIH), paid a visit on 1 August,2007 to the Institute of High-energy Physics (IHEP) and the National Center for Nano-science and Technology (NCNST), CAS.

The Tianjin visitors held talks with the IHEP Director Chen Hesheng and the Executive Vice Director of NCNST Wang Chen on the comprehensive collaboration in nanotechnology studies for cancer diagnosis and treatment between the CAS institutions and TMUCIH. TMUCIH, the birthplace of oncology in China, boasts one of the most famous modernized cancer hospitals in the world. The parties have agreed to draw up a detailed roadmap and a formal agreement soon for cooperation in the afore-sain field.

Zhang Xianen, Director-general of the Bureau for Basic Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology and Jiao Junlu, Vice President of the CAS Beijing Branch were present at the meeting.