Wang Jiang, vice governor of Jiangsu, delivers a keynote speech at the forum on Dec 29, 2017. The forum focused on in-depth integration of Jiangsu’s pharmaceutical colleges, enterprises and research institutes. [Photo/jsy.jiangsu.gov.cn]

A forum focusing on in-depth integration of Jiangsu’s pharmaceutical colleges, enterprises and research institutes got underway in the provincial capital of Nanjing on Dec 29, 2017. 

The forum resulted from the joint efforts of Jiangsu’s education department, food and drug administration, and economic and information technology commission, and was attended by over 300 government officials, college teachers and industrial representatives. 

Wang Jiang, vice governor of Jiangsu, stressed that pharmaceutical-related enterprises and colleges should set their sights on technological innovation and endeavor to turn academic and research advantages into practical economic progress. 

A blueprint for collaborative development between Jiangsu’s pharmaceutical enterprises and education establishments from 2018 to 2020 was announced the same day.