Laureates to establish Xiongan lab

An alliance of Nobel laureates is planning to establish a science lab in Xiongan New Area in Hebei province to provide a platform for scientists to make breakthroughs in cutting-edge technologies, according to Hebei Daily.

"We have gathered a group of Nobel laureates and young scientists who are interested in going to work in China," Richard John Roberts, who was awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine and founded the Laureate Science Alliance, was quoted as saying.

Roberts visited Hebei with a delegation on Sunday as chairman of the alliance, a nonprofit organization for scientific research.