Community for world's top scientists envisioned in Shanghai

Shanghai plans to establish the country's first scientific community for the world's top scientists, offering both innovative labs and high-quality lifestyles to help develop ideas on the frontier of knowledge and have research projects incubated and implemented.

The project, a joint effort by the Hong Kong-based World Laureates Association, the Lingang administration committee and the State-owned Lingang Group, was announced on Monday during the ongoing World Laureates Forum held in Lingang, Shanghai.

The annual forum, also jointly launched by the three parties, gathers the world's leading scientists and entrepreneurs to discuss ways of establishing scientific cooperation and applications to address important issues such as human health and environmental problems.