Chengdu fast becoming world biomaterials center

Chengdu in Southwest China's Sichuan province is taking a lead in the world's emerging biomaterials industry as evidenced by its selection to host the ninth World Biomaterials Congress, which concluded earlier this month.

Volunteers give basic help, hear advanced ideas

Waking up at six o'clock in the morning to offer help late into the evening and night has been a routine for Hao Na, a volunteer at the ongoing World Biomaterials Congress.

Nation hopes to lure back biotech talent

At the World Biomaterials Congress in Chengdu, China's scientific leaders brainstormed on ways to encourage researchers who have gone abroad to return to work in their homeland.

Biomaterials: Future is within grasp

The doctor implants a smart biomaterial microchip into a patient for controlled release of medicine that accurately targets and kills cancer while minimizing harm to healthy cells.

It is not a scene from a science fiction movie, but a medical reality that has just entered its clinical phase, said Nicholas A. Peppas, president of the International Union of Societies of Biomaterials Science and Engineering.

SOE to promote technology transfer

A government-funded company specializing in the commercialization of research results is expected to begin operations in August, according to a senior official of the Chengdu city government.

Congress sign of Chengdu's growing biotechnology clout

The ongoing World Biomaterials Congress in Chengdu is expected to further boost the area's thriving biotechnology industry, said Chen Lin, director of the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Exposition.

Biomaterials forum brings interest in host

Foreign guests to the World Biomaterials Congress held in Chengdu are eyeing more opportunities in the city.

Rise of biomaterials helps health and economy

China's biomaterials industry is expected to register a sharp growth and its revenues is projected to rise as high as $40 billion by 2015.

Chengdu's alluring lifestyle

For Portuguese biomaterials professor Juao Mano, Chengdu before represented only giant pandas.

Long effort, many achievements, on road to becoming host city

In a field built on advanced science and medicine, the World Biomaterials Congress was held in developed countries in its first eight sessions over the past 36 years.

Biomaterial congress set for Chengdu

More than 3,000 scholars, government officials and company executives from nearly 60 countries and regions around the world are expected for the ninth World Biomaterials Congress that opens today in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province.

Park's R&D strength draws investors

For companies that want to cash in the  biomedicine industry in Chengdu, the Tianfu Life Science Park is among the top locations to start a business.