The discovery and development of new potential medicines is an area where combining eastern and western expertise could bring huge advantages. This conference promises to provide an opportunity to discuss critical issues and create new partnerships between British and Chinese researchers and pharmaceutical businesses.
The event will be hosted by The University of Nottingham’s School of Pharmacy and the Centre for Biomolecular Sciences in partnership with Shanghai Institute Materia Medica (SIMM), part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). It will take place in London ZEDpavilion’s Auditorium at Shanghai Expo 2010.
The University of Nottingham’s Expo Lead, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Chris Rudd, said: “So far as we’ve seen we’re the only Western University with a major presence at Expo — the whole experience has been a fantastic eye-opener for both sides, with 6,000 visitors seeing our materials each day.
“The Drug Discovery event has huge importance because of the compelling need to provide China’s 1.3 billion citizens with access to affordable healthcare — but it also celebrates our strategic partnership with CAS — China’s prestigious national institution.”
Talks at the conference, Drug Discovery and Development Partnering, will showcase expertise and advanced technology in drug R&D, and offer panel discussions featuring domestic and international drug R&D leaders and governmental agencies. The number of participants is limited to 70 to enable in-depth discussions.
Professor Kevin Shakesheff, Head of Nottingham’s School of Pharmacy, said: “The School of Pharmacy is excited by these opportunities to collaborate with leading scientists at SIMM and from across the pharmaceutical industry to accelerate the discovery of new drugs.
“We hope to play a key role in the training of new generations of scientists in China who understand the pharmaceutical development process from the first step of drug discovery through to product launch.”
Through several generations of effort, SIMM has become one of the leading interdisciplinary research centers in China. It is recognised worldwide by its outstanding achievements in both basic and applied research fields across drug discovery and development.
Professor Hualiang Jiang, Deputy Director of Shanghai Institute Materia Medica (SIMM), said: “The co-organisation of this Conference is a milestone for the collaboration between Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SIMM) and The University of Nottingham. This collaboration brings together expertise from both sides to stimulate the capabilities in drug discovery and to promote pharmaceutical education.
“It is expected that the synergy from this partnership will result in not only breakthroughs in drug research, but also the enhancement of international communications and the advancement of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry.”
Professor Hualiang Jiang will present a session on Drug Design: Method and Software Development, while his colleague, Professor Weiliang Zhu, Director of SIMM’s Drug Discovery and Design Center, will present on Drug Discovery Based on Protein Structure and Function.
Dr Mingqiang Zhang, Chief Technology Officer at Roche R&D Centre China Ltd; Dr Qunsheng Ji, Translational Science Director, AstraZeneca Innovation Center China; and Dr Hongwu Zhang, Board Member and Senior Vice President, CTO of Shiyao Pharmaceutical Co. Group, China will provide pharmaceutical industry perspectives.
An award-winning entrepreneurial researcher, Professor Kevin Shakesheff has successfully spun out two companies based on his research, Critical Pharmaceuticals Ltd (winner of the 2002 Research Councils Business Plan Competition) and RegenTec Ltd. His insights will inform a conference programme examining diverse case studies of rational drug discovery and debating pre-clinic and clinic evaluations.
Other leading researchers from Nottingham presenting at the Conference, include: Professor Peter M Fischer, Director of the Centre for Biomolecular Sciences; Professor Neil R Thomas, Professor of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry in the Faculty of Science; and Professor Stephen Doughty, Professor of Pharmacy and Director of Studies at the University’s Malaysia Campus.
The conference begins at 10:30am and ends at 17:30pm. You can find full details on the event website here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/events/bookingform/drugdiscovery.aspx. This is the fourth in The University of Nottingham’s expert series running from May to October in the London ZEDpavilion, the showcase of sustainable urban construction created for Expo 2010 by leading innovators in zero-carbon design and development ZEDfactory.
Throughout the next four months, top researchers from the University’s campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia, as well as leading colleagues from other institutions, will host 13 thought-provoking workshops, lectures and conferences in total. These span Nottingham’s extensive research into sustainability:
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Saturday July 3 - Drug Discovery and Development Partnering
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Monday July 12 - MRI and Sustainable Health
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Thursday July 15 - Global Food Security
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Friday July 16 - Chevening Young Leaders
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Monday July 19 - Energy Day
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Monday Aug 23 & Tuesday Aug 24 - Eco-Urbanism: Towards Sustainable Living
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Sat Aug 28 and Sun Aug 29 - Sustainable Energy and Construction
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Wednesday September 15 - Rapid Social Change
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Sun Oct 10 & Mon Oct 11 - Carbon Capture and Storage
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Monday October 11 - Mental Health and its Role in Sustainable Industrialised Societies
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Sunday October 17 - Moving Images and the Digital Eco-City
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Wednesday October 20 - Alternative Energy: Hydrogen Storage
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Sunday October 24 - Sustainable Agriculture: The Role of Plant Reproduction
The next one-day conference in this series, MRI and Sustainable Health, will be on Monday July 12: www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/events/bookingform/mri.aspx. This will explore Nottingham’s leading role in the development of magnetic resonance imaging.
The University of Nottingham’s world changing research based on the theme ‘Zero Carbon, Zero Waste’ is on display at the World Exposition until October 31. Millions of visitors are expected to visit the Expo and many will have an opportunity to explore — through words, pictures and video — The University of Nottingham’s leading research in sustainability as part of a collaborative exhibition with ZEDfactory.
The University is also partnering with the East Midlands Development Agency (emda) helping to attract Chinese investment to the East Midlands through the work of emda’s East Midlands China Business Bureau.
Last month, emda announced that the Chinese car manufacturer, Changan Automobile Co, will establish its UK Research and Development facility at No 1 Nottingham Science Park, creating up to 200 new jobs.
The University of Nottingham’s dynamic internationalisation strategy attracts talented staff and students from 150 nations, undertakes world-changing research, and invests in award-winning campuses in the United Kingdom, China and Malaysia.
As the first overseas academic institution granted permission to set up inside the People’s Republic, Nottingham has taken a pioneering role in China.
Since 2004, The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China, has grown to more than 4,000 students and has received numerous awards and accolades. The institution was also declared Outward Investor of the Year by the foremost China-Britain trade association, the 48 Group Club.
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For more information contact: Helen Foster, Head of Partnership Development, Research Innovation Services (RIS), The University of Nottingham, at
helen.foster@nottingham.ac.uk, +44 (0)115 846 7145; Professor Kevin Shakesheff, Head of the School of Pharmacy, at
kevin.shakesheff@nottingham.ac.uk; or Simon Butt, Corporate Relations Manager, on +44 (0)115 82 32353,
simon.butt@nottingham.ac.uk.
For additional information on ZEDfactory please contact PR Director Jacqueline Faulkner at jaxsplash@googlemail.com or visit http://www.zedfactory.com/expo.html. For more about emda, contact Nick King, Media & PR Manager at the East Midlands Development Agency (emda), at nickking@emd.org.uk, +44 (0)115 988 8375.
Notes to editors: The University of Nottingham is ranked in the United Kingdom’s Top 10 and the World’s Top 100 universities by the Shanghai Jiao Tong (SJTU) and Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.
More than 90 per cent of research at The University of Nottingham is of international quality, according to UK’s most recent Research Assessment Exercise (2008), with almost 60 per cent of all research defined as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
Twice since 2003 Nottingham’s research and teaching academics have won Nobel Prizes. The University’s School of Pharmacy also won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2007 for Innovation, and Nottingham was named Times Higher Education Entrepreneurial University of the Year for 2008.
Find out more about The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China at: www.nottingham.edu.cn; for more details about The University of Nottingham at Shanghai Expo 2010
Visit the Shanghai Expo official site for details of how to find us and for more information on Shanghai Expo: http://en.expo2010.cn/
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在发现和发展有潜力的新药品的时候，如果结合东西方的专长就会带来巨大的优势。此次会议必将提供讨论关键议题的机遇,并且创建英中两国的研究者和药物公司之间的新型伙伴关系。
此次活动将由诺丁汉大学医药学院、生物分子科学中心携手中国科学院上海药物研究所共同主办，并将在上海世博会伦敦零碳馆大礼堂举行。
诺丁汉大学世博会的领头人副校长克里斯•路德（Chris Rudd ）教授说：“迄今为止，我们是唯一一家在世博会上举行大规模活动的西方大学，每天有6000名参观者阅读我们的材料，这确实开拓了双方的眼界。‘药物发现’活动非常重要，因为迫切需要给13亿中国公民提供可负担得起的卫生保健，不过这个活动也是要庆贺我们与中国享有盛名的国家机构---中科院之间的战略伙伴关系。”
“为药物发现和发展缔结伙伴关系”会上的讲话将展示药物研发方面的专长和先进技术，大会还将进行分组讨论，由国内外药物研发方面的领军者和政府机构参加。为了能够更加深入地开展讨论，参加人数限于70人。
诺丁汉医药学院的院长凯文•舍克谢夫（Kevin Shakesheff）教授说：“医药学院非常高兴能有机会与上海药物研究所和整个医药业领先的科学家们协作，这会加速新药物的发现。”
“我们希望在培训新一代的中国科学家方面起到关键作用，他们理解从药物发现的第一步直到产品推出的医药开发程序的整个过程。”
经过几代人的努力，现在上海药物研究所已经成为中国领先的跨学科研究中心之一，在药物探索开发的基础研究和应用研究领域的卓越成就也得到了国际认可。
上海药物研究所副所长蒋华良教授说：“联合组织此次大会对于上海药物研究所、中科院和诺丁汉大学之间的协作而言是一座里程碑，这种协作汇聚双方专长，刺激药物发现的能力，提升医药教育。”
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他还说到：“我们期望这个伙伴关系的合力优势不仅会带来药物研究领域的突破，而且会增强国际沟通，推动中国医药产业的发展。”
蒋华良教授将作题为“药物设计：方法和软件开发”的报告，他的同事，即上海药物研究所药物发现和设计中心主任朱维良教授的报告主题是“以蛋白质结构和功能为基础的药物发现”。
罗氏研发（中国）有限公司的首席技术官张明强博士、阿斯利康中国创新中心转化科学主任纪群生（音译）博士、石药集团董事会成员、高级副总裁和首席技术官张宏武（音译）博士等人将提供来自中国医药行业的观点。
凯文•舍克谢夫（Kevin Shakesheff）教授是获奖的、具有创业精神的研究人员，成功地创办了两家以其研究为基础的派生公司：即曾在2002年研究理事会商业策划大赛中获胜的“至关重要医药有限公司”（Critical Pharmaceuticals Ltd）和“瑞根泰克有限公司”（Regen Tec Ltd）。我们的大会旨在探讨一系列理性药物发现的个案,并且就临床前和临床诊断展开讨论，而他的见识将为大会做出贡献。
诺丁汉大学与会的领先研究人员还有：生物分子科学中心主任彼得•费希尔（Peter M Fischer）教授、理学院医学和生物化学专业的尼尔•托马斯（Neil R Thomas）教授、马来西亚分校研究主任兼医药教授史蒂芬•道蒂（Stephen Doughty）。
大会从上午10：30开始到下午17：30结束。如果需要更多信息，请登陆大会的网站www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/events/bookingform/drugdiscovery.aspx。本次大会是诺丁汉大学5月到10月期间在伦敦零碳馆组织的第四次专家系列会议。伦敦零碳馆展示了可持续的城市建筑，是英国零能耗工厂（ZED工厂）为2010上海世博会创建的，该馆的设计师们都是零碳设计和开发方面的领先创新者。
在接下来的4个月时间里，来自诺丁汉大学英国、中国和马来西亚校区的顶级研究人员和其他机构的领先研究人员将总共举办13场启发思路的工作坊、讲座和大会，这些活动将把诺丁汉大学内容广泛的研究扩展到可持续性的领域：
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7月3日（星期六） 为药物发现和发展缔结伙伴关系
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7月12日（星期一） 核磁共振成像与可持续卫生保健
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7月15日（星期四） 全球食品安全
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7月16日（星期五） 志奋领年轻领导人培训计划
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7月19日（星期一） 能源日
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8月23日和24日（星期一、二） 生态城市化：迈向可持续的城市生活
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8月28日-8月29日（星期六、日） 可持续能源与建筑
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9月15日（星期三） 快速的社会变化
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10月10日-10月11日（星期日、一）碳捕捉与碳储存 (为期两天)
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10月11日（星期一） 精神卫生和其在可持续的工业化社会中的作用
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10月17日（星期日） 动态影像与数字生态城市
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10月20日（星期三） 替代能源：氢储存
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10月24日（星期日） 可持续农业：作物生产的作用
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本系列的下一次全天大会将于7月12日举行，主题是核磁共振成像与可持续卫生保健，如果需要有关信息，请登陆www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/events/bookingform/mri.aspx。大会将探索诺丁汉大学在核磁共振发展方面起到的领先作用。
上海世博会期间将展出诺丁汉大学以“零碳、零废物”为主题的，能够改变世界的研究成果，展览将持续到10月31日。数以百万计的游客将去上海世博会参观,并且许多人将有机会通过文字、图片、以及视频探索诺丁汉大学领先的可持续性研究，这些研究也是与英国零能耗工厂协作展览的组成部分。
英国诺丁汉大学还是英国中东部地区发展署的合作伙伴，通过英国中东部地区发展署中国业务办公室的工作,帮助吸引中国公司前往英国的中东部投资。
上个月，英国中东部地区发展署宣布中国的汽车制造商长安汽车公司将在诺丁汉科学园一号设立研究和发展机构，这将创造多达200个工作机会。诺丁汉大学充满活力的国际化战略吸引了来自150个国家的、富有才华的员工和学生，通过这一战略开展可以改变世界的研究，投资于屡获奖项的、设在英国、中国和马来西亚的校区。
诺丁汉大学作为首个获得批准在中华人民共和国建立校区的海外大学，在中国扮演了先驱的角色。
自2004年以来，宁波诺丁汉大学已经发展为拥有4000多名学生的学校，获得了众多奖项和赞许，其中包括女王企业奖（国际贸易类）。学校还被48家集团俱乐部这一重要的中英行业协会评为年度对外投资方。
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如果需要更多信息，请联系诺丁汉大学研究创新服务（RIS）的伙伴关系发展负责人海伦•福斯特（Helen Foster），可以发送电邮到helen.foster@nottingham.ac.uk或者致电+44 (0)115 846 7145；医药学院院长凯文•舍克谢夫教授，电邮kevin.shakesheff@nottingham.ac.uk；或者企业关系经理西蒙•巴特（Simon Butt），电话+44 (0)115 82 32353，电邮simon.butt@nottingham.ac.uk。
如果需要更多有关英国零能耗工厂的信息，请联系：公共关系总监雅克林•福克纳（Jacqueline Faulkner），电邮：jaxsplash@googlemail.com 或登陆网站：http://www.zedfactory.com/expo.html。如果需要更多有关英国中东部地区发展署的信息，请联系：英国中东部地区发展署媒体和公共关系经理尼克•金（Nick King），电邮：nickking@emd.org.uk
，电话：+44 (0)115 988 8375。
编者注：诺丁汉大学在上海交通大学和泰晤士高等教育的世界大学排名中跻身英国前十位和世界前100位。
根据最新的英国研究水平评估（2008年），诺丁汉大学的研究中有90%以上的质量都属于国际水平，所有研究中几乎有60%被定义为“世界领先”或者“在国际上出类拔萃”。
自2003年以来，诺丁汉大学的研究和教学学者已经两度获得诺贝尔奖。诺丁汉大学的药学院还在2007年获得了女王企业奖（创新类），诺丁汉大学在2008-2009年被泰晤士高等教育评为年度创业型大学。
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