Australia-China Science & Innovation Forum

A two-day hybrid online and in-person Suzhou Industrial Park Monash Research Institute of Science and Technology (苏州工业园区蒙纳士科学技术研究院). The event sponsored by the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations (NFACR) will be held on June 25-27, 2023.

The Forum will spotlight Australian and Chinese innovations in biomedical research and commercialisation and is an opportunity for delegates to create a unique and enduring platform for advancing the translation of cutting-edge research and development of healthcare products and technologies to benefit Australia and China, and the rest of the world.

The two-day event will feature internationally recognised speakers from China and Australia with a program that showcases cutting-edge biomedical discoveries in immunology and oncology, anti-infectives, computational biology and clinical development, and commercialisation themes presented by industry experts.

We will welcome delegates from China and Australia, including biotechnology executives, investors and analysts, technology transfer personnel, bio-entrepreneurial scientists, managers in the for-profit, not-for-profit and Government sectors.

Monash-Suzhou is a partnership between Monash University and Southeast University focused on world-class research and training in China.

The organising committee acknowledges the support of the following organisations:

Centre of Commercialisation of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) Australia

Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI)

Yaoda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd

Forum sponsors

Funded/Sponsored by: the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) acting through the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations (NFACR).

Purpose of DFAT-NFACR Grant: to develop, promote and strengthen understanding and engagement between Australia and China, including with business and community stakeholders, in support of Australia's national interests, including by:

• Promoting connections and practical cooperation
• Building understanding and exchange
• Showcasing Australian excellence
• Engaging Australia's diverse communities
• Supporting delivery of major events or activities for 2022 and 2023

The Grant is being provided as part of the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations 2020-21 Competitive Grants Program.

Australian Government – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
National Foundation Australian-China Relations (NFACR)

Centre of Commercialisation of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) Australia

Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI)

National Innovation Centre for Excellence (NICE)

Venue sponsor

Suzhou Industrial Park

Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) is the first governmental cooperation project between China and Singapore, recognized as an important window of China’s reform and opening-up and a successful model of international cooperation. SIP has been ranked first for five consecutive years in the comprehensive evaluation of national economic development zones, and has been ranked first in the competitiveness of China's biomedical industrial parks. SIP has become a world-class high tech park.

苏州工业园区是中国和新加坡两国政府间的首个重要合作项目，被誉为“中国改革开放的重要窗口”和“国际合作的成功范例”，在国家级经开区综合考评中连续五年位列第一，并在中国生物医药产业园区竞争力排名中多次位居第一。苏州工业园区已经跻身科技部建设世界一流高科技园区行列。

Direct enquiries by email to Dr Chih Wei Teng at chihwei.teng@ccrmaustralia.com.au or Dr Shi Qiu at lavine.qiu@monash.edu.