Thermo Fisher Scientific and West China Hospital Partner on Joint Research Platform for Precision Medicine
June 13 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in
serving science, today announced a partnership with West China
Hospital of Sichuan University, one of the largest single-site
hospitals in the world, to develop a joint platform to research
precision medicine. The partners shared the news during the seventh
round of the China-U.S. High-Level Consultation on People-to-People
Exchange (CPE) held in Beijing on June 6-7.
"Our company mission – to enable our customers to make the world
healthier, cleaner and safer – is perfectly aligned with the
priorities in China's 5-year plan," said Marc N. Casper, president
and chief executive officer of Thermo Fisher. "We share a
commitment to advancing precision medicine, and we're excited about
strengthening our collaboration with West China Hospital to provide
technologies and expertise that will ultimately improve patient
care."
“We are exploring opportunities to collaborate with renowned,
industry-leading international companies to harness and capitalize
on our strength in pathology,” said Li Weimin, president of West
China Hospital. “With our partners at Thermo Fisher, we are working
to enhance the quality of pathological research and clinical
diagnosis. We are also exploring an opportunity to extend our
partnership in Western China by accelerating the development of
precise pathological diagnoses that will ultimately help improve
people’s lives.”
Richard Stengel, U.S. undersecretary of state for public
diplomacy and public affairs, said, “In recent years, we have
witnessed several achievements resulting from public and private
partnerships between the U.S. and China – all of which aim to
improve the well-being of people in both countries. The
collaboration between Thermo Fisher and West China Hospital is a
perfect example of America’s efforts to strengthen ties with China
in science, technology and health. The agreement reinforces the
spirit and goals of the CPE.”
The two parties have agreed to collaborate closely to make West
China Hospital a leading global molecular diagnosis center. The
joint efforts include construction of training bases for
standardized pathology quality-control and standardized pathologic
diagnosticians and the development of advanced laboratories with
efficient, safe and integrated business procedures.
About West China Hospital of Sichuan University
West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital of Sichuan
University (WCSM/WCH) is a prestigious medical center located on
the banks of the Jinjiang River in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan
province and one of China’s most famous historical and cultural
cities. WCH is one of the largest single-site hospitals in the
world and a leading medical center of West China, treating
complicated and severe cases, especially in the fields of living
donor liver transplantation, severe acute pancreatitis, and
clinical anesthesia. WCH aims to become the national center for
medical scientific research and technology innovation. It has one
State Laboratory, two ministry-level key laboratories, one
Cooperative Research Centre online system under the Ministry of
Education, and 26 open laboratories. Since 2009, the hospital has
been ranked second on the China Best Hospital List on three
occasions. In 2011, it was ranked 3rd in the Most Popular 3A
Hospital List and 2nd in the Top 50 Chinese public general
hospitals by measure of its social contribution. In 2007 and 2008,
WCH won Golden Awards for hospital management from the industry
body Hospital Management Asia.
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving
science, with revenues of $17 billion and more than 50,000
employees in 50 countries. Our mission is to enable our customers
to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We help our
customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex
analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase
laboratory productivity. Through our premier brands – Thermo
Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific and
Unity Lab Services – we offer an unmatched combination of
innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive
support. For more information, please visit
www.thermofisher.com.
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