The Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Science (SIBS) and the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Shanghai on November 8. Prof. WU Jiarui, vice president of SIBS, and Prof. Mona Nemer, vice president, research of uOttawa, signed the MoU as representatives from both sides.

SIBS and uOttawa agree to promote excellence through multidisciplinary and multi-institutional collaborations in order to build a partnership consistent with the strategic goals and values of both institutions. Under the partnership, means for achieving the objectives of this Memorandum include organizing symposia, developing exchange programs for staff, doctoral students and post doctoral fellows, and encouraging scientists to develop joint research projects, etc.

University of Ottawa, a bilingual and comprehensive university, was founded in 1848. The university is among Canada’s top ten universities. It has over 40,000 students. Health sciences and molecular sciences are among its four strategic areas of development in research.

Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a leading research institution for life sciences in China. It was established in 1999. Research at SIBS can be grouped into three major directions: basic life science research, translational research focused on human health and major diseases, and research on the sustainable development of agriculture and environment.

SIBS Signs Cooperation MoU with uOttawa