Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence Research Center lands in Shanghai

The Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence Research Center opened in Shanghai's Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park on May 14, with the aim of advancing brain science and brain-inspired intelligence research and to strengthen China's presence in this field.

The center aims to develop into a world-class brain science research institute and bring together high-end innovation resources from around the globe. It will encourage innovation in brain science, explore internationally-accepted employment and payment systems, and promote technology transfers.

Bai Chunli, president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that the center should strive for world-leading achievements, introduce and nurture the world's top-rated scientists, become a globally-influential institute, and serve as a hotbed for innovation.

The center forms part of the Zhangjiang Lab, a national scientific facility co-established by the Shanghai municipal government and the Chinese Academy of Sciences last September. The lab strongly supports Shanghai's goal of becoming an international scientific and technological innovation center.

Authorities announce the opening of the Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence Research Center in Shanghai's Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park on May 14. [Photo by Chen Zhengbao/chinanews.com]